About
Relationships are where healing begins—and where lasting change is sustained.
My work has always been grounded in one enduring belief: when we strengthen the adults who care for children, we strengthen children’s lives.
Over the past two decades, that belief has guided my work with families, clinicians, supervisors, organizational leaders, hospitals, universities, child welfare systems, state agencies, foundations, and national initiatives dedicated to improving the lives of infants, young children, and their caregivers.
While my roles have evolved—from psychotherapist to supervisor, educator, implementation partner, and leadership consultant—the focus of my work has remained remarkably consistent: building the capacity of the people, organizations, and systems that support children and families.
I maintain a limited clinical practice because it keeps me connected to the everyday realities of families’ lives. Those experiences continue to shape my teaching, consultation, and leadership, ensuring that my work remains practical, clinically grounded, and responsive to the challenges professionals face every day.
As a Senior National Trainer in Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), a member of the CPP Global Steering Committee, an international reflective consultant, and a trainer in Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN) and DC:0–5™, I have had the privilege of partnering with organizations across the United States and internationally to strengthen workforce capacity, support implementation, and advance relationship-based care.
My work extends beyond delivering professional education. I collaborate with organizations to design Learning Collaboratives, strengthen reflective supervision, develop leaders, support implementation, provide technical assistance, build organizational capacity, and create sustainable systems that help evidence-informed practices flourish long after the training has ended.
The best outcomes for children and families are achieved when professionals have opportunities to think together.
My Philosophy
Knowledge matters. So do skills. But neither is enough on its own.
Professionals also need space to ask difficult questions, examine assumptions, tolerate uncertainty, integrate new learning, and strengthen their clinical judgment. They need supportive leaders, healthy teams, reflective supervision, and organizations that value curiosity as much as competence.
That is why reflection is woven throughout everything I do.
Whether I am working with a therapist learning Child-Parent Psychotherapy, a supervisor developing a reflective consultation program, a leadership team navigating organizational change, or a statewide implementation initiative, my goal is always the same: to create learning environments where people feel challenged, supported, and inspired to grow.
How I Partner
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. Rather than offering predetermined solutions, I begin by understanding the people, relationships, and systems that make each organization unique.
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My role is to bring national expertise, thoughtful partnership, and practical experience while honoring the knowledge and wisdom that already exist within your organization.
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workforce development, implementation support and technical assistance, leadership development, Learning Collaboratives, reflective practice, or organizational consultation, I believe meaningful change is built through collaboration—not prescription.
Areas of Expertise
My work includes:
· Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health
· Infant and Early Childhood Trauma
· Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)
· Perinatal Child-Parent Psychotherapy (PCPP)
· Reflective Practice and Reflective Supervision
· Learning Collaboratives
· Workforce Development
· Adult Learning
· Leadership Development
· Implementation Support & Technical Assistance
· Organizational Capacity Building
· Child Welfare Systems
· Safe Babies Court Teams
· Medical Trauma
· Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN)
· DC:0–5™
· Circle of Security® Facilitator
· Attachment Vitamins
Looking Ahead
Our field continues to evolve, and so do the needs of the children, families, and professionals we serve.
I remain committed to lifelong learning, thoughtful collaboration, and helping organizations strengthen their capacity to provide relationship-centered, developmentally informed, and reflective care. Whether partnering with one clinician or an entire statewide initiative, I believe that investing in people creates stronger organizations, healthier communities, and better outcomes for children and families.