Our Mission

Hi, I’m Tori,  Founder of Raising Phoenix.

I’m a neurodivergent parent of a neurodivergent child with over 20 years of experience supporting neurodivergent individuals and a Master’s degree in Behavioral Healthcare.

I know how heavy it feels to constantly hear what your child can’t do, what they did wrong, or that they need to stop certain behaviors, while watching them struggle to make friends, regulate their emotions, enjoy family outings, or simply feel safe and understood.

Neurodivergent children, especially those without intellectual or learning disabilities, are often expected to function exactly like their neurotypical peers, or even held to higher standards.

What’s rarely accounted for is that their brains take in far more information, experience intense sensory overload, and process the world on a much deeper and more complex level.

Their nervous systems and brains simply work differently, yet our education system offers them little to no true equity.

Most schools aren’t acting with bad intentions, they simply lack the knowledge and training about how neurodivergent brains and bodies actually function.

The truth is: your child is already doing their best.

When barriers appear, whether at school, at home, socially, or in daily life, it is not a failure of the child.

It is a clear signal that they need more appropriate supports, understanding, and skill-building tailored to how their brain actually works.

It is the responsibility of educators, professionals, and support systems to partner with families and provide what our children need to access friendships, learning, joy, and a meaningful future.

At Raising Phoenix, that’s exactly what we do.

We provide personalized care management, truly experienced trauma-informed guidance, educational advocacy, in-home observations, and collaborative support with schools, therapists, doctors, and other providers. Everything we do is designed around your child’s unique needs, never forcing them to fit into systems that weren’t built for them.

If you’ve been feeling exhausted, unseen, and overwhelmed… you’ve finally found a place that truly gets it.

You don’t have to do this alone anymore.

Services available in Springfield, IL and surrounding cities.

Virtual services are available to all Illinois cities.

Care Management, Identification of Needs, Training, Advocacy, and Support for Neurodivergent Children and Families