“People are the undisputed experts on themselves. No one has been with them longer, or knows them better than they do themselves.”
Services
Training for Organizations
What we say and how we are with one another is crucial to fostering a strong community within an organization and meaningful working relationships.
Motivational Interviewing
A collaborative conversation style for having meaningful conversations about change. It also minimizes the likelihood of triggering defensiveness or resistance, and helps you provide information in a collaborative way that fosters client engagement and self-efficacy.
Restorative Practices
Formal and informal practices working to transfer the restorative mindset into the daily lived experience of an organization, with the aim of building healthy communities of belonging. Restorative practice is about the strengthening of interpersonal relationships and social connections. It also provides a framework to allow the potential for deep healing and resolving of conflict that may arise between people.
How I Work
Facilitate highly interactive and engaging workshops that are customizable to fit the needs of your organization.
Cultivate a safe, equitable and compassionate learning climate where you feel comfortable exploring the concepts, spirit and skills.
Provide plenty of opportunities for skill practice and on the spot coaching and feedback through the use of real scenarios and or challenges that come up during your work day.
Work collaboratively with your organization in developing meaningful frameworks for implementation
Coaching for Individuals
Motivational Interviewing Coaching
For those seeking deeper understanding of Motivational Interviewing (MI) I offer individual coaching/feedback sessions. We can work together to integrate the skills and spirt of (MI) into your everyday conversations.
Personal Coaching
Teens
I work with teenagers who struggle with self-esteem, anxiety, boundary setting, and emotional regulation. Your teen will come away with a more balanced perspective on themselves and what they are struggling with. Teens will also explore and learn practical strategies to feel more at ease and regulated.
Parents
You will come away from our consultations with practical and meaningful ways to communicate with your teen that are customizable to fit a variety of situations including how to repair relational discord.
How I Work
I strive to create an accepting and compassionate space where you feel heard, safe and understood.
I offer a warm, curious and collaborative approach to support you in making the life shifts you are hoping for.
I engage in deep listening and ask evocative questions to tap into your own inner wisdom and strengths as well as provide suggestions with your permission.
About Me
I am a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP), Restorative Practices Trainer and Trainer and Coach of Motivational Interviewing. I have ten years of experience working alongside school administrators, teachers, learning consultants and parents to cultivate inclusive, loving and accepting environments.
I deeply enjoy having genuine, empathic conversations with individual students and groups of students to help them navigate their lives and support them in recognizing their inherent worth. I also have an extensive background consulting with school based mental health, school climate and crisis response teams.
I maintain the mantra that the “wisdom is in the room.” My approach is to walk alongside individuals and or organizations in order to evoke their own strengths, resilience, clarity and wisdom to move forward in ways that make the most sense for them.
I am a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) which is globally recognized as the gold standard for motivational interviewing (MI) excellence. I am devoted to providing high quality training on a variety of topics including Motivational Interviewing, Restorative Practices, well-being, consultation, conflict resolution, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and more.
What People Are Saying
“It was clear that Mr. Ross considered this specific audience when creating the content and learning objectives. His presentation style was engaging and Mr. Ross has an obvious passion for the work he does. There was ample opportunity for interacting with the material and with fellow attendees, which allowed for deeper understanding of the content. These opportunities also provided the chance to practice the skills and begin to envision how to integrate them into my current practice in a meaningful way. Mr. Ross and this training exceeded all expectations and I look forward to attending more of his offerings in the future.”
–Katie S. School Psychologist, Clark County School District