Shani Thornton
Certified Child Life Specialist | Supporting Families through Illness, Trauma, Loss, and Transitions | Founder of Child Life Mommy
- Role
- Certified Child Life Specialist in Private Practice at Child Life Mommy
- Location
- Sacramento, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shani Thornton
About Shani Thornton, MS, CCLS With over 20 years of experience as a Certified…
Experience
Certified Child Life Specialist in Private Practice
Jan 2013 — Present · Sacramento, CA, US
Shani Thornton is a Certified Child Life Specialist and a full-time mom of two boys. After living in New York for 13 years, her family relocated back to her hometown in Northern California. She provides child life services through her private practice, serving Placer County, Folsom, and El Dorado Hills. She supports families coping with life’s challenges of illness, loss, trauma, and transitions. Through therapeutic play, creative arts, education, and emotional support, she helps children process these challenges and create a coping plan to best support their needs. She offers in-home visits, phone/virtual consultations, caregiver workshops, and support to community programs and schools. She is also a Registered Wonders & Worries Provider, serving children who have a loved one with a medical diagnosis.
Skills
- Clinical Research
- Pediatrics
- Family Services
- Program Development
- Inpatient
- Psychology
- Treatment
- Working with Adolescents
- Healthcare
- Hospitals
- Health Education
- Public Speaking
- Adolescents
- Healthcare Management
- Mental Health
- Public Health
- Grief Counseling
- Child Development
- Patient Safety
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