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Hi, I'm Karen,
Growing up, school and friendships didn’t always come easily to me, and I often felt different and unsure of myself.
When I began to explore create spaces, in voice, dance and theatre I finally felt seen, safe, and free to be myself.
My goal, is to create those same warm, nurturing, and empowering spaces where kids and teens feel seen, heard, and accepted for who they are.
Together, we build on their unique strengths and use creative, playful approaches to navigate challenges and develop new skills, discovering their full potential.
As a parent myself, I know firsthand how hard it can be to stay calm and regulated when your child is struggling. I believe you are the expert on your child, and I'm here to walk alongside your family with compassion and respect.
Read my full bio to learn more about my clinical work, my adventures in musical theatre (including touring with children's theatre!), and my love for games, puzzles, and animals.
Programs for Kids & Tweens
Through the power of dramatic play and connection, our programs offer kids and tweens a safe space to move past their comfort zones, build real-world confidence, and discover the strengths they already have within.
Individual Drama Therapy Sessions
These tailored, one-on-one sessions give your child a warm, creative space to explore big emotions and navigate daily challenges through natural, low-pressure drama games and play.
By meeting your child exactly where they are, we use play and creativity to practice coping skills, work through challenges, and discover solutions together.
Creative Voices Therapeutic Theatre
Our most popular program is an inclusive, therapeutic theater space where kids and tweens completely shape the story; developing, designing, and acting in their very own original play.
There is no pressure to be center-stage; instead, every child chooses their own comfortable role, whether that's creating characters, designing costumes, or collaborating behind the scenes in an environment where every single voice is valued.
Small Group
Therapeutic
Improv
These high-energy, small-group sessions use playful theater games and spontaneous storytelling to help kids and tweens practice flexible thinking and real-time communication.
This environment, helps kids naturally boost their confidence, ease social anxiety, and share plenty of laughs with peers who get them.
All of our programs are inclusive working with neurodivergent individuals and those with diverse learning, developmental, emotional, and behavioral needs, including autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, Tourette's syndrome, and mood disorders. Our areas of focus also include adjustment to complex medical conditions, trauma, grief, and loss.
Our approach is strength-based, trauma-informed and neuroaffirming, honoring each individual's unique experiences, abilities, and ways of engaging with the world.
The ACT2Connect Approach
At ACT2Connect we know that every young person’s brain and strengths, and way of experiencing the world are beautifully unique. We don't believe in rigid boxes or trying to make your child fit into a standard mold.
Instead, We use a warm, child-centered approach that honors neurodiversity and meets your child exactly where they are.
Through intentional, creative play, ACT2Connect provides a safe place for kids and teens, especially those who think, learn, and feel a little differently to release tension, discover their natural strengths, and build genuine confidence from the inside out.
Our Philosophy
ACT2Connect was created from the belief that every child deserves to be honored for who they are, not just for their strengths or skills. While we practice important social-emotional skills, the work is never about changing a child. It’s about helping them recognize how incredible they already are, develop confidence in their own abilities, and feel more secure at school, at home, with peers, and in life.
At ACT2Connect, both children and parents are met with care, understanding, and the reminder that they are already worthy, capable, and enough.