Loi Eberle, MA, IECA 
Bonners Ferry, Idaho
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I became inspired to specialize in Educational Consulting when editing and producing the Woodbury Reports monthly newsletter while under the mentorship of Lon Woodbury. Over the last ten years as an Educational Consultant, I have interacted closely with schools, programs and professionals, watching young people's lives improve and their families gain hope. I have also seen how families can improve their communication and grow closer through this educational and therapeutic process. While working with families from the start of placement process through program completion, I enjoy witnessing the successful outcomes.

Previously, I taught in elementary and secondary schools, as well as in universities and therapeutic/emotional growth residential programs. I also co-founded and directed a private elementary/middle school for ten years. These experiences have helped me learn about a variety of learning styles and appropriate educational techniques. As an educator, I drew upon my experiences as a performance and visual artist, a student advisor and a mother. I have personally learned the benefit of the expressive arts, journaling and wilderness activity, and have always used these tools when working with young people. I have a bachelor's degree in Communication from Northwestern University, a master's degree in Secondary Education and Instructional Design from the University of Minnesota, and I have completed two years of full-time study in Educational Psychology at the doctoral level at Indiana University.

After difficult traumas and tragedies occurred in my family and extended family, I learned about the importance of not becoming embittered, seeking instead to gain understanding and compassion. I saw how adolescents can become alienated through hyper-focusing on society's problems. I learned that seeking distraction and altered states are not life promoting practices. My goals, which I developed with encouragement from parents and grandparents, inspired me to pursue advanced education. I became motivated to find ways to regulate my own behavior and emotions using cognitive therapy and ancient self-regulation techniques. As a result, I have also studied yoga and meditation for forty years and taught classes for many of those years, helping to guide people on their personal journeys of self-discovery. Through continuing education in psychology, yoga therapy and mindfulness meditation, I stay current with new information about the many tools and techniques for attentional problems, behavior problems, and mood disorders. I am concerned about the challenges experienced by our young people today. When working with my client families, I do all that I can to help them identify appropriate resources for their children as well as for the whole family.

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