Helping People Navigate The Behavioral Health Crisis, through human development
THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IS REAL.
→ Teachers are bailing.
→ Leadership is burned out
→ PCPs are inundated.
→ Families are overwhelmed.
AND NO ONE WAS TRAINED FOR THIS.
You’ve tried everything.
Nothing's working (meds, interventions, programs).
You're treating symptoms, not causes (addressing behavior/dysregulation without understanding what's missing).
You feel incompetent/helpless (trained to help, but can't).
You don't know what to do (no clear framework, no solutions).
Whether you're a professional working with others or someone breaking cycles in your own life…
I help people understand the intersection between human development and behavioral health, where behavior often reflects disrupted development rather than pathology. We educate people on The Trauma Gap™ and Building Capacity.
we’re not pathologizing. we’re humanizing.
The truth is…
You’ve consulted the experts.
you’ve followed the protocols.
You’ve implemented the programs.
Yet the behaviors persist, the burnout deepens, and the patterns repeat.
And somehow, the responsibility keeps landing on you.
What if the issue isn’t resistance, motivation, or pathology, yet a hidden blindspot in the system?
we help people
build capacity and close the trauma gap
educate your team. Understand Behaviors. Change the Outcomes.
The Elephant & Willow Project, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit, provides trauma education to underserved communities and practitioners. Healing is not a privilege. We believe affordability should not preclude healing.
Trusted by healthcare systems, educators, and organizational leaders worldwide.
About
Hi friend, I'm Jodee Gibson, PCC, PhD Candidate.
I've spent 30+ years studying what most people miss: the gap between rising mental health diagnoses and our systems' inability to address the root cause, emotional capacity and developmental trauma. It's why our strategies, treatments, and interventions keep failing despite best intentions and increased resources. We’re treating symptoms instead of helping people heal.
Trained by Dr. Gabor Maté and Dr. Richard Bandler, I help organizations understand human development and learn how emotional capacity and human behavior work. Through speaking, training and implementation support, I guide healthcare systems, schools, and agencies in transforming how they understand and respond to behavioral health.
I‘ve also founded The Elephant & Willow Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, making trauma education accessible to communities and practitioners alike. We believe that affordability should not preclude healing.
This isn't a theory. It's systems transformation.
we all have the capacity to heal.
If your system is overwhelmed and nothing seems to be working, you’re not failing…
What People Are Saying
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Your approach was the most effective I’ve experienced on this topic. Focused, actionable, and free of fluff — you delivered tools that truly move systems, not just people.
Brian Weiss , MD • Psychiatrist | Best Selling Author
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Jodee brings systems-based clarity to how people think, lead, and learn. Her practical approach creates lasting shifts in awareness and behavior.
Dr. Joseph Rios • Educational Consultant | Google
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Our student-athletes and coaches continue to reference Jodee’s methods. It’s powerful to watch how her frameworks shape not just performance, but the entire system around it.
Eric Stark • Head Volleyball Coach | University of Michigan Dearborn