Relationship HQRHQ Kids
Professional Development · Classroom Consultation · Leadership Coaching

Training and tools that change lives and classrooms.

Behind every child’s success is an educator who feels supported, equipped, and empowered. RHQ Kids is the schools arm of Relationship HQ — led by two doctoral psychologists.

Led by two doctoral psychologistsRooted in Motivational InterviewingFor schools & leaders
Educators collaborating in a learning session
The Idea in One Line

How change actually happens

“When kids feel safe, they can learn. When teachers feel equipped, they can lead.”
What We Do

Three ways RHQ Kids works with a school

Culturally informed, experiential learning experiences where teachers and leaders feel engaged, valued, and inspired.

Professional Development

High-energy, culturally informed, experiential PD where teachers and leaders feel engaged, valued, and inspired.

Classroom Consultation

Real-time, in-context support that turns strategy into daily practice inside the classroom.

Leadership Coaching

Live coaching for leaders that strengthens both teaching practice and whole-school culture.

How We Do It

Beyond lectures

Through interactive workshops, real-time practice, and live coaching, educators gain practical tools to build calm, confident, and connected learning environments.

Interactive workshops

Experiential learning, not lectures — educators practice, not just listen.

Real-time practice

New tools tried in the moment, with feedback, so they actually stick.

Live coaching

Ongoing coaching that embeds the change long after the session ends.

The result: stronger teacher effectiveness, healthier school culture, and students who thrive.

The method most schools haven’t met

Rooted in Motivational Interviewing

Motivational interviewing is a collaborative, person-centered way of strengthening someone’s own motivation to change — through guided conversation rather than instruction.

It’s the spine of every RHQ Kids engagement: educators change their practice when they own the reasons, and motivational interviewing is how that ownership is built.

Draws out an educator’s own motivation, rather than imposing a mandate
Builds genuine buy-in, so new practice actually sticks
Grounded in connection — the reason schools say the work feels different
Nurtures vibrant human connection, so people feel whole, seen, and celebrated
The Team

Two doctoral psychologists

The real differentiator: this is clinical-grade expertise, delivered to educators.

Dr. Dana Rhule

Dr. Dana Rhule

Child Psychologist · Classroom Consultant · Leadership Coach

Trainer and facilitator whose work spans classroom consultation and teacher coaching, culturally responsive education, cognitive behavioral therapy, and parent coaching — including anxiety and selective mutism.

Dr. Bukky Kolawole

Dr. Bukky Kolawole

Leadership Consultant · Executive Coach · Founder of Relationship HQ

Licensed clinical psychologist (PsyD) and founder and Executive Director of Relationship HQ, with experience including the NYU Child Study Center. A trainer and facilitator focused on human connection and equity.

Why Schools Partner With Us

As much about connection as growth

Schools partner with RHQ Kids because the trainings are as much about connection as they are about professional growth. The team goes beyond lectures — and beyond one-off workshops — to change how a school feels for the adults inside it.

An honest note on scope

RHQ Kids works with the adults — educators and leaders. Direct clinical or therapeutic work with an individual child is a different service; if that’s what your school needs, just ask and the team will point you in the right direction.

Who we work with

RHQ Kids partners with schools and school systems across a range of settings. Rather than list logos here, ask for references from schools like yours — the team is glad to connect you with partners whose context matches your own.

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Let’s change lives and classrooms.

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