Amy Saloner LCSW, FNTP

Amy Saloner LCSW, FNTP Amy Saloner, LCSW, NTP is a certified functional nutritional therapist, educator and rites of passag

Amy Saloner, LCSW, NTP is a certified nutritional therapist, parent educator and rites of passage facilitator. In her Nutritional Therapy practice, through functional assessments, lingual-neuro testing and blood work, Amy can identify individual nutrient, digestive, metabolic and immune deficiencies and recommend tailored dietary advice and supplementation to restore balance to the entire body. In her courses and coaching programs, Amy focuses on building resilient families to launch adolescents into independence with confidence.

Some days I wish my teens could see inside my heart for just a minute.⁠⁠They’d see the quiet worrying…⁠The late-night wo...
02/02/2026

Some days I wish my teens could see inside my heart for just a minute.⁠

They’d see the quiet worrying…⁠
The late-night wondering if I said the right thing…⁠
The way I replay conversations and hope they felt loved, even when I was setting limits.⁠

If I hover, remind, check in, or ask “one more question,” it’s never about control.⁠
It’s about care.⁠
It’s about loving someone so deeply that it spills out in imperfect ways.⁠

So to our teens (and to the parents reading this):⁠
There is so much love underneath the reminders, the boundaries, the concern.⁠

And to the moms doing their best...your love is felt more than you know, even when it doesn’t look like it in the moment. 🤍⁠





Some teens talk less at the start of the year.⁠⁠Not because they don’t care, but because they’re processing.⁠⁠You don’t ...
01/26/2026

Some teens talk less at the start of the year.⁠

Not because they don’t care, but because they’re processing.⁠

You don’t have to force conversation. Keep showing up. Keep inviting. Keep the door open.⁠

Silence doesn’t mean disconnection.⁠

Consistency builds safety.⁠

This is your reminder:⁠⁠Your teen doesn’t need a perfect parent in this New Year.⁠They need a present one.⁠⁠One who list...
01/23/2026

This is your reminder:⁠

Your teen doesn’t need a perfect parent in this New Year.⁠
They need a present one.⁠

One who listens.⁠
One who repairs when they mess up.⁠
One who stays when things feel messy.⁠

That’s how trust is built—and rebuilt.⁠

Your teen doesn’t need to become someone new this year.⁠⁠They’re already in the middle of becoming—rewiring their brain,...
01/21/2026

Your teen doesn’t need to become someone new this year.⁠

They’re already in the middle of becoming—rewiring their brain, shaping their identity, testing independence, and learning who they are.⁠

Growth doesn’t look like constant improvement.⁠
It looks like pauses, pushback, and figuring things out the long way.⁠

Your job isn’t to rush them.⁠
It’s to stay steady while they grow.⁠

If your teen is moving slowly after winter break—you’re not alone.⁠⁠Motivation doesn’t snap back on January 1st.⁠⁠Transi...
01/19/2026

If your teen is moving slowly after winter break—you’re not alone.⁠

Motivation doesn’t snap back on January 1st.⁠

Transitions are hard on the adolescent brain.⁠
Energy dips. Confidence wobbles. Resistance shows up.⁠

Instead of asking, “Why don’t you care?”⁠
Try asking, “What feels hard right now?”⁠

Support comes before motivation.⁠
Safety comes before effort.⁠

When teens feel understood, momentum follows.⁠

January can make parents feel anxious.⁠⁠Grades. College. Productivity. “Falling behind.”⁠⁠When that fear shows up, it’s ...
01/16/2026

January can make parents feel anxious.⁠

Grades. College. Productivity. “Falling behind.”⁠

When that fear shows up, it’s tempting to push harder.⁠

But pressure rarely builds confidence—it builds shutdown.⁠

Before correcting or motivating, try this pause:⁠
✨ Breathe⁠
✨ Regulate yourself⁠
✨ Lead with connection⁠

Teens thrive when they feel supported, not managed.⁠

This year, try a different intention as a parent:⁠⁠✨ Fewer lectures⁠✨ More listening⁠✨ Less fixing⁠✨ More curiosity⁠⁠Tee...
01/14/2026

This year, try a different intention as a parent:⁠

✨ Fewer lectures⁠
✨ More listening⁠
✨ Less fixing⁠
✨ More curiosity⁠

Teens don’t need us to have all the answers.⁠
They need us to stay steady while they figure things out.⁠

The most powerful change you can make this year isn’t in your teen—it’s in how safe they feel coming to you.⁠

When everything feels ‘too much,’ pause for an overwhelm audit. 📝⁠⁠Ask yourself (and your teen):⁠⚡ What’s draining me?⁠✨...
01/12/2026

When everything feels ‘too much,’ pause for an overwhelm audit. 📝⁠

Ask yourself (and your teen):⁠
⚡ What’s draining me?⁠
✨ What’s fueling me?⁠
🧹 What can I let go of?⁠

Clarity creates balance—and balance creates resilience.⁠

Not every teen feels hopeful in January.⁠⁠For some, the New Year brings pressure, comparison, and quiet anxiety about wh...
01/09/2026

Not every teen feels hopeful in January.⁠

For some, the New Year brings pressure, comparison, and quiet anxiety about what they should be doing by now.⁠

If your teen seems withdrawn, unmotivated, or overwhelmed—pause before pushing.⁠

This is often a nervous system asking for safety, not a character flaw.⁠

Your calm presence, patience, and belief in them matter more than any resolution.⁠

They don’t need a lecture.⁠
They need to feel understood.⁠

The New Year doesn’t need to start with pressure, goals, or “doing better.”⁠⁠Our teens are already carrying enough expec...
01/07/2026

The New Year doesn’t need to start with pressure, goals, or “doing better.”⁠

Our teens are already carrying enough expectations—academics, friendships, social comparison, and their own inner critic.⁠

What helps most right now isn’t a reset… it’s relief.⁠

A reminder that they don’t have to reinvent themselves to be worthy.⁠
That growth can be slow.⁠
That effort counts even when outcomes don’t.⁠

This year, I’m inviting families to focus less on fixing and more on supporting who our teens already are as they grow.⁠

✨ Progress over perfection⁠
✨ Connection over control⁠
✨ Safety over pressure⁠

One of the greatest truths I’ve learned in all my years of working with teens is this:⁠⁠They’re not shaped by our lectur...
01/05/2026

One of the greatest truths I’ve learned in all my years of working with teens is this:⁠

They’re not shaped by our lectures — they’re shaped by our lived example.⁠

Our kids are watching us far more closely than they’re listening to us.⁠
And honestly? That can feel uncomfortable… until we realize how much power it gives us to create real change at home.⁠

They’re learning from the way we:⁠

✨ navigate frustration⁠
✨ repair after we lose our cool⁠
✨ communicate when emotions are high⁠
✨ listen even when we disagree⁠
✨ stay present instead of checking out⁠
✨ move through fear, conflict, or disappointment⁠
✨ show compassion — to others and to ourselves⁠

We don’t have to be perfect.⁠

We just have to practice what we hope they’ll carry into their own adulthood: honesty, ownership, regulation, resilience, kindness.⁠

Every moment of modeling becomes part of their blueprint.⁠

So I’m curious — what are you committed to modeling for your teen right now?⁠

Happy New Year ✨🎉⁠⁠Here’s to a year filled with growth, steadiness, and deeper connection with the teens we’re raising —...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year ✨🎉⁠

Here’s to a year filled with growth, steadiness, and deeper connection with the teens we’re raising — and the humans we’re becoming.⁠

Parenting doesn’t magically reset on January 1st… but we can choose new intentions:⁠

More listening.⁠
More compassion.⁠
More curiosity.⁠
More grace for ourselves and our kids.⁠

Wherever you’re starting from, it’s enough.⁠
And whatever unfolds this year, you don’t have to navigate it alone.⁠

Wishing you clarity, resilience, and moments of peace as we step into a fresh beginning together. 💛⁠

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Amy Saloner, LCSW, NTP is a certified functional nutritional therapist, life skills educator and rites of passage facilitator.

As a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Amy uses functional assessments and lingual-neuro testing to identify individual nutrient, digestive, metabolic and immune deficiencies and recommend tailored dietary advice and supplementation to restore balance to the entire body. Her specialties are digestive disorders, auto-immune disorders, sleep, mood and attentional challenges.

Amy primarily works with teens and their families, preparing them for life beyond high school. Amy teaches courses on life skills necessary for being independent, including nutrition, financial health, relationships and healthy communication, time management and organization, mindfulness and more.

Amy also works directly with families around the changing dynamics of family relationships and responsibilities as teens leave home for school, travel or a career. Both honoring and celebrating the transition graduation brings, while empowering families to feel confident and prepared as the new stage of adulthood begins.