Connected Family Partners — Mental health service in Austin, TX

Please pay attention to the fact that all of their positive reviews are from family members or their friends. They had no reviews before I posted my initial review. Parents and families, PLEASE beware of these "Coaches/Counselors"! Me and my family had to work with them before they were fired at St. Andrew's School and it was a very bad situation. We are an LGBTQ+ family and we felt and saw a clear discrimination against us. Our son had a significant amount of trauma from working with this group of so-called professionals. A year later he still brings up things that Jasmin said to him. They were incredibly inexperienced in child counseling as well as parent coaching. In our experience, they were pushing their own personal bias as a diagnosis, and trying to overrule a clinical psychologist's findings. They showcased a clear lack of experience and knowledge around typical childhood behavior. From their website: "Bri has a particular passion for supporting parents and caregivers of children with ADHD, dyslexia, and other learning differences." Brianna and Jasmin ABSOLUTELY would not accept the accuracy of our child's diagnosis of mild ADHD. They had no clear understanding of it, they openly refused to accommodate his needs, and used the diagnosis to exploit our child in a public setting. Parents, PLEASE vet these people. They are not qualified.

We’re so thankful for the gentle, creative, and truly meaningful work that Bre and Jasmin are doing. They have made a lasting impact on our daughter’s emotional growth, and we couldn’t recommend them more!

I truly can not say enough great things about Connected Family Partners. Bri has been instrumental in helping our family work through the challenges (and joys!) of parenting. Whether it be discussing the educational direction we need to take as our daughter inches closer to high school or just learning how to relate with someone becoming a teenager, Bri has been beyond helpful and encouraging. I highly recommend her and CFP to any parent in the Austin area and beyond.

Bri has been a source of enormous guidance, comfort and education with every single question we've asked. She is generous with her resources and relationships, creative with her ideas and solutions, and among the most truly loving, positive and experienced professionals in the child development field. I would recommend her to any and every family looking for support.

I have had the privilege of consulting with Brianna for the last seven years in my own parenting role. What has been most evident in working with Brianna is that she comes to the table with an open mind, committed to understanding the full scope of a parent's concern. She recognizes that a child does not function in one sphere of the home or school, but as part of an interconnected community. She is able to translate multiple sources of data into pragmatic and easy to use tools for parents and guardians. Her knowledge of the education system in varied roles, as well as her wholistic approach to supporting families, has made her a go to resource for me and my family. I highly recommend her professional abilities and know that her work aims to support the best interests and outcomes for the children and families that partner with her.

After discovering our daughter has some learning differences we consulted with Bri on paths forward. She helped recommend testing and was able to help us understand the results. She’s also helped us identify resources & alternative school options and talked through the pros and cons of these options. She’s equipped us with questions to ask in school meetings to ensure we are getting all the support we can. So valuable to have someone like her in your corner when trying to determine what’s the best environment for your child and what support is available to them.

We initially benefited from both Bri and Jasmin while they worked at our children's school, each child needing both of them in different ways and at different stages of their development. As a parent it can be really difficult to learn your child has a learning difference, Bri coached us through this every step of the way and continues to be our number 1 call for every new learning challenge we face. Similarly, when our other child was navigating hard social dynamics or fear about going to camp, Jasmin worked diligently with our child and us to have honest and open conversations about our feelings, which totally turned things around. After each of these moments, I vividly remember thinking what a shame it was that more people in our community didn't have access to these wonderful educators and their compassionate style of helping children (and parents). I am THRILLED they have opened Connected Family Partners and have already started referring people.

As a speech language pathologist in the Austin area, I have absolutely loved utilizing the services of Bri and Jasmin to build my own practice and expertise, but to refer my families to! Their combined knowledge of child development and ability to apply their skills and personal experience into their work is incredibly impressive. I appreciate their patience and love they put into every family and kid they work with, serving as role models for the community as a whole!

I’ve had the privilege of being consulted by Brianna, as one of my sons was diagnosed with ADHD - impulsivity. Brianna helped me understand the diagnosis and how I could help my son to better work through feelings and transitions both at home and at school in a positive and safe way. It can feel really scary working through these types of diagnoses and I felt like I had such support system with Bri as a parent coach throughout the process. She took the time to really listen to me, and guide me through how I could best advocate for my son. As a result I’ve seen him truly thrive at school, in his extra curricular activities and peer relationships. I’d highly recommend working with Connected Family Partners - I feel extremely fortunate to have benefitted from such caring advice and support as it relates to my son’s neurodiversity.

Our family has found great value from having access to Brianna and Jasmine's expertise for several years now. They have always lead with compassion, been extremely informative, and have helped us as parents ensure our child's needs are met. Their education and long careers with diverse experience showed in every interaction. The field they work in is extremely challenging and they do an incredible job bringing the parents to the table and making it easy to partner for the child's best interest. Recently they ran an education session for our company and shared practical best practices that enabled all of us parents do navigate parenting in a highly digital world. We all found it extremely helpful. The work they do is important, often extremely challenging, and they make it approachable for us parents as we navigate the journey of parenting. I highly recommend them for parent's looking for deep expertise and needing support.