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Sandra Bloom

Our Founder

Dr. Sandra L. Bloom is a Board-Certified psychiatrist, graduate of Temple University School of Medicine and currently Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University.

She is an author or co-author of a series of books on trauma-informed care, is Past-President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and Founder and Past-President of The Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice.

Dr. Bloom is recognized nationally and internationally as the founder of the Sanctuary Model. In extending her work to include an online delivery program called Creating Presence, Dr. Bloom makes the innovative approach to service delivery known as “trauma-informed” and “trauma-responsive” more available and cost effective.

Our Team

Sarah Yanosy

Sarah Yanosy, LCSW

Head Coach

Ms. Yanosy’s career has integrated clinical work, education and administration, resulting in expertise in individual and family therapy, program and curriculum development, and program evaluation and replication. Ms. Yanosy currently teaches at the Fordham University School of Social Services and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

 

She served as the Founding Director of an international training and consultation organization serving over 350 organizations across the US and in seven other countries, teaching human service providers to implement trauma-informed interventions. Most recently, Ms. Yanosy co-developed the PRESENCE Model, an online training model for trauma-responsive practice.

 

Ms. Yanosy has been a keynote and featured speaker on trauma and organizational culture and has published extensively on the implementation and impact of trauma responsive practice. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Cornell University and Smith College respectively, and has completed post graduate programs at New York University, Fordham University and Columbia Business School.

Dawn Isaac

Dawn Isaac

Coach

Dawn Isaac is Anishinaabe-ikwe from Sagkeeng First Nation. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Ecology and a Masters degree in Applied Communications.

 

Ms. Isaac has several years of experience in research and training with a focus on intergenerational, developmental, and organizational trauma as well as Indigenous issues in both a historical and current context. She is passionate about promoting a wide-spread understanding of trauma-informed and trauma-responsive services as a best practice approach across multiple sectors.

 

Ms. Isaac is also committed to advancing Indigenous knowledge(s), resilience, healing practices, and creating safe spaces, as well as fostering reconciliatory relationship building. She spent over a decade working as part of an intergenerational team (grandmother-mother-granddaughter) facilitating workshops and healing sessions on intergenerational trauma and resilience. Through this transfer of knowledge, she has been part of an interdisciplinary team developing a Reconciled Healing Model as an overarching clinical framework for organizations in the healing and helping profession.

Ms. Isaac has also worked closely with Dr. Sandra Bloom to pilot Creating Presence, a new and innovative clinical approach to transform organizations and foster trauma-resilient practices.

Kristin Lukie

Kristin Lukie

Coach

With a Bachelor of Social Work degree and over 20 years of experience, Kristin Lukie has had an integral part in working and facilitating training and conferences on addictions, sexual exploitation, and trauma informed care and practices.

 

She is a certified Canadian Red Cross Facilitator on Violence & Abuse Preventions and province appointed Addiction Specialist. Kristin has a deep passion to continue to be a resource for healing to both people and organizations impacted by trauma. She aspires and strives to improve experiences that are the result of biases and prejudices which permeate our culture.

 

Her goal is to support youth, families and organizations by giving them the tools to find healthy ground in order to help strengthen relationships for trauma resiliency. In this vein, Kristin has worked closely alongside Dr. Sandra Bloom, to pilot a program called “Creating Presence”, an advanced guide and support model for organizations to become not only trauma informed and trauma responsive but “trauma resilient”.

No organization can be honest with the public if it cannot be honest with itself.

We can help

Build your knowledge

Change begins with education. We provide a shared knowledge base to increase everyone’s understanding of the effects of trauma and adversity.

Improve your skill

We offer four categories of skills to help organizations develop resources to meet the problems they encounter.

Expand your potential

We know you’re doing the best you can with the resources you have. We’re here to expand your toolkit, and your potential with it.

Explore our program options

Creating Presence offers tools and programs for organizations of all sizes.

The OPTIC™

Take our survey to learn more about the strengths and needs of your organization.

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The FOCUS™

Work with our coaches on a targeted intervention plan for your organization.

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Creating PRESENCE

Become a certified trauma-informed organization with the Creating PRESENCE full program implementation.

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Grow deeper in our "Community of Practice"

Membership for PRESENCE certified organizations.

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