I began teaching high school in 2004 and college in 2008. In 2020, I took a break to homeschool my kids and pursued training in somatic practices, coaching, and therapeutic arts to enhance my social-emotional toolkit. Returning to college teaching in 2022, I began integrating strengths-based, trauma-informed practices into my classes to nurture resilience, broaden perspectives, and foster co-creation.
Since then I’ve observed significant improvements in my students’ presence and engagement, with many expressing gratitude for these practices. My passion is offering and integrating centering skills and somatic practices because small shifts matter. Through coaching and professional development, I see these tools positively impact service professionals and their teams, enhancing their resilience and community dynamics.
Strengths-Based
Your protective patterns have kept you safe. Our goal is to identify these patterns and bring awareness to how we react in stressful situations. Then we explore together how these reactive patterns help us and learn to identify ways in which aspects of these patterns no longer serve us.
Trauma-Informed
Every session, whether it is a circle or a training all comes from a trauma-informed background with an intention to equip and inform you and your team to have a trauma-informed perspective.
Integrated
One of my passions and strengths is creatively curating content to help you integrate these practices to meet your specific needs. We will walk through how you can use these tools personally and in your profession and community.