Biography:

Dr. Jefferies is a clinician-educator, researcher, and program developer who creates and implements trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming interventions that integrate somatic regulation, compassion-based practices, and pragmatic behavioral supports. He is the developer of Spectrum of Kindness Therapy (SKT) and the Kindness-Infused Nutrition & Movement (KINM) model, and he leads translational pilot research, curriculum and certification development, and clinician training focused on accessible, measurement-driven care. His work spans direct clinical practice (individual, couple, family, and group therapy), program design and rollout (school, outpatient, correctional, and crisis-stabilization settings), clinician supervision and OSCE-based competency assessment, workshop and conference presentations, grant and protocol development, implementation consultation (fidelity, evaluation, and scale-up), digital tool and workbook development, and collaboration with peer-support networks to integrate lived-experience expertise. He also provides supervision, consultation for telehealth adaptation, and tailored training for teams balancing shift work and diverse sensory/communication needs. Dr. Jefferies trains clinicians, advises systems on equity and neurodiversity accommodations, and publishes and presents on operationalizing compassion as an actionable clinical modality.