Innerlinks Communication

08/28/2024

Innerlinks Communication is moving to Charlotte! I look forward to seeing clients in the new location starting October 1st: 2319 Randolph Road.

03/28/2023

How can therapists best serve their clients? Stay curious.

Check out my latest blog post on why curiosity is so important for (and how it has often gone missing in) the therapeutic process. https://www.innerlinkscommunication.com/blog/2023/1/12/curiosity-the-critical-and-often-missing-component-to-the-therapeutic-process

01/05/2023

Calling all educators and parents...I am excited to be presenting a session on the importance of nervous system regulation at the Community School of Davidson Fresh Take Conference. I hope to see you there!

View more about this event at Fresh Take 2023

11/25/2022

It's Black Friday, and many people are searching for some great deals. The Touchpoint Solution is offering 30% off right now.

We have had so much success with this product that I personally ordered 3 pairs for our family (and they get a LOT of use), and I use them with my clients regularly.

After seeing the benefits of using them, I opted to get an affiliate link with them (see below). If you are looking for something that is easy to use in the moment to help with calming, focus, and overall wellbeing, then I highly suggest checking out The Touchpoint Solution.

TouchPoints are breakthrough neuroscientific wearables clinically proven to provide fast relief from stress, improving sleep, increasing focus and helping you feel calm and relaxed.

11/12/2022

Two days done, two days to go!

I am halfway through one of the best courses I have ever taken. I am excited to incorporate all that I learn in this course in my therapy sessions.

10/22/2022

Often my kids will order something online and be so excited for it to arrive that they will check the tracking like every hour the day it is expected at our house. Of course when that happens I lecture them about what it was like in my day, without internet, only the ability to order things on the phone from a catalog. And…how we had to wait for those things with no notification on when they would arrive. “Have patience,” I say.
Weeeeeellllllll…..I may have jumped on that bandwagon today. And I’m pretty sure they would laugh at me for what I was so eager to receive. But, anyone who knows me well probably wouldn’t be surprised. Yep…it’s a textbook.
(I have been wanting to take a course on working with cranial nerves for a long time now, and I am super excited that I am doing that in a few weeks. I was like a kid in a candy store when my pre-course reading material arrived today.)

09/22/2022

New blog post alert!

Children are often labeled lazy or accused of not trying hard enough when they struggle with completing tasks that we adults request of them. But, that couldn't be farther from the truth. Check out my latest blog post that debunks the myth that children are lazy.

We recently had much of the interior of our house repainted. Sitting in my home now feels peaceful and relaxing because in addition to getting a fresh layer of paint, we also took the time to declutter. It is easy to feel grounded and centered when my surroundings exude a serene vibe. But if you h

08/11/2022

Have you ever noticed that your child or client performs a specific skill in the therapy session but then has difficulty reproducing that same skill at another time? What about inconsistency in using that skill in their daily lives?

This disparity in performance is often confusing to parents and therapists and frustrating for children who are giving extraordinary effort throughout the therapeutic process. It can sometimes feel akin to the defeat of getting to the top of a hill after an intense climb only to slide back down after accidentally slipping in some mud.

How can we increase this carryover? What could be missing that is needed to increase consistency?

The answer lies in nervous system regulation.

When a child is learning a new skill, especially if it is something that is being taught specifically to the child, it requires thinking, processing, and intentional energy being directed toward that skill. All of that happens at the highest level of the brain, the cortex.

When a child's nervous system is dysregulated, the lower levels of the brain turn on as a safety mechanism to monitor for potential danger. When that happens, the energy must be diverted to those lower brain regions, and the thinking parts of the brain are moved to the periphery.

We can think of this like a performance in a play. While several actors may be on stage, it usually the one who is speaking that garners the most attention. The others may still be there, but their participation is minimized.

To increase the likelihood that the logical, thinking parts of the brain will take the lead, and the more reflexive, protective parts of the brain will step more into the shadows, the child needs to feel safe and regulated.

While no one can ever perform a specific skill with 100% consistency across all settings and situations, we can significantly increase the path toward progress by centering nervous system regulation in all therapy sessions.

At Innerlinks Communication, the primary goal is always for children to feel safe, seen, and worthy so that their natural light can shine freely in and out of the clinic, and communication skills can develop naturally.

08/07/2022

Just published a new blog post. Check it out.

https://www.innerlinkscommunication.com/blog/2022/7/27/rethinking-therapy-goals-honoring-the-beauty-and-importance-of-neurodiversity

There are a few things that I have to share before I get to the meat of this post: My child read this entire post and gave me permission to share this publicly. I am normally a very private person when it comes to my personal and family life (especially anything involving my children), wh

08/01/2022

I really, really do have the best job in the whole world. There are no words to describe how grateful I felt to receive this email from the parent of a former client.




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