Services

At Building Bravery, children, teens, young adults, and families receive compassionate, evidence-informed support tailored to their unique needs. Each service is designed to reduce fear, build resilience, and provide practical tools for navigating life’s most challenging moments.

Child Life Services

Child Life support helps children and families cope with medical, emotional, and life-changing experiences through developmentally appropriate education and emotional support.

Areas of support include:

• Preparation for medical procedures, surgeries, and hospitalizations

• Illness education to help children understand diagnoses in a clear, age-appropriate way

• Trauma, grief, and bereavement support

• Coping strategies for anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and stressful life events

• Play-based therapeutic interventions to process feelings and build confidence

• Support for siblings and caregivers during medical or emotional crises

Child Life Services focus on reducing fear, promoting emotional safety, and empowering both children and their families.

Exposure Coaching

Exposure Coaching is designed for children, teens, and young adults experiencing anxiety, OCD, or phobias. Using a gradual, supportive, and strengths-based approach, clients learn to face fears in manageable steps, gaining confidence and mastery.

Common areas addressed include:

• OCD and intrusive thoughts

• School anxiety and avoidance

• Social anxiety

• Specific phobias (vomiting, needles, driving, animals, etc.)

• Panic and health anxiety

Exposure work is collaborative and paced appropriately, ensuring clients feel safe, supported, and ready for each step forward.

Eating Disorder Coaching

Compassionate, Weight-Inclusive Support for Real-Life Recovery

Eating Disorder Coaching offers warm, practical, and judgment-free support for individuals and families navigating eating disorder recovery or disordered eating patterns. This service is designed to complement clinical treatment by providing the day-to-day guidance that helps you (or your loved one) stay grounded, supported, and moving toward healing.

Rooted in Health at Every Size® (HAES®), my coaching approach honors body diversity, rejects diet culture, and centers trust, autonomy, and compassionate care. Recovery is possible in every body—and you never have to pursue intentional weight loss to be deserving of support.

What Coaching Can Help With

• Meal support and accountability to reduce anxiety and build structure

• Psychoeducation around nutrition, body image, and recovery from a weight-neutral, HAES®-aligned perspective

• Skill-building for navigating challenging food situations and exposures

• Parent/Caregiver coaching to support a child’s recovery without relying on weight-based goals

• Emotional regulation and grounding strategies during difficult or overwhelming moments

• Support in challenging diet culture and internalized weight stigma

• Rebuilding trust in your body and developing a more peaceful relationship with food

A Client-Centered,

Non-Judgmental Approach

My coaching is collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to your unique needs. Together, we focus on restoring balance, reducing shame, and supporting sustainable healing one step at a time. No rules, no judgment, no diet culture. Just real support for real recovery.

Who I Support

• Children

• Teens

• Young Adults

• Caregivers and Families

Both in-person and virtual sessions may be available depending on the service and individual needs.

My Approach

All services are grounded in:

• Trauma-informed care

• Developmentally appropriate communication

• Evidence-based practices

• Compassion, transparency, and empowerment

At Building Bravery, every family receives individualized support with dignity, understanding, and hope.

Why Choose Building Bravery?

With over 13 years of experience as a Certified Child Life Specialist, Building Bravery brings expertise, compassion, and a deep understanding of children’s emotional and developmental needs. At Building Bravery, We are committed to ensuring every family feels supported, understood, and empowered, regardless of their financial situation.

Let’s build bravery together.
Contact Me today to learn more about how we can support your family through life’s toughest moments.