Dr. Richelle Whittaker is an educational psychologist, maternal mental health specialist, licensed professional counselor-supervisor, parent advisor, author of Burps, Bibs, and Breakdowns: A 90 Day Journal for Moms, and host of the Raising Sons podcast. 

 

As a heart-centered leader, she is passionate about helping families win. Her work equips and empowers parents/caregivers with tools to close learning gaps, find work-life balance, and maintain mental wellness. She enjoys creating a space to help parents/caregivers explore tough topics and navigate solutions.

 

Dr. Whittaker is a mother and working parent, so she understands the challenges parents/caregivers face on multiple levels: at home, in school, and interpersonally. 

 

Her passion for cultivating resources and community for parents/caregivers actualizes itself through two businesses: Providential Counseling and Consulting, and Next Steps Coaching and Consulting.

 

Providential Counseling & Consulting Services offers services to schools and parents/caregivers to aid children academically and behaviorally. 

 

Next Steps Coaching and Consulting is comprised of two divisions – Next Steps @ Work, which partners with corporations to support working parents/caregivers, and Next Steps @ Home, which focuses on new parents/caregivers, those with children facing disabilities, and parents/caregivers raising boys. 

 

At its core, Dr. Whittaker’s work is about advocacy – being a voice and creating the space for families to thrive.