Moving Beyond Compliance Based Strategies
Children with challenging behaviors need more than behavior management systems. They need adults who understand the brain, nervous system, and relationships that shape behavior—and who can respond in ways that foster regulation, safety, connection, and long-term growth.
My trainings equip professionals with both the neuroscience foundation and the practical framework to shift their practice in sustainable ways.
Designed For:
• Mental health clinicians
• Schools and educators
• Behavioral specialists and intervention teams
• Foster and adoption agencies
• Residential and community-based programs
These trainings are designed for teams working directly with children who present with complex, high-intensity behaviors.
Trainings
Trainings can be tailored to the setting and goals of your unique organization.
Trainings Formats Available:
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Looking Beyond Behaviors™ - Now booking for 2028
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Part 1: Foundations for Professionals (1.5 hours)
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Part 2: Application & Case Conceptualization (1.5 hours)
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Option: Educator Specific - Regulated Classroom
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The Growing Brain Curriculum from ZERO to THREE
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Full Training (7 units) 21 hours
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Individual Units (1-7), 3 hours per unit
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Guest Presenter for Group Supervision
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Individual and Group Consultation (Coming soon)
Looking Beyond Behaviors Curriculum
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The Framework
Most trainings offer strategies that generate short-term enthusiasm but often fade without a deeper framework.My approach teaches the neuroscience behind behavior — helping professionals understand why trauma reshapes the developing brain and how adult responses can either reinforce survival patterns or build new neural pathways.Participants leave not just with tools, but with a brain-based framework they can apply across settings.Yes, we get into the science — and yes, it’s translated into language that is practical, accessible, and immediately usable.
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Core Focus
Depending on your organization’s needs, trainings may include:
• Understanding trauma through the nervous system
• Why behavior is adaptive, not oppositional
• Moving from compliance to connection
• Regulation in high-intensity moments
• Strengthening adult nervous system capacity
• Attachment-centered intervention
• Supporting caregivers alongside children
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Organizational Impacts
Organizations that integrate connection-centered, nervous system-informed practice often see
• Increased staff confidence in high-intensity moments
• Reduced reliance on punitive or compliance-based responses
• Improved relational consistency across teams
• Greater understanding of trauma’s impact on behavior
• Stronger attachment-based culture
Coming Soon...
A collaborative space for professionals supporting children and families.
You asked, and I listened.
Over the past several months, I’ve received many requests from professionals looking for a space to discuss cases, ask questions, and receive support applying child development, attachment, and regulation concepts to their work.
I’m excited to begin offering a monthly small-group consultation experience designed for professionals who support children and families.
This will be a collaborative space for:
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Case discussion and reflection
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Exploring challenging clinical and educational situations
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Applying brain-based and attachment-informed principles
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Learning alongside other professionals
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Monthly 90-minute virtual group
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Limited to 10 participants
This group is intended for professional consultation and continued learning. It is not clinical supervision and does not provide licensure hours or CEUs.
Interested in joining the waitlist?
Shifting Culture Starts with
Understanding the Brain
When behavior is understood through neurobiology and attachment science, interventions become relational rather than reactive. Let’s build systems where connection is the foundation, not the afterthought.
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