Ms. Walpole is pleased to offer partnership in her client’s journey toward healing. She practices with the belief that therapy offers a road to real growth and transformation! Ms. Walpole first entered her profession out of a drive to help people lead more authentic and satisfying lives. As an Advanced Generalist and Clinical Social Worker she is able to engage with an array of clients across the lifespan. She is passionate about advocacy and has worked with children, adults and families to identify and address barriers to success.

Ms. Walpole believes that effective therapy begins in an atmosphere of warmth and acceptance. Therapy then becomes a powerful tool to break up old, unhealthy patterns of thinking, replacing them with new ways of thinking and interacting that support individual strength, resilience and potential.

She can also help to integrate trauma and other challenging life experiences into the present self with gentle exploration and acceptance.

Prior to becoming a Social Worker Ms. Walpole worked for Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Laboratories, (now BASF) for seven years as a Regulatory and Government Affairs Specialist giving her a strong background in working with Federal and State Regulatory Agencies as well International Regulatory Agencies.

EDUCATION

· Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art from Concordia University, Seward, NE (1997)

· Master of Social Work, Advanced Generalist, from Wichita State University, Wichita, KS (2014)

  PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS and AFFILIATIONS

· Beta Delta, Phi Alpha Honor Society (lifetime member)

· National Association of Social Workers

· Community Mental Health Center Trauma Care Team 2017-2020

SPECIALTY TRAINING

· Oasis Provider Training Program, (a major component of the Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training, ‘K-CART’) at the University of Kansas which meets the State’s training requirements for Autism Specialist.

· Individual and family trauma, including Post-traumatic stress disorder

· Social Work in the School Setting

· Pediatric and Family Behavioral Health

· Crisis response, management and psychotherapy

· Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

· Executive functioning in children and teens

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Ms. Walpole has been involved community care initiatives including shelter and housing as well as

food and clothing banks. She has been involved with the Boy Scouts and with local elementary

schools as a parent volunteer.