Training and Consultant

Training built for real work, not just theory.

I’m a trainer who helps teams build real-world skills for supporting people through stress, trauma, and high-stakes moments. This isn’t “inspiring talk” territory; it’s hands-on professional development designed for daily use, with tools staff can practice, repeat, and implement.

My trainings focus on what to say, what to do, and how to stay regulated while doing it. I blend trauma-informed principles with clear structure, realistic scenarios, and language your team can actually use in the moment.

Training Areas

  • Trauma-Informed Care in Practice: turning principles into concrete behaviors

  • De-escalation & Engagement: responding effectively in high emotion moments

  • Emotional Regulation for Staff + Clients: nervous system skills and co-regulation

  • Boundaries & Communication: scripts, limit-setting, and conflict skills

  • Burnout Prevention & Team Resilience: reducing compassion fatigue and increasing sustainability

  • Harm Reduction Approaches: engagement, relapse response, and non-shaming change support

  • Veteran-Informed Care: military culture, moral injury, reintegration, and trauma-informed support for veterans and families

  • Skills-first, not lecture-only

    Participants learn frameworks and practice them with scripts, role plays (optional), case examples, and guided drills.

    Built for real environments

    I focus on what works in community settings, clinics, schools, residential programs, and team-based care, including situations where time is limited and emotions run high.

    Implementation support

    Trainings can include team tools, quick-reference sheets, and follow-up consultation so skills don’t fade after the session.

    Trauma-informed and culturally responsive

    I prioritize dignity, choice, and psychological safety, for clients and staff, without avoiding accountability or hard conversations.

  • 1) Trauma-Informed Care: What It Looks Like in Real Time

    A practical training that teaches staff how to operationalize trauma-informed care through language, pacing, choice, and predictable structure.

    Includes: behavioral examples • do/don’t language • short skills practice • takeaway tools

    2) De-escalation That Preserves Dignity

    Teams learn how to recognize escalation early and respond with regulation-based strategies and clear boundary language.

    Includes: escalation cues • co-regulation tools • scripts • scenario practice

    3) Boundaries Without Burnout

    A training focused on consistent limit-setting, preventing over-functioning, and communicating clearly under pressure.

    Includes: boundary framework • scripts • team consistency strategies • practice drills

    4) Regulation Skills for High-Stress Work

    Nervous system education and usable techniques for grounding, co-regulation, and recovery after hard interactions.

    Includes: regulation toolkit • micro-practices • after-incident reset plan

    5) Harm Reduction Skills for Helping Professionals

    How to support change without shame, strengthen engagement, and respond skillfully when relapse or risk shows up.

    Includes: language shifts • engagement strategies • relapse-response plan • case scenarios

    6) Veteran-Informed Care for Community Providers

    Practical guidance on building trust, understanding military culture, and supporting veterans with trauma-informed care.

    Includes: common barriers to care • cultural responsiveness • strengths-based framing • clinical/team takeaways

  • Formats

    • 60–120 minute workshop

    • Half-day or full-day training

    • Multi-session series (best for skill retention)

    • Training + consultation (support implementation over time)

  • Yes - I tailor trainings to your setting, population, policies, and real scenarios your staff are facing.

  • Fees vary by length, customization, and travel. I’m happy to share a rate sheet and discuss options for nonprofit/community settings.

  • To request a training, share:

    • your organization type and staff roles

    • your goals (what you want staff to do differently)

    • preferred dates/times and format (virtual/in-person)

    • audience size