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Expanding capacity, in partnership with the nervous system

Trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming professional education, supervision, and community education - grounded in the science of how people actually heal

How We Partner:

  • Evidence-informed learning for practices, organizations, and teams.

    We provide professional education that translates neuroscience into practical strategies clinicians and organizations can apply immediately. Our trainings integrate emotional regulation, executive functioning, resilience, trauma-informed care, and neurodiversity-affirming practice through ARI's unified clinical framework.

    Signature Programs

    • Ready-to-deliver professional training programs

    • Live or virtual delivery

    • Practical tools participants can begin using immediately

    Expanded Learning Options

    • Customized programs designed around your organization's goals and audience

    • Companion clinical tools and implementation resources

    • Multi-session learning series

    • Leadership and team development

    • Follow-up consultation and implementation support

  • Supporting clinicians through every stage of professional growth.

    We provide virtual clinical supervision for Oregon CSWAs pursuing LCSW licensure, along with consultation services for licensed clinicians seeking additional support with complex cases, trauma, neurodivergent-affirming practice, and nervous system-informed clinical care.

    Core Services

    • Individual clinical supervision

    • Group clinical supervision

    • Clinical consultation

    • Complex case formulation

    • Secure virtual meetings statewide

    Expanded Learning Options

    • Specialized consultation in trauma and neurobiology

    • Neurodiversity-affirming clinical consultation

    • Team consultation for clinical practices

    • Practice development consultation

    • Curated clinical resources and implementation tools

  • Bringing neuroscience to everyday life.

    Our presentations translate neuroscience into accessible, engaging learning experiences for organizations, businesses, schools, libraries, retirement communities, nonprofits, and community groups. Participants leave with practical strategies that strengthen resilience, relationships, emotional regulation, and everyday wellbeing.

    Signature Programs

    • Ready-to-deliver presentations

    • Keynote presentations

    • Interactive workshops

    • Community conversations

    • Virtual or in-person delivery

    Expanded Learning Options

    • Customized presentations designed for your audience

    • Extended workshop series

    • Companion participant resources

    • Facilitated discussion guides

    • Organizational consultation and follow-up planning

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The Framework: Cooperative Neurodevelopment™

Every service at Applied Resilience Institute is grounded in the same integrated clinical framework: Cooperative Neurodevelopment™.

Rooted in neuroscience, trauma-informed practice, and neurodiversity-affirming principles, this framework offers a practical way of understanding human development—not by asking what's wrong with people, but by exploring how the nervous system develops, adapts, and thrives.

The ideas that follow guide every training, consultation, supervision, and community learning experience we provide.

Better questions create better possibilities

Partnership with the nervous system changes how we understand growth.

Five principles connect every part of our work

Learn More about Cooperative Neurodevelopment
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Meet the Founders

Applied Resilience Institute was founded through a shared vision: to bring together clinical innovation and organizational leadership in service of a more practical, compassionate, and evidence-informed understanding of human development.

As Co-Founders, we bring complementary expertise to every aspect of ARI. Together, we combine more than 40 years of experience in clinical practice, higher education, nonprofit leadership, organizational development, and professional education. Our work is united by a shared commitment to expanding capacity through partnership with the nervous system.

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Alesin Sinclair, MSW, LCSW

Co-Founder | Clinical Director

Alesin provides the clinical vision for Applied Resilience Institute and is the developer of the Cooperative Neurodevelopment framework. Her work integrates attachment theory, interpersonal neurobiology, trauma-informed care, EMDR, and neurodiversity-affirming practice into an approach that emphasizes regulation, relationship, and lasting growth.

A Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Trauma-Informed Care Trainer for the State of Oregon, and EMDRIA-approved EMDR therapist, Alesin brings more than twenty years of experience providing therapy, training clinicians, supervising emerging professionals, teaching at Portland State University, and developing innovative clinical models that translate neuroscience into meaningful practice.

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Renee Sinclair, M.Ed.

Co-Founder | Director of Institute Development

Renee leads the strategic development and organizational growth of Applied Resilience Institute. As Co-Founder and Director of Institute Development, she is responsible for the institute's partnerships, educational strategy, operations, and long-term vision.

Drawing on more than two decades of experience as a therapist, educator, nonprofit leader, and program developer, Renee specializes in translating complex clinical concepts into practical, engaging learning experiences. Her work integrates systems thinking, organizational development, and evidence-informed education to help clinicians, organizations, and communities apply neuroscience in meaningful, sustainable ways.

Start the Conversation

Finding the right fit begins with a conversation.

Whether you're exploring professional education, clinical supervision, consultation, or community programming, we'd love to learn more about your goals and how we might partner together.

Every organization, clinician, and community has unique strengths, challenges, and opportunities. Our first conversation is simply an opportunity to determine whether ARI is the right fit for your needs.

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