Professional Trauma Informed Thoughts on Daily Matters
Here’s an overview of contributors to this website. All are experienced in Trauma Informed Care. Please feel free to contact one of them if interested in more information about who they are and how they work to make the world more Trauma-Informed.
Professional Trauma Informed Thoughts on Daily Matters
Here’s an overview of contributors to this website. All are experienced in Trauma Informed Care. Please feel free to contact one of them if interested in more information about who they are and how they work to make the world more Trauma-Informed.
Anton Horeweg (NL) is a behavioral specialist (MSEN) and was a primary school teacher for nearly forty years. He is the author of twenty educational books, including The Trauma-Sensitive School and Children with Attachment Problems in the Classroom. His books are required reading in teacher training programs in the Netherlands and Belgium.
He is a member of the expert teams for Project Leer-Kracht (NCOJ) and the Knowledge Center for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (KC-KJP), as well as a member of the Academic Workplace for ADHD and Hyperactive Behavior and the National Development Group for Basic Support in Executive Functions. He has also worked as a trainer and methodology developer for the NCOJ.
Anton is a sought-after speaker at schools and conferences and is also the author of the website www.gedragsproblemenindeklas.nl.
Christy Heiskala (USA) is a Credentialed Survivor Advocate at Haeggquist & Eck (HAE), where she provides trauma-informed support to both clients and colleagues. Drawing from her own experience as a survivor navigating the criminal justice system and civil litigation, Christy is committed to transforming how survivors experience the legal process as they seek accountability, justice, and healing. She is a national trailblazer, training hundreds of attorneys across the country on trauma-informed legal practices.
Christy holds numerous certifications, including those from the National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA), the Department of Justice, CalOES, and as a Certified Trauma Support Specialist. She actively contributes to several organizations, including the Lawyers Club of San Diego Gender Equity Committee, the San Diego Pride LGBTQIA+ Survivor Task Force, and the advisory boards of VictimsVoice and The Natalie Project. Christy is also a best-selling co-author of Stop the Silence: Thriving After Child Sexual Abuse, and when not advocating, she enjoys golfing, hiking, traveling, and riding e-bikes with her husband in Southern California.
Founder/CEO of Simple Sparrow Care Farm, Hutto, TX. Ordained minister & theologian-in-residence at Restore Church, Austin, TX
Jamie is a retired U.S. Army combat nurse, mother of four, and wife to Eric Tanner. In 2017, she founded Simple Sparrow Care Farm in Central Texas, where people of all ages and abilities learn to care for land, gardens, and animals with the mission Learn + Grow + Heal.
She holds a master’s from Dallas Theological Seminary and is completing a DEdMin, focusing on the Simple Sparrowmodel, which integrates spiritual and trauma-informed care. Her goal is to equip more care farmers to offer trauma-informed and/or spiritual support.
At Simple Sparrow, she develops programs, conducts research, and provides pastoral care. She also enjoys reading outdoors with friends.
What if we saw people through Trauma-Informed eyes and let go of control?
We would recognize survival in behavior, not pathology. Instead of telling people what’s wrong and what to ‘do,’ we would support them in healing themselves. We would trust biology to restore balance—when given the right attention. We would connect, rather than strive for individual survival.
A few years ago, my life fell apart. I knew conventional care wasn’t the answer—it hadn’t been for 25 years for me and everybody around me. So instead, I started studying abroad (mostly online), did therapy in the U.S., and applied everything I learned to myself. Books and countless trainings everywhere, but always rooted in personal experience. This journey led me from professional photographer to therapist.
Now, I help people through a Trauma-Informed lens, using therapies that foster true autonomy. I adapt to my clients—not the other way around.
