If You're Here, You've Already Tried Everything
The books. The blogs. The advice from everyone who doesn't live in your house. You don't need more opinions — you need strategies that actually work for your family. That's exactly what I do.
This Isn't About Being a Better Parent
You're already doing more than you realize. Together, we identify what's working, uncover the root causes beneath your family's challenges, and build clear, grounded strategies for your family as it is — not as others think it should be.
No Judgment. I Mean It.
I'm a parent too. Some days I nail it. Other days, not even close. I'm not here to tell you what you're doing wrong. I'm here to help you figure out what works when things feel impossible.
Programs That Are Proven — Adapted to You
Incredible Years and Triple P have decades of research. But I don't hand you a manual. We take what works from these programs and make it fit your kids, your home, your life.
From Parents Who've Been There
You're not alone in this.
Alexis helped us see that we weren't failing — we just needed the right tools for our specific situation.
Parent of a 5-year-old
It wasn't about becoming different parents. It was about understanding what was happening and having strategies that actually worked for us.
Parent of two
Finally, someone who didn't make me feel judged. She met us where we were.
Adoptive Dad
Questions parents ask first
Straight answers, before you spend a minute on a call.
- What is parenting consultation, and how is it different from therapy?
- Parenting consultation coaches the parent, not the child. Instead of putting your child in treatment, we work on what you do at home — the routines, responses, and language that shape behavior. It is practical and time-limited: you leave with strategies you can use that evening. It is not psychotherapy, and it is not a diagnosis.
- Who is Alexis Davis?
- Alexis Hinchey Davis is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW #113150, Massachusetts) with a Master of Social Work from Boston College. For over a decade she guided pediatricians on children's emotional and behavioral challenges through the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project at Tufts Medical Center, where she was trained in the Incredible Years and Triple P programs that anchor her consulting practice.
- What approaches do you use?
- Two evidence-based parenting curricula with decades of research behind them: the Incredible Years and Triple P (Positive Parenting Program). Rather than handing you a manual, sessions adapt what works in those programs to your children, your household, and your constraints.
- How much does it cost, and is there a free option?
- The first step is a free 15-minute consultation with no cost and no obligation — you describe what is happening and hear honestly whether this is the right fit. Ongoing coaching is a paid service; rates are discussed on that first call.
- Do you work with families outside Massachusetts?
- Parenting consultation is coaching rather than clinical treatment, so it is available more broadly than licensed therapy, and sessions are held by video. Clinical services requiring a Massachusetts license are limited to Massachusetts. If you are unsure which you need, ask on the free call.
- My child is having tantrums and nothing works. Can this help?
- That is the most common reason parents call. Repeated tantrums, refusal, or defiance usually have a pattern underneath them — a trigger, a routine, or a response loop that is quietly reinforcing the behavior. Consultation identifies that pattern and replaces it with a specific plan you can run consistently, which is what actually changes behavior.
- What ages do you work with?
- Families with young children through adolescence. The Incredible Years and Triple P frameworks both scale across ages; the strategies change with the developmental stage, but the underlying method — clear expectations, consistent responses, connection first — does not.
- How do I get started?
- Book the free 15-minute call. Bring one concrete example of a hard moment in your week — that single story usually tells us more than a questionnaire would, and you will leave the call with at least one thing to try.
You Don't Have to Figure This Out Alone
15 minutes. No cost. No pressure. Just tell me what's going on and I'll tell you honestly whether I can help.