I sat in rooms full of professionals and advocated for what I knew he was capable of — even when the room wasn't sure. I pushed for him to be in regular education in second grade when the system wasn't certain he was ready. He ran for student council in fourth grade. He joined safety patrol in fifth. He did things that made him anxious — and he did them anyway.

 

The therapists and educators who never took no as an answer to 'can he' — who raised the bar because they knew his potential — changed our lives. I built my career trying to be that for other families.

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I started working in his early intervention program. Moved to the school district as a 1:1 aide, growing at every level alongside him. Found my own passion in working with students with disabilities. Eventually built my own solo practice — because I knew I could give more outside the system than inside it.

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That experience shaped everything about how I work. Students who struggle aren't lacking ability — they're missing systems that fit how they actually think and work.

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This past year, I watched my son graduate from college — listening to him talk about his passion and what he wants to build with his life. Full circle doesn't begin to cover it.

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I know that not every journey looks like ours. Every child is different. Every outcome is its own. What I believe — with everything I have — is that there is potential in every person's life, whatever that looks like. I meet my clients exactly where they are, and I work toward what they can see for themselves.

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This is what I would have loved when I was in the middle of my own journey — someone who had been there, who believed fiercely, who could sit beside me and say: I see what you see in your child. Let's figure out the next step together.