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2023 WORKSHOPS

1/24/23 - Tecumseh Virtual Academy, MI - Parent Session

1/27/23 - Okaloosa County, FL - Counselor Training

2/3/23 - Polk County, FL - Flooded: Helping Students Manage Emotions at School - Faculty Training

2/10/23 - Huntsville, AL - Self-Care for Counselors

2/23/23 - Frisco, TX - Counselor Training

3/3/23 - Stanly County, NC -  Flooded: Helping Students Manage Emotions at School - Counselor Training

3/16/23 - Mill Valley, CA - North Bridge Academy - Faculty Training, Parent Training

7/20/23 - Daviess County, KY - Counselor Training

 

2022 WORKSHOPS

1/3 - Warren County Schools, TN - Flooded: A Brain-Based Guide to Help Children Manage Emotions

1/4 - Williamson County Public Schools, TN - Self-Care for Counselors

2/3 - Collierville Schools, TN - Parent Event

2/7 - Region 8 ESC - Mt. Pleasant, TX - Helping Students Manage Emotions

2/10 - Clarke County Schools - GA - Helping the Helper

2/18 - Hamilton Southeastern Schools - Approaching Anxiety & Emotion Regulation

2/23 - Fayette County Schools, KY - Approaching Anxiety: How and When Educators can Intervene

4/5 - Connecticut School Counselor Association - Keynote: Helping the Helper

4/21 - Germantown Municipal School District, TN - The Emotional Effects of Social Media - Parent Event

4/22 - Germantown Municipal School District, TN - Helping Students Regulate Emotions - Faculty Training

5/5, 06 - Hamilton Southeast Schools - Parent Event & Faculty Training

7/18 - Clint ISD, TX - Trauma and Anxiety Virtual Training

8/26 - El Paso, TX - Virtual Training

9/21 - Vanderbilt University - Tools for Parenting an Anxious Child

10/27 - Pace Academy - Atlanta, GA - Tools for Parenting an Anxious Child  - Parent Training

11/18 - MIT Learning and Brain Conference - Boston, MA - Flooded Brains: Helping Students with Anxiety and Emotional Regulation in the Classroom

 

2021 WORKSHOPS

1/4 - Dallas, TX ISD - Helping the Helper: Self Care for Counselors

1/5 - Franklin County, TN - Trauma and Emotional Dysregulation

1/29 - Cobb County, GA - Approaching Anxiety

1/30 - Nevada School Counseling Association - Keynote

2/2 - Irving, TX ISD - Helping the Helper: Self-Care for Counselors

2/5 - El Paso, TX - Helping the Helper: Self-Care for Counselors

2/25 - Duncanville, TX ISD - 15 Minute Counseling Techniques that Work

2/26 - Muscogee, GA - Approaching Anxiety

4/5 - MA School Counseling Conference - 15 Minute Counseling Techniques that Work

4/6- MA School Counseling Conference - Approaching Anxiety

9/23 - El Paso School District - Counseling Techniques and Regulation

09/26 - Atlanta ISD - Helping Students Regulate Emotions - Faculty Training

10/6 - ESC - Region 7 District - TX - Helping the Helper, Social Media, Approaching Anxiety

10/7 - University School Nashville - Anxiety in Kids: How Parents can Help

10/15 - Osceola County, FL - Flooded: Helping Children Manage Emotions

10/25 - Union County Public Schools, NC - Flooded: Helping Children Manage Emotions

10/27 - NC School Counselor Association - Keynote

11/18 - Wake County Schools - Virtual Series - Self-Care for Parents

12/9 - Stanly County Schools, NC - 15 Minute Counseling Techniques

2020 WORKSHOPS

1/6/20 - Emotion Regulation in Students: What Educators Need to Know- Columbia, TN

Keynote presentation for Maury County Schools Mental Health Summit

1/10/20 - Helping Students with Trauma and Emotional Dysregulation - Dallas, TX

Professional development workshop for Dallas Independent Schools.

1/23/20 - 15 Minute Counseling Techniques that Work: What you Didn't Learn in Grad School - Myrtle Beach, SC

Pre-conference workshop for Palmetto State School Counselor Association

1/24/20 - Helping Students with Trauma and Emotional Dysregulation - Myrtle Beach, SC

Conference sessions for Palmetto State School Counselor Association

2/7/20 - Metro Nashville Public Schools

Professional Development Workshop

2/17/20 - 15-Minute Counseling Techniques that Work: What You Didn't Learn in Grad School - Franklin, TN

Professional development workshop for Williamson County Schools

2/25/20 - Why Smart Kids Worry - Nashville, TN

Parent Workshop - St. Bernard Academy

3/4/20 - Parenting an Anxious Child - Franklin, TN 

Parent Workshop - Battle Ground Academy

3/6/20 - Conference Keynote - Reno, NV

Nevada School Counseling Association

3/7/20 - 15 Minute Counseling Techniques that Work: What you Didn't Learn in Grad School - Reno, NV

Nevada School Counselor Association

3/30/20 - 15 Minute Counseling Techniques that Work: What you Didn't Learn in Grad School - Boston, MA 

Massachusetts School Counselor Association

3/31/20 - Approaching Anxiety (How and When!) Educators Should Intervene - Boston, MA 

Massachusetts School Counselor Association

4/4/20 - Anxiety and Learning Differences - Nashville, TN 

International Dyslexia Association

4/6/20 - Emotion Regulation in Kids - Brentwood, TN 

Parent Education for Edmondson Elementary

7/14/20 - The Power of Play - Parent Education Summer Series (Virtual Session)

Norwood School, Bethesda, MD

7/31/20 - 15 Minute Counseling Techniques - Virtual Session

Nashville Public Schools

8/3/20 - Anxiety in the time of COVID-19 - Virtual Session

Ravenwood High School

9/8 - 15 Minute Counseling Techniques that Work - Virtual Session

Baldwin County, AL

9/13/20 - Tennessee School Counselor Association

9/14/20 - Tennessee School Counselor Association

9/16/20 - 15-Minute Counseling Techniques: What You Didn't Learn in Grad School, Lexington, KY

Pre-Conference Session for Kentucky School Counselor Association

9/17/20 - Conference Keynote, Lexington, KY

Kentucky School Counselor Association

9/17/20 - Helping Students with Trauma and Emotional Dysregulation, Lexington, KY

Breakout session for Kentucky School Counselor Association

9/18/20 - Helping Students with Trauma and Emotional Dysregulation - Virtual

Dallas ISD School District

11/13 - Helping the Helper: Self-Care for Counselors

Fulton County, GA School District

11/4/20 - 15-Minute Counseling Techniques that Work: What you Didn't Learn in Grad School

North Carolina School Counselor Association

11/5/20 - Helping Students with Trauma and Emotional Dysregulation

North Carolina School Counselor Association

Breakout Sessions for the New Jersey School Counselor Association

11/8/20 - Lone Star State School Counselor Association, Frisco, TX

11/9/20 - Lone Star State School Counselor Association, Frisco, TX 

11/12 -15-Minute Counseling Techniques that Work: What you Didn't Learn in Grad School

Professional Development - Bessimer City Schools, AL

11/16/20 - Conference Keynote, Lansing, MI

Michigan School Counselor Conference

11/17/20 - Approaching Anxiety: How (and When) Educators can Intervene

Breakout sessions for Michigan School Counselor Conference

11/19/20 - Conference Keynote, Indianapolis, IN 

Indiana School Counseling Association

12/2/20 - Approaching Anxiety in Schools

Fayette County KY School District

 

 

2019 WORKSHOPS

2/15/19 - Anxiety in the Classroom: What Teachers Need to Know and Do

Ensworth School - Nashville, TN

3/22/19 - Anxiety in the Classroom: What Teachers Need to Know and Do

Baldwin County Public Schools - Daphne, AL

4/6/19 - How Anxiety Affects Kids with Learning Differences

International Dyslexia Association -Nashville, TN

4/25/19 - Community Event - Anxiety Defined: How Professionals Work Together to Help Kids

Old Harding Pediatrics - Nashville, TN

5/10/19 - Helping Kids Manage Social Media: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Harding Academy - Nashville, TN

8/2/19 - Anxiety and Speech Issues: Understanding and Helping Kids

Vanderbilt University, Annual SLP Conference - Nashville, TN

9/22,23/2019 - How to Drain the Emotional Tank: 5-Minute Strategies to Help Kids Regulate Emotions

Tennessee School Counselor Institute - Murfreesboro, TN

10/16,17/2019 - Approaching Anxiety: How (and When!) Educators Should Intervene

Virginia School Counselor Conference - Norfolk, VA

11/3,4/2019 - 15-Minute Counseling Techniques that Work: What You Didn't Learn in Grad School

Texas School Counseling Conference - Dallas, TX

11/5/19 - Approaching Anxiety - How and When Educators Can Intervene

Fulton County Public Schools - Atlanta, GA

11/7/19 - Parenting the Anxious Child: Strategies for Taking Children from Debilitated to Empowered

Host: Scales Elementary - Brentwood, TN

11/13,14/2019 - The Anxious Kid at School - Strategies to Help Kids Manage Big Thoughts and Feelings

Host: North Carolina School Counseling Conference - Charlotte, NC

11/15,16/2019 - Helping Students with Trauma and Emotional Dysregulation

Host: Indiana School Counselor Conference - Indianapolis, IN

12/2/19 - 15-Minute Counseling Techniques that Work: What You Didn't Learn in Grad School

Host: Illinois School Counselor Conference - Collinsville, IL

2018 (AND PREVIOUS) WORKSHOPS

9/15/18 - Book Signing and Kids Yoga Event

Host: Sanctuary for Yoga - Nashville, TN

9/24/18 – Keynote: The Emotional Effects of Social Media on Kids

Host: Catholic Diocese – Nashville, TN

10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 11/2 - 2019 - "Why Smart Kids Worry" Parent Series

Host: Ensworth School - Nashville, TN

11/1/18 - "Worry Says What?" Book Promotion and Talk

Host: Franklin Road Academy - Nashville, TN

11/8/18 - Anxiety in Kids

Host: University School - Nashville, TN

12/6/18 - A Deeper Look: How Anxiety Manifests in the Lives of Children

Host: University School - Nashville, TN

11/7/18 Parenting the Anxious Child

Host: Ensworth School – Nashville, TN

1/25/16 – Addressing Social and Emotional Issues of Gifted Students

Host: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District – Houston, TX

4/7/16 – Grief in Children – How it’s Portrayed in Novels and Beyond

Host: Vanderbilt University – Nashville, TN

9/6/16– Tools for Helping Gifted Students in the Classroom

Host: Metropolitan Public Schools – Nashville, TN

11/12/16 – The Gifted Student: Why Anxiety is Present and How to Channel It

Host: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District – Houston, TX

1/18/15 – Tools for Helping Anxious Kids

Host: Woodmont Christian Church – Nashville, TN

1/24/15 – The Connection Between Intelligence and Anxiety

Host: Gifted Association of Missouri – Jefferson City, MO

2/5/15 – Techniques in Working With Anxious Children

Host: St. Louis Counselor Association – St. Louis, MO

2/28 – 3/1 - 2015 – Working with Anxious Students in the Classroom

Host: California Association for the Gifted – Palm Springs, CA

4/16 – 4/17 - 2015 – Smart Kids and Anxiety

Host: Grand Prairie Elementary School for the Gifted – Grand Prairie, TX

11/10/15 – Transgender Teens: What They Want and Need from Schools

Host: St. Andrew’s Sewanee School – Sewanee, TN

12/2 – 12/5 - 2015 – What Smart Kids Know

Host: Texas Gifted Association – San Antonio, TX

2/15/14 – Special Considerations in Working with Gifted Students

Host: Center for Gifted Students, Western Kentucky University

4/11/14 – Why Smart Kids Worry

Host: Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselor Association (TLPCA) – Nashville, TN

7/18 -7/20  - 2014 – Anxiety in Gifted Students

Host: Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) – San Jose, CA

9/25/14 – Techniques in Working with Anxious Children

Host: Independent School Counselor Association (ISCA) – Franklin Road Academy

11/6-11/7 – 2014 - Parenting a Gifted/Anxious Child

Teaching Gifted Students Who Worry

Debilitated to Empowered – A Presentation for Students

Host: Rhoades School, Encinitas, CA

12/3 – 12/5 - 2014 – Empowering Parents to Empower Their Kids

Host: Texas Gifted Association – Fort Worth, TX

10/11/13 – Nashville Psychotherapy Institute

10/29/13 – Currey Ingram Academy, Nashville, TN

11/1/13 – Sybill’s, St. James, MO

11/2/13  – Rolla Books, Rolla, MO

11/3 – 11/05 - 2013 – Missouri School Counselors Association