Teacher Resiliency Project

EARLY EDUCATION

BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM

RAINBOW IN MY TUMMY®

VERNER EXPERIENTIAL GARDENS (VEG!)

MENTAL WELLNESS

VERNER CENTER FOR RESILIENCE

TEACHER RESILIENCY PROJECT

CHILD-PARENT PSYCHOTHERAPY

Free individual and group therapy

Individual Therapy Twice a Month

Work with a licensed clinician, who specializes in the field of early education. In your sessions, you are encouraged to talk about work and /or personal stressors.

Group Therapy Once a Month

Facilitated by a licensed clinician, early educators from across Buncombe County gather in small groups to explore session topics such as big self, little self, biology of stress, and cycle of anxiety.

“On-the-Clock” Therapy

By collaborating with your center director, individual and group sessions will be facilitated during work hours. By supplying qualified individuals, we can offer ratio support to centers who need it. **Qualified individuals will have traveling licensing files**

Confidentiality

What you discuss in sessions will remain confidential and protected under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Nothing you share in session will be shared with anyone.

About

Teachers deserve to feel good, love their job, take care of themselves, and have energy when they go home to their families.

So, are you looking for a place of refuge, protection, and reflection? A safe and collaborative space in which you are able to slow down, reflect, and feel supported?

If so, click the button above this menu to express your interest in joining a group! Teacher support groups beginning Fall of 2024!

Mission

The Verner Center for Resilience is driven to become a leader in developing and providing responsive, meaningful, evidence-based clinical services to strengthen personal and professional resilience.

In pursuit of our mission, we strive to create an environment where educators feel seen, heard, successful, and supported. Our work with educators is informed by an understanding of how significant events can impact the brain and a person’s ability to learn.

Additionally, we promote resilience and mitigate the effects of stress throughout our programming.

Groups at a Glance

All groups are held at Verner Central, 566 N Louisiana Ave, Asheville, NC 28806. Groups are held on one Tuesday a month for each Cohort. We will do our best to provide ratio support to centers that need it.

Meet the Clinicians

Laura Martin, LCSW, LCAS

Laura is a resiliency educator, a Circle of Security facilitator, as well as a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed clinical addiction specialist.

In addition, Laura has dedicated many years to collaborating with early educators, offering invaluable coaching, reflective supervision, and facilitating Circle of Security Classroom groups. She believes the well-being of early educators is essential for quality early education.