Lori Grace Kochevar, founder of Brighten the Brain, is a Licensed Professional Counselor, an adoptive mother and professional with 30 years of clinical expertise. Along with a Masters degree, Lori-Grace has extensive experience in the physiological components of trauma and attachment issues in children and how this affects the families and systems that are entrusted with their care.
As a Transitional Specialist, Lori Grace orchestrates opportunities for families, businesses, and communities in their process of change and evolution. As a Master Therapist, Lori is forwarding a new conversation. In questioning long term assumptions we have collectively accepted, she has found clinically and empirically based models with results that increase our effectiveness and efficiency to deliver fast, safe, long-lasting results. Lori Grace is also a Community Advocate, Trainer and Presenter.
As a Transitional Specialist, Lori Grace orchestrates opportunities for families, businesses, and communities in their process of change and evolution. As a Master Therapist, Lori is forwarding a new conversation. In questioning long term assumptions we have collectively accepted, she has found clinically and empirically based models with results that increase our effectiveness and efficiency to deliver fast, safe, long-lasting results. Lori Grace is also a Community Advocate, Trainer and Presenter.
Kenna Koester is a skilled facilitator, mediator, teacher, recreation specialist, public speaker and community liaison. She has a Masters in Recreational Therapy and BS in Recreational Leadership, and has created and provided recreational programming for various schools, child care and before and after school programs. She was the site director for School Age Child Care, executive director of the Self-Actualization and Enlightenment Center, a facilitator for the Child and Family Department at the Findhorn Foundation, and a curriculum development officer for the Peace Corps. She has also been on the Board of Directors for numerous Colorado organizations.
Kenna brings extensive experience teaching and working with children and teens of all ages and abilities. She leads a variety of summer camps including our popular Social Emotional Camp. She also leads experiential team building outings including ropes
course programs and river rafting and canoe trips.
Kenna brings extensive experience teaching and working with children and teens of all ages and abilities. She leads a variety of summer camps including our popular Social Emotional Camp. She also leads experiential team building outings including ropes
course programs and river rafting and canoe trips.
Beki An Sciacca, MA, CBCT is a body-centered, mindfulness-oriented therapist/coach and an adoptive parent of two who provides instruction, coaching, and transformation through trauma-informed, relationship-based parenting models, as well as her proprietary model of Deep Stress Transformation. In addition, with a graduate degree in Communication Science and Disorders, Beki integrates her "learning about learning" with her deep understanding of the impact of trauma on brain development. Her vision is "Success for ALL Children!" She is the founder of Radical Acceptance Parenting Services and a certified trainer with the Beyond Consequences Institute. Becki is passionate about helping parents who are raising challenging children, by walking with them on their own path toward self-awareness, self-acceptance and healing.
Tanya Mills is a skilled business consultant with over 20 years of experience in business development, non-profit organization, public speaking and coaching. She has worked with organizations like United Way, Google, Microsoft & Kaiser Healthcare. She is also the mother of 2 girls, one adopted and one with ADHD. After experiencing the results of the most advanced brain technologies with her family firsthand, Tanya decided to partner her business & consulting skills with the Brighten the Brain process to build success. Along with her passion to help others to bring this revolutionary program to her community in Seattle. Tanya is passionate about helping individuals, parents and children with anxiety, depression, learning disabilities, sleep issues and beyond by joining them on their path to self awareness and healing.
Lynell Hage is a registered nurse and a certified functional medicine practitioner, with 46 years of medical practice and wisdom. Her experience has influenced her passion to help people find and utilize BEMER in their quest for better health. Lynell started using BEMER in her clinical practice in 2009 and has been teaching BEMER academies since May of 2014, which helps her fulfill her goal of aiding people in reaching optimal health.
Belinda Casper has been running her BEMER business since 2017 with her partner Curt Coenen. Belinda is a Yoga Therapist specialty and has a history of leading multi-faceted teams in a corporate role for 29 years before finding her passion with Yoga Therapy and BEMER.