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Welcome, I'm Alicia, the Founder and Principal SEL Strategist behind Roots To Resilience–SEL. With a deep passion for empowering young minds and over a decade of experience in the field of Social Emotional Learning (SEL), I've dedicated my career to helping children build the emotional tools they need to thrive in all areas of life.
I reside in Beaverton, Oregon, with my husband , twelve year old son, and 4 Yorkies! I have 4 kids, but the three oldest are young adults and on their own now! It's in my local school district where my passion for social-emotional learning (SEL) first took root while working in a K-6, dual-language, Title I, elementary school. I began my journey as a special education assistant, supporting students on the autism spectrum one-on-one. It didn’t take long for me to realize how much I loved teaching social skills—especially the simple, powerful tools that help kids navigate their emotions. Whether it was guiding a student through deep breathing when they felt upset or helping them put words to feelings they couldn’t yet understand, I saw firsthand how transformative SEL could be. I came to understand that kids often struggle to express themselves—not because they don’t want to, but because they haven’t yet learned how. I now have my own classroom, fully dedicated to wellness and social emotional learning, where I get to see students in the same fashion (one on one), to practice lagging skills, build relationships, and cultivate emotional intelligence. My greatest joy is helping children build that emotional toolkit and showing them that all feelings are valid—it's how we manage them that makes the difference.
Roots To Resilience–SEL was founded on the belief that meaningful growth begins at home and that our kids can't flourish if their basic social and emotional needs are not met and regulated. I offer personalized, in-home social emotional learning (SEL) services that are uniquely designed to meet each child where they are—helping them build essential life skills such as emotional regulation, empathy, self-awareness, and healthy relationship development.
While my services are not a substitute for specialized therapy, medical treatment, or counseling, they can provide the vital, in-between support children often need—especially in the unstructured spaces between school, home life, and clinical care. Sometimes, a little extra guidance in a familiar setting is exactly what’s needed to help a child grow with confidence and resilience.
My background includes extensive professional development in evidence-based SEL practices, trauma-informed care, and behavior support strategies, along with over a decade of experience inside schools in a number of different roles, with my last 4 years directly focused on student wellness, and strengthening social emotional learning practices and behavioral supports side by side with Behavior Support Specialists, School Counselors, Administrators and Teachers. I'm also a RYT Certified Yoga Teacher, and a Certified Social Emotional Learning Facilitator through Breath For Change, and can lead SEL, mindfulness, and wellness practices, workshops, and programs in your school, district, or organization for any and all ages. Through this work, I’ve seen firsthand the transformative impact SEL can have on a no only a child’s, but a person's confidence, behavior, and long-term success.
At Roots To Resilience, my goal is simple: to nurture resilient, emotionally intelligent children—one home at a time.
Let’s grow strong roots together.
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