Valerie Krpata, LICSW (she/her/hers) is a co-developer of Rescripted and is member of the Rescripted Leadership Team. Valerie received her master’s degree in social work from Simmons College. Throughout her clinical career, she has gained extensive experience working with the latency, adolescent and transitional age youth within congregate care settings who have experienced complex trauma. Valerie is also a trainer in the ARC (Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency) framework and believes in the healing power of a caring and attuned community. She has over 10 years of experience providing, collaborating and/or training on creative therapeutic approaches, including improv theater, motivational interviewing, sensory motor arousal regulation treatment (SMART), adolescent community reinforcement, and the therapeutic benefits of therapy dogs.