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My Mission

My mission at Uni-Diversity is to support people in getting curious about themselves,

so that they can embrace their own human diversity.

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Acceptance of our own humanity leads us to the ability to clarify needs

and to make decisions that are more aligned to our true desires

both for ourselves and also for the people that we are caring for.

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My ability to offer the services that I do is because of my own journey

that has brought me to where I am today.​

 

I use the terms "us" and "we" in my mission statement, because I am in this with you.

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I have been in the same career for over 25 years and with that, I have seen and experienced the complications that arise within the special needs, education and human services fields. This has made me want to do something that genuinely addresses the feelings of helplessness experienced by all of us within these fields, who are trying to do the best we can to deliver effective support.

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I have been a parent for almost the same amount of time and with that, I have personally lived, and continue to live, the challenges of raising and accompanying neurodiverse children in a society that doesn't always accept and include people as they are. This has made me want to do something that genuinely addresses the feelings of powerlessness in certain situations and in identifying and meeting the needs of our children.

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I have been the caregiver for my father who has Alzheimer's for the last 6 years and with that, I have personally lived, and continue to live, the struggles of navigating systems and services that do not always provide adequate support and belonging. This has made me want to do something that genuinely addresses the feelings of hopelessness that being a caregiver can bring, when all we want is for our loved one to feel cared for and included.

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And finally, I have also been focused on caring for myself for almost the same amount of time and with that, I have had to face burnout along with many painful realizations that I am the one who often gets in my own way. This has made me want to do something that genuinely addresses the negative impacts to our own well-being that misunderstanding and ignoring our own needs can have.

 

All of these combined experiences have led me to develop my unique approach and services. ​

​My intention is to provide services that help you get curious about your experience, facilitate the process of caring for yourself and others, and increase the effectiveness of the supports that you are providing or receiving.

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In practice, this looks like:

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  • guidance and accompaniment within your actual reality

  • openness to trying new things through continuous research and investigation into resources and ideas

  • focus on finding solutions that will contibrute to long term success in addition to alleviating the immediate challenges

  • no limit to the amount of hours of service that an individual or family requires

  • use of methods that are not based in compliance

  • focus on functional ability (real life skills,) personal gain, and actual independence of an individual, rather than production of performance based results or rote learning of information

  • use of individualized application of tools, strategies and techniques

  • and more.....

A girl and a woman are climbing on a play structure at the park.
A girl has slime dripping off her fingers. We see her smiling behind it.
Patient and Nurse
A child is sitting at a table that has a painting on it, and she is smiling up at the camera.
A woman is looking over a small child`s shoulder.
A child is jumping high with their arms up and a smile.
A girl is riding a tricycle. There are ball launchers and red balls all over the ground in the backg
Two children are wearing rainboots, stepping in and touching some puddles.
A boy is smiling large while he is holding a toy airplane. He is outside and he is running.
Two children are splashing in the water.
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Two children are standing outside and it is snowing. One child is catching flakes with their hands a
A boy is sitting in a large body of water and playing with a toy boat.
Two girls are sitting on the floor with a man. One girl and the man are looking at a computer screen
A boy and girl are looking at toy elephants that are on the table in front of them.
A small child is playing with a train set.
A boy is throwing a soccer ball in the air and a woman, a man, and a girl are watching him.
A boy is playing a guitar and a girl is watching him and clapping her hands.
My mission
My approach

I strive to genuinely address the need for support and solutions for the supporters themselves,

by offering outside-of-the-box services based entirely on specific needs.

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My approach is built on the foundation of consciousness, self-reflection, curiosity, wilingness and understanding. It is anchored in the idea of community and collaboration, and the belief that we have to ability to create change if we want it.

My services are meant to dig deeper into your situation and untangle your experience, in order to identify your authentic intentions and true needs, along with, if applicable, those of the person or people in your care.

Doing this, then facilitates the process of tailoring my support to what you need, assisting you in finding actionable strategies and implementing realistic solutions that work towards creating the reality that you desire.

 

I IMMERSE MYSELF IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, SEEK INFORMATION AND AIM TO FULLY UNDERSTAND

WHAT YOUR REALITY IS AND THEN DIRECTLY TAILOR MY INTERVENTIONS TO YOU.

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My personal holistic approach includes techniques and strategies based in my understanding of various theories and models including but not limited to;

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In my 25 years of experience, I have seen that there is not one single approach that works; instead, it is most effective to adapt this combined knowledge to each individual’s personal perception and needs, using basic humanity as the starting point.

My training and certification
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