let’s add one more mama to your village.
infant mental health specialist (and mom!)I’m Michelle.
I do what I do because I know that the quality of our future depends on how we raise our children. The most important factor in a child's overall development, future happiness, and success is a secure attachment with a trusted caregiver.
I'm here to help you filter out the unnecessary, not add more noise. Sometimes, the internet makes things more confusing. But here, we help you find what is already within you - your ability to nurture a strong, secure attachment with your little one.
Trust me on this…
You’re the true expert here.
I worked in community behavioral health for almost a decade, with families directly in their homes, most of them involved in the foster care system in some way.
I saw every type of family dynamic imaginable. But still, I dreamed of doing more. Helping more people. Making a bigger impact.
Through Babies and Brains, I now get to work with caregivers just like you all around the globe - empowering you to feel confident in being the true experts on your child.
All you need is already inside of you.
GET TO KNOW MERapid Fire Q&A
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My post-birth meal request was a charcuterie board (hello adult lunchables!), but I could live off Italian food.
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I love reality tv (especially Bravo), but I've read and watched the Harry Potter series more times than I can count (Slytherin here!).
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I have my B.S. in Psychology, my master's in Infant Family Practice, I am a trained Circle of Security Parenting (COS-P) Facilitator, I have created and supervised an Early Childhood Specialist team that directly served my community, I have numerous hours of training in attachment, child development, and trauma.
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Since I view you as the expert, you leave my services with the confidence that you are, in fact, the expert on your own child. You can filter through the noise on the internet because you know that nobody knows your child better than you do. The skills you learn with me give you a strong foundation, meaning you will be able to continue building off of it for the rest of your parenting journey. I work myself out of a job; my goal is for you to not need me anymore!
Let’s take this public.
The @babiesandbrains community is where it’s at!
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