Helping you think, learn & feel better

Support For

Brain Injury

Brain Fog

Learning

Illness

Wellness

Our approach

At HeartMinded, we approach brain health from a polyvagal perspective, a theory that explains how our sense of safety, danger or life-threat can impact our behavior. Guided by the principle that we each have the innate ability to heal ourselves through nervous system regulation, we utilize a variety of body based therapies to help promote lasting neural and behavioral change.

Alexis Pennington

MS, CCC-SLP

Alexis left her long time career as a speech pathologist in a large medical system to open HeartMinded with the goal of providing supportive, thoughtful care to people of all ages. She is passionate about empowering clients and their families with the education and tools needed to better regulate their nervous system for improved brain function and overall health. She loves dancing, eating, listening to music and spending time with the love of her life, John, and her two sons.

Education & Certifications

Old Dominion University Masters of Communication Sciences & Disorders; Bachelor of Arts, English  

Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Certified 

Focus System (ILS) Certified 

Trauma-Sensitive Certified HeartMath® Practitioner

Safe and Sound Protocol

A listening therapy designed to reduce sound sensitivities and improve auditory processing, behavioral state regulation, and social engagement behaviors

Helps in reducing symptoms and supporting overall health and resiliency for people seeking support for:

  • Depression and anxiety

  • Neurodevelopmental differences

  • Learning difficulties

  • Trauma history

  • Sleep

  • Neurological changes   

Integrated Listening System (ILS)

A listening therapy that improves brain and body function by combining music and movement, harnessing the power of neuroplasticity ​

Helps improve brain-body skills for individuals across the lifespan with a variety of challenges, including:

  • Dynamic balance, proprioception

  • Auditory and visual processing

  • Gross and fine motor coordination 

  • Memory, attention, and concentration

  • Emotional regulation

  • Reading and auditory processing

Alexis created a plan that was specific to me and my needs. With her help, I now have better focus, sleep and my overall health has improved.

-Jill, Virginia Beach

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