Relationship-Based Treatment of Children and Their Parents

Elizabeth A. Sylvester, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist working with children and their families in Austin Texas for over 30 years. She is an Advanced Trainer of the Nurtured Heart Approach, and integrates this approach with her expertise in relational attachment and interpersonal neurobiology. She specializes in treating highly behaviorally and emotionally intense children and adolescents combining parent interventions and psychotherapy. Dr. Sylvester is a cofounder of the Heart & Work series of writings and presentations, and of Austin Child Therapy, an organization whose mission is to support the work of pediatric mental health professionals. She is married and the mother of twin sons. Kat Scherer, PhD, is a Psychologist, writer, and educator working in Austin, Texas. She has a private psychotherapy practice and offers presentations on emotional development, interpersonal neurobiology, stress management, and the applications of yoga and meditation in psychotherapy. Her trainings have been provided in professional conferences, continuing education programs, parenting workshops, and in academic settings. She co-founded Austin IN Connection, and Family Matters, both multidisciplinary collaborations focused on emotional wellness and positive attachment. She is a co-founder of the mental health blogs: Therapy Matters, and Heart & Work of Parenting. Also, she is a faculty member at the Practice School of Yoga Therapy. Noted neuropsychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, MD, is clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, and executive director of the Mindsight Institute in LA. He is founding editor of the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology.