Formerly a K-8 School Counselor in the private school sector, Patricia spent much of the last two decades navigating the pressing issues for students, parents, and educators in these competitive, fast-paced, media-saturated institutions.

Patricia's Speaking Topics Include: 
 

• Parenting: What's really important

• Agency: Why struggle is a fundamental part of child development

• Screens and Social Media: The Dopamine Affect

• Teaching Family Values

• Moral Intelligence: Teaching empathy and self-regulation to children 

• Child Development

• The Parent/Teacher/Student Triad

• Social Emotional Learning