SUPPORT FOR THE PERINATAL SEASON, PARENTING AND MARRIAGE
Your Family Gets to Flourish
It All Begins with Nurturing the Nest
Through It All, Your Marriage, Mental Health, And Children Can Thrive
And So Can You
There is unparalleled joy in starting a family, though it can also bring profound heartbreak. The journey of parenthood is filled with wonderful moments as well as numerous challenges and potential pitfalls. From struggles with infertility support, to birth trauma counseling, to marriage and family therapy, our calling is to strengthen you and support you in healing as you navigate this season with grace and peace.
At Nurturing the Nest, we serve:
✦ Prenatal and Postnatal Mothers
We support women on the way to & through the journey of motherhood, through every peak and valley — including perinatal mental health, postpartum depression support, and prenatal anxiety treatment.
We’re here to help you strengthen your bond and maintain connection in the midst of infertility counseling, pregnancy support, postpartum relationship struggles, birth trauma recovery, or parenting stress.
✦ Couples
For 15 years, we've guided families on positive parenting, child development, and raising emotionally resilient children, drawing from our own parenting experience & professional expertise.
✦ Whole Families
When We Nurture the Nest
Here’s What’s Possible
Through our online coaching, courses & downloadable resources, we’ll help you build the skills to…
Navigate Big Emotions with Grace
✧ Understand the root cause of your uncomfortable emotions (like anxiety, overwhelm, grief, dread, stress, self-doubt, depression, sadness) & how to manage them
✧ Process these Big Emotions and alchemize them into healing
✧ Manage the challenges of parenting while staying grounded
Restore Your Sense of Self
✧ Tap into your inner strengths, wisdom, courage and resilience
✧ Reclaim the fullness of your whole Self in body, mind and spirit
✧ Stay attuned to your needs and desires of your entire being
Balance Your Needs with Your Family’s
✧ Set and hold loving boundaries with your partner and children
✧ Refine the ability to discern and implement boundaries that honor the well-being of every member of the family
✧ Develop and strengthen the habit of nurturing your own well-being
Our Approach
Mental Health Support For Families Meets Compassionate, Practical, And Evidence-based Therapy Modalities For Families
As parents and professionals in the field with 15+ years of experience, Alfonso & Judith Rivera offer a unique combination of holistic healing techniques and family counseling services to serve moms and couples as they seek to raise thriving children within a strong marriage.
As a highly experienced perinatal and trauma Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Judith Rivera integrates the best evidence-based methods and models to assist you in arriving at a place of complete well-being (body, mind and spirit), empowerment and serenity. Her passion lies in standing by women and couples, offering support during their most vulnerable times, while also empowering them to thrive and realize their vision for themselves and their families.
Alfonso Rivera serves as the Director of a prominent national non-profit focused on Parenting and Marriage Education. With a comprehensive understanding of the challenges couples and parents encounter in modern society, he is dedicated to enhancing family dynamics.
His expertise spans conflict resolution, communication, attachment theory, and effective parenting practices.
Together, Judith and Alfonso are also sought-after public speakers who have taught thousands of parents and couples in Psychosocial Education programs worldwide.
Concurrently, they fulfill roles as associate pastors at a Southern California church, nurturing their family alongside their two cherished daughters.
Ways to Get Support
Explore Our Services
As parents, we bear the weight of the world, yet we often overlook that we deserve support, too. Whether you’re looking for ongoing support through our Heart-Centered Parent Membership, one-on-one Parent Coaching, or self-paced courses like our Essential Discipline Toolbox, we’re here to walk alongside you. You’ll also find free resources, e-books, and webinars designed to nurture your journey every step of the way.
The Heart-Centered Parent Membership
Your Path to Peaceful, Purposeful Parenting
You want to raise your children with intention, but parenting often feels like navigating a storm without a compass—especially when you’re carrying wounds from your own past.
You’re not alone. And you don’t have to figure this out alone.
The Heart-Centered Parent Membership is a monthly trauma-informed support system created for parents who want to break cycles, heal deeply, and parent in alignment with their values.
Inside, you’ll find monthly video lessons, guided worksheets, live support calls, and practical tools that help you regulate before you react and nurture lasting emotional safety in your home — for both you and your child.
Tools to Connect, Correct, and Build Respectful Relationships at Home
The Essential Discipline Toolbox
You want to guide your child with intention, not yelling, threats, or guilt. But in the heat of the moment, it’s hard to know what actually works.
This mini course gives you trauma-informed, research-based discipline strategies that build connection instead of fear.
Inside, you'll learn how to respond instead of react, set clear boundaries with love, and use logical consequences that teach life-long responsibility.
Get 1:1 Support
With Private Parent Coaching
Our personalized parenting coaching services are designed to provide expert parenting guidance, practical tools, and compassionate support tailored to your family's unique needs. With decades of experience in perinatal mental health, parenting education, and family therapy, we are here to help you feel more confident, connected, and prepared for each stage of your parenting adventure.
Free Resources
Support for Every Season of Parenthood
From preparing for birth to navigating toddler tantrums, our library of free resources is here to guide you.
Explore free downloadable guides, planners, and our new mini course on parenting styles—designed to help you parent with greater clarity, confidence, and connection.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Contact Us, We’re Happy to Help
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We’re Alfonso and Judith Rivera
Hello There,
Strengthening families is not just our vocation, it’s our calling. As faith-based parenting coaches and parents to two amazing little girls on this side of heaven, and a beloved boy on the other side, we have been through the peaks and valleys of parenthood and grief support, and through it all have come out stronger.
If your family has been experiencing family trauma, marriage stress, or parenting challenges, we’re here to offer a helping hand as you courageously press on.
We firmly believe that with a commitment to emotional healing and mental health support for families, we can pull beauty from the ashes. We have experienced this transformation ourselves and helped countless families do the same. Now, it’s your turn.
With Free Resources
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Pregnancy Milestone Cards
Pregnancy Planner
Postpartum Care Webinar
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Explore the 4 parenting styles in this free mini course—and learn how to lead with empathy and clarity.
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