About Louise

Louise is a national and international speaker, trauma-integrated practitioner, and the founder of Anam Rural Youth Association, a nonprofit providing mobile, trauma-integrated support to high-risk and system-disconnected youth across rural Central Alberta.

 

Her work sits at the intersection of trauma science, nervous system literacy, and real-world frontline experience - and she built her speaking and training practice to get that knowledge out of textbooks and into locker rooms, boardrooms, and classrooms where it's actually needed.

 

What makes her keynotes and training different is that they don't stop at awareness.  Trauma-informed care is the floor, not the ceiling - Louise teaches people how to move from knowing about trauma to working with the nervous system in real time, whether they're a coach, a corporate leader, an educator, or a frontline responder.

 

Louise holds a Diploma in Child Psychology and is a Certified Applied Metapsychology Facilitator, Certified Polyvagal Therapy Practitioner, and Community & Workplace Traumatologist.  

 

Louise also founded Mt. Leinster Consulting - named after the mountain range near her home in County Wexford, Ireland - to expand this work beyond youth and offer trauma-integrated support and training for adults and organizations.  Mt. Leinster represents groundedness, belonging, and the strength it takes to walk a different path.

 

"For many, trauma isn't just 'what happened to me.' It's 'what did this do to who I am / who I believe I am / what I believe I deserve.'"