John (Jack) Stoltzfus

America's Launch Coach

Dr. Jack Stoltzfus’ mission as America’s launch coach is to provide information, education, counseling, and resources to parents struggling to launch their adult children while maintaining a positive relationship. Information regarding these resources and services can be found on his website, parentslettinggo.com.

Dr. Stoltzfus is a psychologist and parent coach practicing in Shoreview, Minnesota. He has two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, recognized as one of America’s Top Doctors and rated the number one therapist in Ramsey County, Minnesota. The Parent’s Launch Code integrates some of his previously published books on Amazon with new material gleaned from his last ten years of counseling parents.

His published books include Illuminations: Shedding Light on Depression (currently out of print) and the following six short books on launching your young adult.

Can You Speak Millennial”ese”? How to Understand and Communicate with Your Young Adult
Love to Let Go: Loving Our Kids into Adulthood
Apology: The Gift We Give Our Young Adults
Forgiveness: The Gift We Share with Our Young Adults and Ourselves
Parenting Our Young Adults with Love and Backbone
Growing Apart: Letting Go of Our Young Adults

Jack writes of his estrangement as a young adult, combined with his experience of raising three launched adult children, who have blessed him with eleven grandchildren.