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Michelle Maikoetter, MA, NCC, LPC-S Michelle Maikoetter is a ChildTrauma Academy Fellow and has been working in a variety of childcare settings for almost twenty years. She grew up in Three Rivers, TX, and completed her post-graduate work at Stephen F. Austin State University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, a National Certified Counselor, and has received training in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

Michelle began her first six years in childcare at a long term, residential wilderness camp in East Texas. This period of time influenced and set a strong foundation for experiential learning and a strength-based perspective. Her experience has mainly been with children and adolescents – in residential programming, wilderness programming, after school programming, juvenile justice, and domestic violence/sexual assault outreach and counselling. Michelle has served in the role of program development and/or administration in each of these areas. Professional interests include creating a holistic program for professional parenting including brain friendly information, utilizing daily learning opportunities, and using professionals as caregiver consultants rather than direct service providers. Michelle is also interested in teaching and applying growth, learning, and neurodevelopment principles across all levels of an organization –not just to children in care. Currently, Michelle serves as the Administrator of Program Development at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch in Boys Ranch, TX, one of the largest non-profit residential childcare facilities in the United States. She is responsible for training, crisis intervention, counselling, and developing a daily “operational guide” for professional parents in a residential, group setting.