Amy is passionate about helping others heal their hearts from past hurts - through the use of research and evidence based practices infused with the latest neuroscience research. She has personal and professional experience with adoption, developmental trauma and other developmental disabilities. She is a self-proclaimed "brain geek" and continuously finds fun ways to incorporate the latest neuroscience research into evidence-based practices specializing in the effects of early trauma or neglect on the brain and the best ways to help people heal.
She is the author of "Toby the Tiger Tamer" and the developer of the Tame Your Tiger Brain Training Program. Amy is the 2021 Play Therapist of the Year for the state of Virginia.
Tame Your Tiger™: Supporting Regulation in Real-World Settings
Designed for school counselors, therapists, case workers, and anyone supporting kids under stress. Tame Your Tiger™ is a one-hour virtual training that uses playful metaphors and brain-based insights to support children’s emotional regulation. Ideal for therapists, school professionals, and case workers, the training emphasizes co-regulation strategies that can be applied in real-world interactions with children and families. Participants will receive a free Tame Your Tiger™ workbook. The training will also be recorded and shared with participants if they can't attend in person. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Understand behavior through a nervous system lens
- Recognize Fire Tiger and Ice Tiger states in real time
- Use simple, body-based strategies that work in classrooms, therapy rooms, and homes
- Support regulation before problem-solving or consequences
Target Audience
Baffled by children's behaviors? They go from 0 to 60 with no apparent warning? Once you understand the basics of our nervous system and the different states - what those look like and how to help it gets much clearer and easier! If you have children or work with children this will help! Adoptive parents, foster parents, biological parents, teachers, social workers, childcare workers and more can benefit from some Tiger Taming! Recording will be provided if you can't attend live.
Friday, August 14, 2026
Live Interactive Webinar