Jane is a licensed and certified Davis Methods Facilitator trained at the Davis Dyslexia Association International in San Francisco. She is a Psychology graduate and works in counselling and trauma therapy.
She came across the Davis methods in 1996 when she bought the book The Gift of Dyslexia by Ron Davis and was fascinated by its approach. She got herself trained by Ron Davis in Dyslexia Correction and has over the years continued to develop her skills. Jane was part of the group of ten facilitators who met with Ron Davis and Lorna Timms in Kaikoura, New Zealand, in 2008 to put together the final details of the Autism Programme. This resulted in developing the Davis Autism Approach and the Davis Concepts for Life programmes and subsequently helped in developing the Social Identity programme. Jane is a Davis Autism Facilitator and Coach as well as a Supervisor for student Autism Facilitators.
Jane has also worked with school teachers as a Mentor, introducing the Davis Learning Strategies which are designed to give teachers a range of strategies to help all children learn effectively. She has worked with teachers of primary age children in Iceland and Finland.
She considers it to be vital that she trains support people for her clients so that they can explore the concepts they learn with clay in real life and continue to develop. Her motto is “Set you free … to live the life you choose.”
Licensed to provide:
Licensed since: January 13, 1998
Certifications:
Travel: I am willing to travel to clients
Online services: I coach online or in person
Delivery Languages: EnglishEnglish
From a mother of four neurodiverse children
"Thank you for giving me my family back"
Hello, I’m writing a semi-formal letter of reference because I want everyone to know how professional, experienced and well-trained you are. However, I also want people to know about the friendly, wonderfully supportive and approachable environment you create for both the parent and child. By the time Freddie and I reached you, I had lost all hope and faith in the education system and the so-called professional teachers who only ever seemed to annihilate my child’s confidence.
Through the book Gift of Dyslexia, we found Jane, and we’ve never looked back, the tools, the attitude, the confidence she has given my son, the strength and comfort she gave to me is worth every penny I gave her. The proof is watching my son go from a child who was so alone, so frustrated, so hurt and angry his behaviour was soul destroying; it was like hanging on to a tiger by its tail, I couldn’t let go for fear of what he would do so himself and others around him, all the while being terrified that I wouldn’t have the strength to get through the maulings he frequently gave me.
Now I have a tiger with growing tenaciousness and confidence that roars occasionally, but draws blood less and less. He’s finding his strength, his pride, and he’s proving what we always knew, that he’s loving, caring, so very intelligent, funny and really rather marvellous.
Sitting at the desk where my mother had left me, I stared at a lump of grey clay, which I was supposed to mould into the words that caused me much suffering in class. Each time I would try to concentrate on the exercise, the words on the page would dance around performing backflips, making the task impossible.
Jane pulled me aside and told me, “Being dyslexic means having to work twice as hard as others. But it also means having the gift of seeing things in a different way. I know you can do this; I’m rooting for you.” Jane’s pep talk gave me the strength I needed to work harder than I ever had; for the first time, one of my teachers believed I could do anything.
Since that day when I reluctantly moulded my first clay word, I have been able to take charge of my life beyond sculpting. At my school, I have become both Head of House, a student council leadership role in which I oversee my boarding house, and fencing team captain.
Looking back at the first shapeless piece of clay I moulded and how I questioned the meaning behind it, I am proud of what I have accomplished, but I still hunger to do more.
The world is simply more clay for me to mould into my definition and understanding of it. As much as I have shaped the clay, it has shaped me and my approach to life. When I tackle challenges, I do so with confidence knowing I can reshape them as I see fit.
