Positively MOXIE

Molly has enjoyed being a first grade classroom teacher, elementary school counselor, junior high language specialist, and currently is a junior high school counselor. As a school counselor, Molly understands the vast and diverse needs facing children and schools today. Molly’s secondary school counseling team has proven its dedication to providing academic, personal/social, and career development Jill is a school-based occupational therapist. Jill has a passion for working with students who have complex behavioral needs, often the result of self-regulation and sensory processing differences. Jill leads school-wide rollouts of self-regulation programs at her schools.

Our “3 C's” model forms our resilience framework. We know that youth who develop confidence, learn calming skills, and increase interpersonal connections will build greater resilience and well-being. Molly and Jill empower and serve teachers, counselors, therapists, and parents who want to teach young people skills they need to better coach their brains for greater well-being and resilience. We understand our students and youth need as many “tools'' in their toolbox as we can give them. We are influenced by the science of positive psychology, counseling techniques, self-regulation, cognitive behavioral therapy, sensory processing, executive functioning, and brain science.

Sources of Strength grant recipient, presenter at WIDA National Conference Recognized American Model Program (RAMP) recognition among American School Counseling Programs. It is the highest honor a school counseling program can receive from the American School Counseling Association (ASCA).

Molly received her Educational Specialist in Educational Leadership and Master’s of Science in School Counseling from Northwest Nazarene University. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Education and Spanish from the College of Idaho. Jill received her Master’s degree from Boise State University and Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Colorado State University.

We both completed the Positive Educator Certification Program where we received specialized training on utilizing Applied Positive Psychology with children and adolescents. We are passionate about creating relevant, high quality, and actionable resources to address well-being and resilience skills for students!