Is the cofounder and Improv for Life Director of Stomping Ground Comedy Theater & Training Center, Dallas’s only non-profit comedy theater located in the Dallas Design District. Using her experience as a psychotherapist, she has designed and created Improv for Life , a series of therapeutic improv classes and workshops for several unique needs populations. She has partnered with hundreds of organizations within the community. Andrea also created Improv for Work, training major companies across the nation teaching improv, leadership, communication, and mindfulness skills. She uses her clinical expertise in psychotherapy to implement individualized needs based programming using improvisational comedy. Andrea’s mission within Stomping Ground is to connect with local nonprofits and organizations in the Dallas community to spread the healing power of improv and create custom interactive programming for any group’s needs. She works towards accessibility of comedy training programming for all. Andrea serves on and manages the Stomping Ground Board of Directors.  Andrea is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Positive Discipline Educator with experience working with children, parents, adults, and people with brain injury, dementia, Alzheimer’s, as well as their caregivers. She received her BS at Texas Christian University and her Master’s of Education in Counseling at the University of North Texas. She is trained in Positive Discipline Parenting, Play Therapy, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Biofeedback, Mindfulness, and Hypnosis–and has implemented all of these modalities in Improv for Life and Improv for Work Programming. You can also see her performing in seasonal shows at Stomping  Ground such as The Improvised Hallmark Christmas Movie, Love & Laughing: A Dating Show, and many more.