Hands-On Emotional 911

Building emotional intelligence into the everyday structure of the classroom shifts everyone into learning readiness.   

Teachers gain:

• awareness of how Adverse Childhood Experiences (big and small traumas) activate the survival instinct in many misbehaving or defiant students. 
• easy and practical strategies for addressing unwanted behaviors while shifting self-regulation to the student.
• tools that provide all students with quick and effective methods to process their emotions in constructive ways, encouraging better decisions, focus and learning.

Empower a child to become the BOSS of their brain and body. 

Children learn to:

• appreciate their super powerful brain
• understand and self-regulate feelings (apply skills to name and tame anxiety and other negative emotions)  
• increase self-confidence and identify core values
• develop emotional resilience, growth mindset and problem-solving skills.

Currently this is an 

online coaching class. Programs are tailored to elementary age or teens.

Private 1:1 therapy 

is also available.

Improve your parenting skills as you help your child increase emotional intelligence 

– the ability to identify, understand and manage emotions in positive ways. 

Parents learn:

• easy and practical skills to defuse conflict, enhance communication, and manage stress.
• how to promote reservoirs of resilience – through family work, service, mealtimes, earned achievements, and playing together.
• ways to influence a growth mindset – the belief that qualities can be cultivated vs. fixed.
• emotional validation skills to encourage confident, capable and caring kids.

• Are workshops taught in person or virtual?

Laura is available to travel to your location or via Zoom.

• Is this a one time workshop or multiple sessions?

Workshops are typically taught as a whole unit (approx 45 min with 15 min Q&A) or can be broken down into 5 modules, for more in depth training.

• Is a one-time workshop enough?

The Emotional 911 programs can build upon each other. 

Each time we add more tools and training to enhance development of emotional intelligence skills. 

   “Now more than ever, providing social and emotional learning is needed because of the pandemic. 

Laura Sonderegger presented helpful strategies to ensure a smooth transition for the return of students to school. 

My staff received the information well, not only on behalf of the students, but for their own social and emotional needs. CPR: Care, prepare and repair, coupled with grit and resilience, were exactly what my staff needed to be available for the diverse needs of students.” 

-Ann Morales, Principal, 

Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies