Welcome to my passion project.

Hi! I’m Dayna, founder of CAMP Mental Health Inc., and I’m on a mission to help parents create calm, confident, and connected homes through a simple, actionable framework.

My journey to creating CAMP began over 15 years ago, when I started working as a youth care worker and supporting kids with ADHD and autism. From there, I became a teacher, specializing in outdoor education and student services for at-risk children and teens.

During this time, my students and I experienced a devastating natural disaster that deeply affected our community. I realized I had no tools to help myself or my students process the emotions and trauma we were facing. Determined to make a difference, I pursued further education—a graduate program in school and counseling psychology, followed by a master’s degree in counseling psychology.

These studies opened the door for me to work as a school counselor and later as a private practice clinician, where I had the privilege of supporting countless families navigating behavioral and emotional challenges.

For years, I felt confident working with children and youth

—until I became a mother myself. Suddenly, everything changed. I realized that even the best parenting tools and strategies don’t work unless parents themselves feel calm, confident, and regulated.

Whenever I faced challenges with my own children, I noticed the same issue over and over: every resource offered different steps for different behaviors, and in the heat of the moment, I couldn’t remember any of them. I needed something straightforward—something that worked for both my children and me.

This realization led to the creation of CAMP: a framework for calm and confident parenting. CAMP is not just a professional tool—it’s a resource that helps me in my own parenting journey.

I don’t believe parents should have to rely solely on expensive, reactive care like therapy when there are so many proactive interventions we can put in place.

—CAMP is my way of giving families the tools to thrive—not just survive.

—Dayna