Bringing awareness to Video Gaming Addiction!

Elaine has years of experience speaking to health care providers, public agencies, mental health forums and schools.

Coaching for Parents

Is video gaming controlling your child?

I can help!

Seeing Through the Cracks + Cyber Sober

Elaine’s moving stories about overcoming addiction with her son, Jake

Speaker

Elaine is driven to share her knowledge and personal experience. Whether speaking to educators, parents, or front-line workers in schools, mental health forums, or corporate wellness events, Elaine relates to her audience with passion and wisdom.

Coach

As a coach, Elaine empowers parents with the information and strategies needed to deal with their child’s compulsive behavior with video gaming / screen addiction. She has learned through her own personal experience helping her son overcome his video gaming addiction.

Cyber Sober Book

Author

Exploring the mind of a video gaming addict, Elaine’s second book guides the reader through the journey of her son’s addictive disorder and recovery. The story unfolds along the nine signs of gaming disorder and the five stages of addiction …

Ask Yourself…

Are you tired of yelling and fighting with your child about their video gaming habits?

Does your child have a meltdown when you ask them to step away from their screen?

Is your child ignoring the signs that they have  a video gaming addiction?

Are you afraid of your child’s behaviour around video gaming?

 

If you answered YES- Elaine may be able to help you.

Trauma and Addiction; What I Learned at the University of Oxford

Earlier this month, I travelled to the United Kingdom to study The Master’s Event on Mental Health and Trauma at the University of Oxford. These lectures brought together many renowned mental health experts from around the world to share their knowledge with...

ADHD, Gaming Addiction, and Body Doubling; How Does It Help?

For those individuals who have ADHD, finding the motivation to begin and/or complete mundane tasks, such as chores and homework, can be an enormous struggle. And oftentimes, this person will avoid or procrastinate on these tasks while looking for something far more...

The Transferable Life Skills That Video Gamers Develop

When coaching those with disordered or addictive video gaming, I come to recognize that this online activity can also foster a range of transferable life skills that are valuable in various in-person contexts. Whether it's problem-solving, teamwork, or strategic...