Parent services | Navigating high-conflict parenting dynamics

For the Child Who Is Carrying Too Much.

Children navigating high-conflict co-parenting situations are carrying an emotional weight most adults don’t fully see. The Spiral to Anchor Child Program gives them language, tools, and stories to make sense of what they’re living — in a way that feels like play, not therapy.
 
The complete program is available now as digital downloads. The illustrated book series is in development — coming soon.





  • Play activities and games that foster learning through interactive engagement.
  • Drawing activities and downloadable PDFs to encourage self-expression and emotional processing.
  • Affirmations to help reinforce positive self-beliefs.
  • Guided meditation activities to support emotional regulation and a sense of stability.
  • Together, these elements create an integrated approach to helping children navigate their emotions and copy with the many challenging transitions of living in two homes.

6-Step Program & Interactive Learning

The Grant’s Tale of Two Islands series follows one child navigating between two homes — across six books, one per step of the Spiral to Anchor program. Each book pairs a story with activities, affirmations, and guided practices.
 
The workbooks and activity packs for all six steps are available now as digital downloads. The illustrated books are coming soon.

This introductory book helps children make sense of the emotional storm of living in two homes and validate the feelings and emotions that occur with this challenging family dynamic.

📖 Grant’s Tale of Two Islands: Understanding The Storm

The second book explores how emotions rise and fall like waves and teaches children how to manage the emotional waves and spiral they can experience living in two homes.

📖 Grant’s Tale of Two Islands: Riding the Waves of Emotion

The third book introduces the concept of an inner compass to help children trust themselves when they feel stuck between conflicting messages from their two homes and tools to guide them along the way.

📖 Grant’s Tale of Two Islands: Compass of Stability

The fourth book teaches children how to find anchors in safe relationships and calming strategies — with caregivers, trusted adults, and within themselves.

📖 Grant’s Tale of Two Islands: Anchoring to Co-Regulate

📖 Grant’s Tale of Two Islands: Map to a Happy Heart

The fifth book encourages children to focus on what brings them joy, even in tricky situations using cognitive behavioral reframing techniques while implementing strategies to learn gratitude and mindfulness.
The sixth book empowers children to trust their inner wisdom and navigate difficult moments with confidence without feeling they need to choose sides between parents.

📖 Grant’s Tale of Two Islands: Lighthouse of Inner Knowledge


  •  Therapeutic Without Feeling Like “Therapy” – Every activity is age-appropriate, interactive, and naturally enjoyable for kids and uses a play-based approach to understand challenging concepts.
  •  Real-Life Carryover – Children practice their skills in fun ways so they can use them at home, at school, and when transitioning between homes.
  • Support for Parents & Therapists – Includes guidance, conversation prompts, and practical tools to reinforce learning beyond sessions and mirrors content for the Parent Programs and Therapist Programs.

What Makes the Program Special?

How it works in practice:

  • Play-based and age-appropriate — children engage through stories, drawing, movement, and games. The clinical work happens without it feeling clinical.
  • Designed to carry over — skills practiced in session are reinforced at home and at school through the activity packs.
  • Built for two homes — every activity is designed with the two-home reality in mind. Nothing assumes a single household.
  • Coordinated with parent and therapist programs — all three programs use the same framework and language, so the child, parent, and therapist are working in the same direction.

Pricing Options

Available now — digital downloads

Individual Step Pack — $12.99 per step
One complete workbook and activity pack for a single step. Printable PDF — immediate download.
 
Complete Program Bundle — $64.99 (save 17%)
All six step workbooks and activity packs. Immediate download.
 
Therapist Pack — $149
All six step workbooks and activity packs plus the therapist facilitation guide. Licensed for use with multiple clients in a clinical setting.


Coming soon — the illustrated book series

Grant’s Tale of Two Islands will be published as a six-book illustrated series. Each book pairs with the existing workbook and activity pack.
 


Join the waitlist — be first to know when it’s available

I’m Joanie Johnson, a licensed pediatric occupational therapist with 20+ years of experience supporting children and families. I developed this program because what was available didn’t address the specific emotional reality these children face — and because I’ve lived it personally with my own child.

The Grant’s Tale of Two Islands journey is also built into the Spiral to Anchor Platform — an interactive digital workspace your child’s therapist can use directly in session.
Currently in clinical beta.

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