Workshops for Early Childhood Educators

When educators understand what's happening beneath behavior, everything changes. Teachers respond with confidence, children feel understood, and classrooms become places where everyone can thrive.

“Katie’s course was an incredibly positive experience and left me feeling much more equipped to help students really work through some of the social/emotional challenges they will face in my classroom. ”
— Course participant

Maybe your teaching team is feeling stuck…

You may be noticing that despite your team’s best efforts, behaviors continue to escalate. The usual strategies, routines, behavior plans, consequences, and incentives do not make the difference you hoped for. In some cases, the more you do, the more stress, dysregulation, or resistance you find.

Playing behavior wack-a-mole leaves educators feeling frustrated and drained, questioning what else they are supposed to try when they are already doing everything they were trained to do. There may be a growing sense of tension in the classroom, concern about the impact on other students, and uncertainty about how to support children whose needs feel increasingly complex.

Beneath the struggle, beneath the complaints, there may be a quieter concern: we want to help, but nothing we’re doing seems to be working, maybe we can’t.

What your team may really need is…

Clear, compassionate, and practical guidance to make sense of what is actually driving behavior, not just how to manage it.

You may need a shared framework that helps your whole staff understand behavior through a different lens: one that considers nervous system development, trauma, sensory processing, attachment, and neurodivergence.

Most importantly, you may need a guiding philosophy that helps shift from reaction and crisis management toward connection, regulation, and prevention, so that both students and educators can experience more calm, clarity, and success in the classroom.

You are not looking for more generic strategies or rigid systems. You’re looking for understanding that fits the complexity of real children in real classrooms, and practical tools your team can actually use together.

“Katie truly cared about us and our growth as educators. She catered to our needs greatly.”

Trainings for Educators and Schools

  • Using the framework outlined in Katie’s book, Creating Trauma Responsive Strategies for Early Childhood, this training supports educators in understanding the impact of trauma on young children’s development. Tools to offer safety, connection, and behavioral changes that lead to healing and resilience are offered.

  • Behavior is a form of communication. In this training, we explore what’s beneath the surface and offer supportive, relationship-based tools for responding to children with clarity and care.

  • Learn how to recognize and honor diverse ways of thinking and learning, and create inclusive spaces where all neurodivergent children feel valued, understood, and empowered.

  • Discover how PDA shapes children’s behavior and learn compassionate strategies to support their unique needs while fostering connection and cooperation.

  • Using the Environment as the Third Regulator.

    Creating classroom environments that act as regulating forces for all children

  • This training offers insight into the unique experiences of children who have been adopted or have experienced foster care. It provides relationship-centered tools to support trust, safety, and connection in the classroom.

  • Gain compassionate insight into Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS/NAS) and learn how to support the unique needs of affected children with patience and care.