Dawn Bauer, founder of The Family Hope Line, is a certified Parent Coach and DISC Certified Behavior Analyst. She personally serves as a family advocate and coach offering support and assistance to parents seeking therapeutic solutions for their struggling teen. She has personally experienced the difficult choice of placing her youngest of three sons in a therapeutic boarding school in 2007and participated in parent coaching as well. Through this experience she realized her need for personal work as a parent which was instrumental in the restoration process for her son and their family. Having served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for over 12 year, she decided to combine her passion for advocacy and her career goals as to offer guidance to families as they sort through the options available to address the challenges that often arise in teens as the develop emotionally and physically.
With combined studies in communication at Valdosta State University and Applied Behavioral Science at Ashford University, plus coaching certification through Next Steps for Success, Dawn strives to utilize her personal experience and her knowledge gained to offer insight, empathy and solutions for each family she speaks with. She is passionate about helping parents better understand and communicate with their child as they discover the root of their emotional pain and recognize the patterns in their destructive behavior. Through her coaching sessions she offers empowerment and motivation through a skills-based approach to better equip parents with the tools necessary to assist with their teens struggles while also restoring the family unit with trust, respect and communication.
Dawn is a native of Georgia. Her greatest accomplishment is that of mom to her 3 adult sons. She has served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) in her home state of Georgia for 12 years, served as a member of Women of L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P 1st, and is Founding Board Member and camp Co-Director of SeaSide Summer Enrichment Camp which serves at risk adolescents.