About Dr. Champagne
Maude
Champagne
RSW · MSW · PhD in neuroscience
Award-winning clinician and researcher specializing in agression, trauma and brain-baised disabilities in children and youth. When behaviours escalated and systems feel overwhelmed - Dr. Champagne is who professionals call.
"Dr. Champagne’s training provided a perspective that is often missing from traditional professional development. As a therapist supporting children and youth with complex developmental and behavioural needs, I appreciated the practical, compassionate strategies she shared for helping families navigate significant challenges while maintaining safety, connection, and hope."
-Training Participant, registered Occupational Therapist
Bring neuroscience, clinical practice and real world implementation
Dr. Champagne’s work moves beyond behaviour management. Her approach addresses what is actually driving difficult behaviour—the nervous system, trauma history, attachment patterns, and the systemic responses that escalate or de-escalate situations.
This is especially relevant in high-stakes situations when a child’s behaviour is dangerous, when a family is at a breaking point, when schools feel unsafe, or when professionals have run out of conventional options.
Her framework is evidence-informed, trauma-informed, and designed for the messy reality of frontline practice—not just theory.
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Her framework integrates
- Brain-based understanding of FASD, ADHD, autism and trauma.
- Attachement-informed care for complex presentation.
- Nonviolent Resistance (NVR) adapted for high-risk contexts.
- Polyvagal theory applied to school and family systems.
- Systems thinking: how teams and organizations escalate or regulate.
- Partical tools designed for immediate real-world
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Where Dr. Champagne's work makes a difference
Science that lands and strategies you can use
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Dr. Champagne delivers keynotes and training internationally—combining scientific expertise, clinical depth, and the kind of practical insight that only comes from years of frontline experience.
She is a bilingual speaker, equally at home addressing frontline staff, clinical teams, district leadership, and academic audiences.
Get in touch
Dr. Champagne is available for speaking engagements, collaborations, and professional inquiries.Â
Grounded in neuroscience and applied research, her work brings clarity, depth, and compassion to complex and sensitive topics, fostering meaningful dialogue across diverse audiences.
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