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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