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Heather Wells
Owner & Executive Director
Heather has been working with children, teens, and adults experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, learning, sensorimotor, and other issues for nearly 30 years. She completed her graduate work at TWU and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and her resume’ spans hospitals, outpatient clinics, schools, and Early Childhood Intervention. She has obtained certifications and advanced training in treatments for multiple neurodevelopmental challenges, including her designation as a Board Certified Cognitive Specialist.
Grace Smith
Program Director
Grace earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Allied Health Sciences and a Master’s in Business Administration, along with the certification of Child Life Specialist. With her kid-at-heart mentality, Grace has over 10 years of experience working with students of all ages. She joined our Brain Balance team after having worked at Texas Children’s Hospital, where she served on the Patient and Family Experience Committee and provided supportive interventions to patients ages 0-18 in the Trauma One Pediatric Emergency Center and inpatient wings. She was also the Student Practicum Rotation Manager, a supervisor of new employees, and an educational content speaker. When Grace was young, she struggled with reading. Her parents took her to countless tutors and learning specialists, and no one could determine where the disconnect was. It was not until Grace’s parents discovered that her eyes were not tracking properly—thereby making it difficult for her to sound out words and stay on the correct line when reading paragraphs—that her difficulties were finally rectified. Grace believes in Brain Balance because she knows our team would have caught her issue right away and helped her thrive in her best life so much sooner. She is grateful for our whole-person, integrative approach in which we improve the multitude of underlying issues leading to the outward difficulties our students face with attention, social-emotional skills, behavior, sensory processing, relationships, executive functions, and learning. Grace is adept at attending to the developmental, psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural needs of children, teens, adults, and families. Her knowledge of all things Spider-Man, Paw Patrol, and Coco Melon also helps her quickly establish rapport with kids. She combines her personal and professional background with patience, kindness, and empathy to connect with and serve our incredible Brain Balance families and students of all ages, motivating them to grow into the best version of themselves while having fun.
Leanne Cook
Family Coordinator
Leanna has worked directly with kids for the last nine years, including her experience teaching handwriting, math, and social-emotional development. She is passionate about providing positive experiences that will equip students to be the happiest and most successful versions of themselves. As a mother of two girls with learning disabilities, Leanna exudes deep compassion and empathy for parents who are striving to help their kids be successful at home, school, work, or wherever they are struggling.