Looking upward;
Moving forward.
Right now, organizations, small and large are dealing with a "perfect storm" of obstacles: revolving-door staffing, tiny training budgets, and almost no clear career pathing for talented people. When we can't keep our experts, we end up with a cycle where inexperienced staff are being led by inexperienced managers. It’s a recipe for burnout, and it completely kills team morale.This is why I started Upstream Consultation.
It is time we stop viewing staffing and retention as secondary operational hurdles and start seeing them as the primary methods for meeting the goals of organizational vision that they are. By focusing on the strengths of teams and building robust internal pathways for growth, we can finally bridge the gap between program intent and community impact.
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.”
-Thich Nhat Hanh
The
Vision:
We assert that the fundamentals have always mattered most.
I recognize that access to the building blocks of HOPE in the workplace, are fundamental to team cohesion and successful organizational strategy. Upstream Consultation respects the parallel process between consumers seeking support from team members and team members seeking support from managers. I utilize HOPE, grounded in science, to improve empathy, drive respect for human dignity, and promote trust among teams and by extension, the communities served.
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
- Maya Angelou
The
Process:
Upstream Consultation partners with organizations large and small who share the mission of advancing health and well-being for children, families, and communities.
The work of Upstream Consultation is guided by the tenets of collaboration and support. I use the building blocks of HOPE, restorative practices, and evidence-based training to reinforce the work of community coalitions intent upon improving the lives of communities served.
Founded on the proven science that positive experiences are fundamental to everyone’s health and well-being, these training and consultation services are crafted to ensure that your company values are upheld, and that your mission is fulfilled with beneficial and far-reaching outcomes.
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Introductory Trainings
Lunch n Learns (60 min max)
Intro clinical / cultural trainings (2 hours or less)
Workshops
Typically 3-6 hours
More advanced; pricing will vary based on initial consult
Deeper Level Exploration
Full or Half Day Workshops
Leadership Training
Policy Review and Development
Consultation for Contract Compliance
What does your contract require for training and maintenance of compliance, and how can I support that? Cultural hours, risk assessment, etc.
Funding source requirements (state, federal, etc.)
Especially good for helping your team to meet stipulations in a way that supports access to HOPE building blocks for staff and clientele
Annual trainings, fingerprinting, clearances, required compliance trainings and other boxes your team may need to tick
Coaching Internal Culture and Organizational Change
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Focused on specific topical needs, for example:
Supervisory training, Struggling with vicarious burnout, Trauma, Poor boundaries, Screening for Suicide Confidently, etc.
Great for bolstering your team’s professional ability to be attuned, and empathic as well as solution focused and objective
These trainings leave room for me to bring in the building blocks of HOPE to reorient focus from the current problem to a zoomed out view of the bigger picture, overall intention, and how this supervisory moment connects to that larger outcome/goal.
These trainings offer a great opportunity to refocus the conversation and improve your team’s efficacy.
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Introduction to HOPE - 90 minutes minimum
Good for exposure and inspiration
Can be up to 3 hours long for a highly specialized intro, depending on your group and goals
Advanced HOPE Training
More strategizing
Emphasis on how to implement HOPE with your clientele, mission, and vision
Together we create an action plan
3, 4, or 6 hour workshop(s)
More time allows for more exploratory activities
Make an inquiry.
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Not sure which services best fit your needs or budget? Curious about how we could work together? An initial consult takes the pressure off by answering all of your questions.
Initial consultation.
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Here is where I get to learn about you and your team. Using this information, I consider what role our partnership can serve in meeting your mission goals. We keep communication open and decisions shared—no surprises.
Our Work Begins.
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Once we have established that we are a good fit for each other, contracts are signed, and trainings or workshops are scheduled at your convenience.
From Adia’s Desk
Articles, essays, reflections, and resources.
What Helped You Grow?
Understanding How Positive Childhood Experiences Shape Your Mental Health
When we talk about childhood and mental health, the conversation usually centers on what went wrong. Trauma, instability, loss these are real, and they matter clinically. But researchers have been quietly building the case for something equally important: what went right.
A growing body of evidence suggests that positive childhood experiences aren't just pleasant memories, they're protective. And the HOPE framework (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) gives us a way to understand exactly what those experiences look like.
The Four Building Blocks
Safe environments Feeling secure at home, at school, and in your community. Not just the absence of danger, but the presence of calm, consistency, and predictability day to day.
Healthy relationships Having even one reliable, caring adult in your corner. A parent, a grandparent, a teacher, a coach. Someone who showed up consistently and made you feel like you mattered.
Emotional engagement Adults who noticed your feelings, took them seriously, and helped you navigate them. Being truly seen as a child turns out to have lasting effects on how we regulate emotion as adults.
Community involvement Belonging to something beyond your household. A team, a faith community, a neighborhood group. That sense of connection and shared identity builds something in us that's hard to replicate later.
What This Means for You
If you recognize these building blocks in your own upbringing, those are genuine strengths part of what carried you to where you are today. If some were missing, that's important context too, not as a verdict on your future, but as a piece of your story worth understanding.
Mental health isn't only shaped by what has hurt us. It's shaped by what held us, too.
Start at the source, not the symptoms.
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Start at the source, not the symptoms. ~
Driven by curiosity and built on purpose, this is where bold thinking meets thoughtful execution. Let’s create something meaningful together.
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