The "Fancy" Stuff

I received my masters in Clinical Social Work from UT Austin in 2015 and have attended numerous and extensive trainings with a primary focus on Complex trauma, Attachment, and Interpersonal Neurobiology including EMDER training, Theraplay, and Trust based Relational Interventions. 

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In short- I have focused on how toxic stress, negative experiences, and difficulties in relation to and relating with the humans around us has impacted the development of our brain, what that looks like in the real world, and then a myriad of  ways  to help support, comfort, grow, and rewire the foundation of our brain , our relation to ourselves, and our relationship to others.

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I love to bring in a lot of non-verbal ways of processing along side talk and  skill building. I keep an extensive collection of creative supplies, sand tray figures, sensory items, and movement tools for when words aren't enough or we can't seem to find them. So, I have made sure to take a number of trainings specifically around using art in therapy, sand tray, and other expressive modalities with various populations to make sure I provide opportunities ethically and with an understanding of the brain science underneath. 

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I believe its important to have different types of offerings to be inclusive of all different brain types, sensory needs, and comfort levels. I find I have especially developed a knack for working with other Neurodivergent individuals (like myself), creative types, and angry/energetic boys.

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Along side private practice I help support parents and siblings of kids with big baffling behaviors in The Club and help to guide and teach Professionals of all kinds in the year long Immersion Program inside The Baffling Behavior Training Institute. ​