OARTC Workshop: The Superpower of Connection - The Heart of It All

Join Tina Donovan, LPCC, LLC as she introduces The Connection Theory—a powerful framework that uncovers how emotional disconnection and insecure attachment shape a child’s development and long-term well-being. Born from Tina’s personal journey through breakdown and healing, this theory blends lived experience with evidence-based research to explain how early relationships influence everything from emotional regulation to adult self-worth.

This engaging workshop offers a compassionate and practical approach for understanding the deep human need for connection. Attendees will gain insight into how disconnection rewires the brain, fuels behavioral struggles, and leads to lifelong challenges with trust, identity, and belonging.

Tina’s clinical expertise, combined with her vulnerability in sharing her own path, creates a compelling and relatable session. Participants will leave with actionable strategies to strengthen attachment, foster emotional safety, and create healing environments for children and families.

Each participant will receive a PDF summary of The Connection Theory, complete with key concepts, research highlights, and practical tools for immediate use along with a PDF of The Stellar Way. Ideal for educators, counselors, social workers, and anyone working with children, this session is for those ready to be part of the solution—building stronger villages, one connection at a time.

Approved for 1 CE credit

OARTC members and OCA students: FREE

non-OARTC member: $15