Educating Youth Services

Educating Youth Services EYS also offers academic coaching that focuses on the development of good study skills and habits.

Dr. Simone Phillips, author of Stacy Phipps Faces Her Fears the H-E-R-O Way, is a Licensed Psychologist and Mental Health Counselor who helps families nurture emotional growth through stories, reflection, and connection. Founded in 2012, Educating Youth Services (EYS) was created to help youth to realize their inner strengths and weaknesses through creative expression and mindfulness. The owner of EYS is a licensed educational psychologist who specializes in conducting psychological and educational evaluations that measure learning strengths and weaknesses and, also, determine if a child has a learning disability. EYS offers weekly group activities that tap creative expression and encourage youth to utilize various forms of art to express themselves. EYS provides specialized group tutoring, academic coaching, mental health counseling, and parent and school consultation. Professional development and training can also be conducted on an individual basis. Assessment types include: Cognitive and Educational Assessments, Behavioral and Social Emotional Assessments, and Academic Assessments. Identification and educational planning for children with ADHD, Conduct Disorder, ODD, Dyslexia, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Learning Disabilities.

Let’s take a moment to celebrate the strengths that make each of us unique 💗Our children — and families — bring powerful...
02/12/2026

Let’s take a moment to celebrate the strengths that make each of us unique 💗

Our children — and families — bring powerful qualities into every classroom, home, and community.

What’s your Heart Strength Name?
Drop your first initial + birth month below.

Mine: Supportive Calm.

01/26/2026

Many parents sense that something feels hard for their child—but struggle to name why. This reflective narrative offers space to pause, notice, and feel less alone.

Parenting a child who experiences the world differently can bring questions that are hard to name. This live, virtual au...
01/24/2026

Parenting a child who experiences the world differently can bring questions that are hard to name. This live, virtual autism workshop for parents (replays available) offers space to slow down, understand what behavior may be communicating, and explore supportive ways forward—together.

Honoring MLK Day through Reflective ParentingOn Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we pause not only to remember a leader—but t...
01/19/2026

Honoring MLK Day through Reflective Parenting

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we pause not only to remember a leader—but to reflect on the values he lived and taught every day.

The Reflective Parent Movement is rooted in three simple but powerful principles: Compassion. Connection. Calm.

These are not just parenting tools—they are ways of being that shape families, communities, and future generations.

Compassion shows up when we choose understanding over judgment—especially in hard moments.

Connection grows when we truly listen, slow down, and see our children for who they are, not just how they behave.

Calm becomes an act of leadership when we regulate ourselves first and model emotional safety for those watching us.

This is how change begins: not only in big speeches or historic moments, but in everyday interactions—at the dinner table, during a meltdown, in the quiet moments when we choose presence over reaction.

As Martin Luther King Jr. so powerfully reminded us:

“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.”

Today, may we serve our children—and each other—through compassion, connection, and calm.

Last night presence showed up when I listened to my body and chose rest by going to bed early, remembering that rest is ...
01/18/2026

Last night presence showed up when I listened to my body and chose rest by going to bed early, remembering that rest is how I stay present—not how I fall behind.



01/16/2026

The lesson can wait.
The relationship can’t.




01/15/2026

The lesson can wait.
The relationship can’t.

01/15/2026

Presence matters more than perfection.

01/13/2026

Presence showed up this morning as I slowed down to enjoy a simple bowl of yogurt and granola, choosing awareness over rushing into the day.

01/13/2026

No fixing.
No rushing.
Just presence.
When children feel safe and seen, learning follows — naturally.
✨ Connection first. Always.

I’m offering a free Autism workshop for parents on Sunday, February 15 at 6:00 PM ET.It’s a calm, reflective space focus...
01/12/2026

I’m offering a free Autism workshop for parents on Sunday, February 15 at 6:00 PM ET.

It’s a calm, reflective space focused on understanding behavior, regulation, and co-regulation—without overwhelm or pressure to “do” anything differently right away.

The workshop is live online and includes a replay, so parents can attend live or return to the content later at their own pace.

If this feels supportive, I’ve shared the registration details in the comments. 🤍

Yesterday presence showed up during a simple shopping outing with my mother as we wandered through a local store, laughi...
01/11/2026

Yesterday presence showed up during a simple shopping outing with my mother as we wandered through a local store, laughing, comparing scents, and enjoying the small joy of exploring body sprays, lotions, and candles together. It wasn’t about the sale or what we bought—it was about being side by side, noticing, sharing reactions, and staying with the moment as it unfolded. Presence often lives in these ordinary experiences, when we slow down enough to really be with the people we love.

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East Longmeadow, MA
01028

Opening Hours

Tuesday 3pm - 5pm
Wednesday 3pm - 5pm
Thursday 3pm - 5pm

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+14134267916

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Founded in 2012, Educating Youth Services (EYS) was created to help youth and adolescents to realize their inner strengths and weaknesses through creative expression, mindfulness, and counseling services. EYS also offers parent coaching that focuses on providing parents supports that will help them to effectively raise their child and/or teenager who may have a mental health or learning disability. The owner of EYS is a licensed educational psychologist and mental health counselor who specializes in conducting psychological and educational evaluations that measure learning strengths and weaknesses and, also, determine if a child has a learning disability. EYS offers individual solution focused counseling that is strengths-based. Youth are also exposed to activities that tap creative expression and encourage them to utilize various forms of art to express themselves. EYS provides academic coaching and parent and school consultation. Professional development and training can also be conducted on an individual basis. Assessment types include: Cognitive and Educational Assessments, Behavioral and Social Emotional Assessments, and Academic Assessments. Identification and educational planning for children with ADHD, Conduct Disorder, ODD, Dyslexia, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Learning Disabilities is also available.