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The following are services that I provide locally, regionally, and nationally. Please reach out for topics and availability
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Build the Brain — Infant, Toddler & Early Childhood Development
For anyone who wants to understand how children grow, learn, and connect
More Than a Moment: Attachment, Brain Science, and the Power of Showing Up for Babies
Babies are wired to connect and the adults in their lives are literally building their brains in real time. Through hands-on activities, lively discussion, and real-life scenarios, participants explore what secure attachment looks like in group care, how everyday moments become powerful brain-building opportunities, and how the adult serves as co-regulator in every interaction. Duration: 90 minutes / 3 hours / Full Day
Babies and Brains: Some Assembly Required
Brain development made exciting, engaging, and a little fun. This workshop explores how the brain develops, highlights critical windows of opportunity for healthy growth, and examines how trauma affects brain development and the connections essential for learning. Duration: Adaptable
Taming the Temperament: Those Terrible Twos (*most offered session)
Why did this child have a meltdown over wanting to hold your hand? This workshop defines temperament, explores what is known about how children are wired, and shows how that knowledge can be used to optimize every child's growth and development. Duration: Adaptable
Heal and Connect — Trauma, Resilience, and the Power of Play
For programs ready to move beyond behavior management and into relationship-based practice
When Play Is the Point: Trauma, Attachment, and the Healing Power of Connection
What if the most powerful intervention available was not a curriculum or a program but play? This training brings together what we know about trauma, attachment, and the science of healing and puts it into the one language every child already speaks. Duration: 90 minutes / 2 hours / Adaptable
Roots of Resilience: Stress Less, Connect More
This dynamic workshop equips early childhood providers with practical strategies to recognize signs of stress and build strong, nurturing connections that foster resilience and growth in infants and toddlers. Duration: Adaptable
A Deeper Dive Series (6-part series or individual sessions)
An in-depth exploration across six interconnected topics: Trauma and Resilience, Safety, Transparency and Trust, Healthy Relationships and Interactions, Equity and Anti-Bias, and Empowerment, Voice, and Choice. Available as a full series or individual sessions. Duration: Adaptable per session or full series
Partner and Connect — Family Engagement and Communication
For educators and directors ready to strengthen the bridge between home and program
Navigating Tough Talks: Building Bridges with Effective Parent-Teacher Communication
Discover practical techniques for fostering trust, sharing feedback, and navigating sensitive conversations with ease. Learn how to create open, supportive communication that encourages collaboration and benefits each child's growth — no smoke signals or secret codes required. Duration: Adaptable
From Chaos to Calm: A Family-Centered Approach to Positive Guidance for Children 0-5
When staff and families are using the same language and the same strategies, children feel it. This session gives educators the tools and the language to partner with families around positive guidance so the strategies that work at school follow children right through the front door. Duration: 90 minutes
Fill Your Cup — Educator Wellness and Personal Growth
For the people who give everything and deserve to receive something too
A Reset for Your Why: Find Your Joy
Joy is not a personality trait. It is a practice you protect and return to. This session helps early childhood professionals reconnect with what brought them to the field and leave with real strategies to sustain themselves in the work.Duration: 90 minutes / 2 hours
Loose Lips, Toxic Shifts: Navigating Gossip in the Early Childhood Workplace
An honest, judgment-free look at why gossip happens, what it costs your team, and what you can actually do about it. Participants leave with concrete strategies for building a culture where people talk to each other instead of about each other.Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours
Plot Twist: What Happens When You Lead With Your Least Comfortable Self
What happens when leadership asks you to show up in ways that feel completely opposite to who you are? This reverse Myers-Briggs experience explores your shadow functions and what they reveal about your blind spots, stress responses, and untapped potential.Duration: 2 to 2.5 hours
Training, Resources and Program Quality
For directors, coaches, and anyone who leads people
Digital Magic for Adult Learners: Easy Tools to Transform PD
A lively, hands-on session that demystifies technology for adult learning and highlights practical low and no-cost tools to make professional development more engaging, efficient, and effective — even if you consider yourself tech-challenged. Duration: Adaptable — generally 1.5 hours