Beth is from the Lexington area in Kentucky; she has spent over 20 years working with kids and families in child care settings, as a teacher, and as a therapist. She is currently the Associate Clinic Manager at Bluegrass.org, supervising over 20 staff members and has provided other workshops on foster care/adoption issues and play therapy.

       TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention) is an attachment focused way of helping children, which was created by Dr Karyn Purvis; Dr Purvis spent her life studying the affects of trauma on a child's brain and their relationships with others, and how healing can occur through future healthy relationships, self awareness, skills and training.

     Beth also received training in Filial and Child Centered Play Therapy.  Filial Therapy was created by Drs. Bernard and Louise Gurney, as they followed Virginia Axline's child-centered model, teaching the parent(s)/guardian(s) to use child-centered techniques with their child. The child centered approach is known for its benefits of regulating emotions and increase of self awareness, as well as increasing attachment.

Included below are three short videos from Dr Karyn Purvis, who created TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention).  All three show part of the overview of TBRI.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWScSJKnj1A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTBgvOPe79w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGqwz8L6JBo