Joel Metschke

About Me

I live in Seattle with my husband, surrounded by amazing hiking, kayaking, gourmet food, craft breweries, and wineries. As you might guess, I love meeting clients at local coffee shops, but I also enjoy making a cup of coffee at home and jumping on a video call with parents from around the world.

Child/teen growth and development continues to fascinate and inspire me. Although we don’t have any kids of our own, I have had the pleasure of spending my entire career working directly with children, families, and educators. For over a decade, I taught in early childhood classrooms and after-school programs, focusing on learning through play, social-emotional development, and anti-bias/anti-racism work. Now, I use my experiences and skills to partner one-on-one with parents through CoCreative Parent Coaching.

You’ve probably experienced a partnership like this before, working together with one of your child’s favorite teachers. In a similar way, let’s combine my years of experience in child development, family systems, and growth and change processes with your deep and intuitive understanding of who your child is and what they need most. We’ll work together to reflect on your situation, consider possibilities, center your family’s values and strengths, and identify the innovative action steps that will get you and your family from where you are now to where you want (and need) to be tomorrow.