Trauma-Informed Mental Health Educator
Founder & CEO, The Living Garden Institute LLC
Creator of The Living Garden Framework™
Barbara develops customized workshops, curriculum, professional learning, and practical educational resources through The Living Garden Institute. Her work is grounded in The Living Garden Framework™, an evidence-informed educational model.
My Story
My work began with questions from everyday family life. As I tried to understand my children's emotions and experiences, I started looking more closely at the relationships and environments around them. I also began noticing familiar patterns in my own life. Those experiences helped shape the educational work I now share through The Living Garden Institute.
“People Are Not Broken. They Are Shaped.”
The Institute
An Institute for Trauma-Informed Education and Human Development.
The Living Garden Institute provides trauma-informed, nonclinical education through customized workshops, curriculum, professional learning, educational consulting, and practical resources for individuals, families, educators, schools, organizations, and communities.
Home of The Living Garden Framework™
The Institute is the organization. The Framework is the educational model. Programs, services, and resources put the model into practice. Partnerships bring the work into schools, organizations, and communities.
Based in Central Texas, the Institute offers virtual programming and in-person services by arrangement.
Understand the Root, Not Just the Behavior.
The Institute's work is grounded in dignity, understanding, choice, connection, and growth.
Profile
Trauma-Informed Mental Health Educator
Founder & CEO, The Living Garden Institute LLC
Creator of The Living Garden Framework™
Program & Curriculum Developer
Educational Consultant
U.S. Army Veteran
M.S.Ed. Candidate — Transformative Teaching and Learning, William Jewell College
Degree in progress.
Professional Work
All programs and services are available by request and customized to the needs of the individual, group, or organization.
Customized, nonclinical education for parents, caregivers, and families.
Professional learning for educators, staff, and organizational teams.
Curriculum, materials, and educational guidance adapted to the audience, goals, and setting.
Speaking and presentations adapted to your audience, goals, and setting.
Educational Scope
The Institute provides nonclinical education. Its services are not therapy, diagnosis, or clinical treatment.
For full scope details, see the Nonclinical Scope policy.
Next step
Contact Barbara about educational services, partnerships, speaking, curriculum work, or professional opportunities.
