As a Certified Texas Special Education Teacher with 20+ years of experience, I specialize as a Reading Interventionist, bridging the gap between ELA success and emotional resilience through a holistic, trauma-informed approach. My passion is building foundational skills mixed with art/DBT alongside middle and high school students with learning differences like Dyslexia and ADHD, as well as all-ages ESL. I blend creative writing, poetry, and narrative character creation with DBT to build academic mastery, self-confidence, positive self-talk, and anxiety management skills. My sessions go beyond standard tutoring; we use figurative language and storytelling to make complex concepts like morphology and sentence structure feel like an adventure. Whether using interactive games, AI for a magical finish, or exploring the rhythm of poetry, I center sessions around each student's personal interests to help them find their unique voice in a joyful, non-judgmental environment so they can thrive!

["ADHD","Learning Differences (Academic coaching for diverse learners)","Emotional Regulation & Distress Tolerance","Dialectical Behavior Therapy/DBT Recovery & Resilience Coaching","Anime, Shape Poems, FUN","CATS, Character Development, Writing your Own Narrative Stories","Creative Writing","Middle School ELA","High School ELA","Adult ESL Story Telling Speech"]