Mental Wellness and Trauma Educator

When her child was in crisis, Shauna tried books, therapists and nothing was working. She happened into a two day training with Dr. Bruce Perry, the famed child psychiatrist/neurobiologist. He shared about the impact of early childhood trauma. This new way of thinking about challenging behavior and difficulties helped Shauna. She studied with Dr. Perry through the State of Oregon for 6 months and applied what she learned. Changing the brain through sensory and patterned activities improved everyone’s mental health.

Shauna teaches the same ideas Oregon and the nation. She sheds light on how past trauma can affect current behavior. Her lived experience provides unique insight. Teaching others to recognize trauma responses and create safe environments is Shauna’s passion. Messages of hope, wellness, and resilience resonate with parents, healthcare professionals, educators, Developmental Disability staff, self-advocates and parents alike.

“Chaos and Adverse Childhood Experiences can influence behavior. Knowing how the brain, nervous system and Vagus Nerve work, makes all the difference.”

Shauna Signorini, Wellness and Resilience Educator
Services

Trauma Informed Consultation and Training-Organizations

Trauma Informed Consultation and Training-Professionals

Resilience and Wellness Consultation for Individuals
Parent education on behavior, the nervous system and wellness

Mental Health First Aid Facilitator-Adult, Youth and Veterans

Keynote and Public Speaking

Racial Equity Statement

I am currently working on an equity and inclusion statement that recognizes race and ethnicity, disability status (both visible and invisible), age, gender and sexuality.

Learning to be anti-racist is important to me. While I have learned about being culturally responsive for over a decade, I see how being a white woman has benefitted me systemically. My education is ongoing, preferably by those with lived experience and being compensated for their work.

Love this tweet by Tori Williams Glass of www.whitehomework.com


unpopular opinion: people who are publicly committed to growth don’t worry about being cancelled.

Tori Williams Glass www.whitehomework.com
Certifications

Traditional Healthcare Worker-Family Peer Support

Mental Health First Aid Facilitator
-Adult
-Youth
-Veterans
Collaborative Problem Solving Tier 2

  • Image of Shauna on Zoom
    Zooming across Oregon and the country-the brain can change!
  • Image of Shauna and Dr. Vincent Felitti, the original author of the Adverse Childhood Experience Study.
    Shauna and Dr. Felitti, the original author of the Adverse Childhood Experience Study (ACEs)
  • Image of Shauna and friends during Family Voices Conference.
    Shauna in DC with friends before speaking about “Mental Health Supports Where Few Exist”
  • Image of Shauna speaking at a Wraparound Oregon Event.
    Shauna shares her family’s story to advocate for change with Wraparound Oregon
  • Eastern Oregon parents ready to share their story for change.
    Shauna’s work in Eastern Oregon planted seeds of advocacy in 2013 that have grown deep roots and flourish today
  • Shauna speaking about Self-care, Resilience and Trauma in Atlanta in 2012
    Self-care, Resilience and Trauma: Atlanta, Georgia Federation-of-Families- National Conference 2012
  • Shauna with incredible parent advocates on whirlwind training tour of Oregon with Emily Braman of the Arc Oregon.