TheraTribe Consulting and Training
Trauma-Informed Solutions for Real-World Impact.
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Sandra Fields, LPC-MHSP, LCMHC
Professional Highlights
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Board Certified Clinical Supervisor (BCCS)
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NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider
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Founder, TheraTribe Consulting & Training
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Former Chief Quality Officer, Multi-State Behavioral Health Organization
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Graduate Counseling Instructor, Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary (Lviv, Ukraine)
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Author of You Weren't Too Much: Healing the Wounds of Being Misunderstood
Sandra Fields is a Licensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider designation in Tennessee and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in New Hampshire. She is a Board Certified Clinical Supervisor, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider with more than two decades of experience in behavioral health, trauma treatment, clinical supervision, organizational leadership, and professional education.
Sandra is the founder of TheraTribe Consulting & Training, where she partners with clinicians, organizations, churches, educational institutions, and community leaders to develop trauma-informed practices that promote resilience, safety, and sustainable growth. Her work integrates clinical expertise, neuroscience, organizational systems, and practical application to help professionals translate trauma-informed principles into meaningful everyday practice.
Throughout her career, Sandra has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families impacted by trauma, abuse, substance use disorders, family conflict, and complex mental health challenges. She is especially passionate about helping clinicians and supervisors develop reflective, trauma-informed practices that support both effective care and professional sustainability.
Prior to launching TheraTribe, Sandra served as Chief Quality Officer for a large multi-state foster care and behavioral health organization, where she led the development and implementation of a comprehensive trauma-informed organizational model. Her leadership included quality improvement initiatives, policy development, staff training, clinical oversight, accreditation readiness, and the integration of trauma-informed practices across multiple states and service lines.
Sandra is an experienced trainer, educator, and consultant who has provided professional development for clinicians, supervisors, nonprofit organizations, churches, schools, and community agencies throughout the United States. Her areas of expertise include trauma-informed care, clinical supervision, reflective practice, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), organizational culture, staff resilience, secondary traumatic stress, and trauma-informed leadership.
Her commitment to trauma-informed education extends internationally through her ongoing work with graduate counseling students and professionals in Ukraine. Sandra regularly teaches graduate-level counseling courses at the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary in Lviv, where she provides instruction, supervision, and consultation related to trauma, counseling practice, clinician development, and the realities of collective trauma in a nation impacted by war.
Through TheraTribe Consulting & Training, Sandra provides continuing education opportunities for mental health professionals and is committed to delivering practical, evidence-informed training that participants can immediately apply in clinical, supervisory, educational, and organizational settings.
Sandra is also the author of You Weren't Too Much: Healing the Wounds of Being Misunderstood, a trauma-informed guide to understanding survival adaptations, healing shame, and reclaiming authentic selfhood.
Known for her warm, engaging, and practical teaching style, Sandra creates learning environments that are clinically rigorous while remaining approachable, compassionate, and deeply human. Participants consistently appreciate her ability to translate complex concepts into actionable strategies that can be implemented immediately in their work and leadership.
Mission
Sandra believes that equipping helpers creates a ripple effect that extends far beyond any single client, classroom, church, or organization. Through counseling, supervision, consulting, training, and writing, she seeks to equip individuals and organizations with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to foster healing, resilience, and meaningful change in the lives of those they serve.
For several years, Sandra has partnered with graduate counseling students, clinicians, and ministry leaders in Ukraine, teaching trauma-informed counseling and supporting professional development in the context of war and collective trauma.
International Education & Consultation
Sandra’s Approach to Training and Consulting
At the heart of my work as a trainer and consultant is a deep belief in the power of human connection, safety, and shared knowledge to create meaningful, lasting change. I approach every interaction, whether with an individual, a team, or a large organization, with the understanding that people don’t learn or grow in environments that feel unsafe or judgmental. True transformation happens when people feel respected, seen, and empowered to take actionable steps toward improvement.
I believe that trauma-informed practices are not just policies or checklists. They are ways of being. They are grounded in empathy, curiosity, and a commitment to recognizing the whole person behind every behavior or challenge. This belief guides everything I do, from training frontline staff to working with leadership teams to build resilient, trauma-informed cultures.
My training and consulting style is practical, interactive, and grounded in real-world experience. I prioritize creating an environment where participants feel safe to explore complex topics, ask hard questions, and make mistakes. I aim to take concepts like trauma, ACEs, resilience, and reflective supervision and make them accessible, actionable, and relevant to the people doing the hard work every day.
Most importantly, I approach my work with genuine compassion and a sense of hope. I firmly believe that no system, community, or individual is beyond repair. With the right tools, support, and mindset, we can all contribute to creating environments where people feel safe, valued, and empowered to heal and grow.
Whether I’m working with a small group of providers or consulting on large-scale organizational change, my goal is always the same: to help people help people—by building capacity, strengthening resilience, and fostering meaningful change that leaves lasting impacts on individuals and communities.
In this work, we are all learners and leaders. And I’m here to walk alongside you as we build a more compassionate, trauma-informed world together.