Emily McCrea is the founder and former director of Downtown Community School Inc. a non-profit educational institution and advocacy center, which operated in Tucson Az, from 2010-2020. She is also the creator of Rebel Shift Childhood LLC, coaching and consulting, which offers one-on one therapeutic psycho-education, in-home support and on-line courses and workshops for families, parents, educators, caregivers & therapists. She provides on-site training to schools and organizations, works in tandem with other therapists to provide families and children robust psycho-educational support, and collaborates with schools and organizations facilitating community training, workshops, professional development, restructuring, and emotional support, as well as serving as an family/school liaison and IEP support specialist for sensitive and gifted kids. Her services offer a much needed therapeutic alternative.  

Emily’s work is dedicated to honoring self-expression, providing supportive and inclusive cutting-edge support, with a neurologically sound approach that creates emotional safety and healthy sustainable relationships. She specializes in dynamic communication, stress reduction and repairing important relationships.  She is trauma informed and supports neurodivergent and sensitive kids and their families. Her work is to normalize stress and identify the root causes of tricky and troubling behavior. Emily is skilled in identifying and advocating for children's emotional needs and feelings and assisting parents and educators how to decipher troubling and confusing behavior so they can build skills necessary to move forward with more ease. 

Emily is a TEACH through Love certified conscious parent educator and coach, a certified Inner Child Journey and Resilient heart trauma sensitive practitioner, LGBTQ youth ally, and fierce advocate of children’s rights.