About Mind Circuit™

Regulation isn’t the outcome. It’s the doorway.

Erin J. Vandermore, founder

Mind Circuit™ began in classrooms, counseling offices, and the real-life moments Erin Vandermore witnessed throughout her work as a school counselor and trauma therapist.

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How Mind Circuit™ came to be

From nine years in Chicago Public Schools to a regulation system built for students and educators.

  1. From schools to clinical practice

    Erin spent nine years in Chicago Public Schools before moving to Asheville, North Carolina, where she built a private practice specializing in trauma therapy and EMDR.

    Across both education and clinical settings, she saw the same challenge repeatedly: most support tools were too clinical, too slow, or too difficult to use during real moments of overwhelm.

  2. Building practical support

    During COVID, former clients began reaching out for practical support outside traditional therapy sessions. Erin started writing grounded guidance around nervous system regulation, emotional recovery, and real-time resets.

    Those writings eventually became books, podcasts, and the foundation for Mind Circuit™.

  3. The evolution

    What first started as the Age of Uncertainty app later evolved into a structured regulation system designed specifically for students and educators.

    Erin combined her trauma therapy background, EMDR experience, and years in school counseling to create Brain Flossing™ Micro-Resets™: short classroom routines that help students return to learning after disruption.

  4. Built through real life

    Erin founded Mind Circuit™ in 2018 and continued building through major personal challenges, including a complicated pregnancy, NICU recovery, Hurricane Helene displacement, and the launch of the Helene Therapy Network to support affected families.

    Today, she continues leading every school pilot, implementation plan, speaking engagement, and product direction personally.

What makes us different

  • Real-time classroom support in under two minutes

  • Non-clinical implementation without therapy language

  • Fits within SEL curricula, MTSS, PBIS, wellness apps, brain break libraries, and classroom routines

  • Measures Time-to-Return-to-Task (TRT) outcomes

  • Built from real counseling and classroom experience

  • Practical, research-informed classroom support

The people behind Mind Circuit™

Mind Circuit™ is a founder-led organization in an active stage of growth, which allows for hands-on support, responsiveness, and real-world collaboration. Erin Vandermore personally leads school pilots, responds to speaking inquiries, and supports implementation so schools receive practical, high-touch guidance throughout the process.

Core team

Strategic advisors

Trusted industry recognition

Credentials

Erin Vandermore, MA, LPC, LCMHC-S

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor
North Carolina, license #11811
Licensed Professional Counselor
Illinois, license #180.009088

Awards and recognition

  • Innovation and Creativity in Counseling AwardNorth Carolina Counseling Association (NCCA)2026
  • Illinois School Counselor of the YearIllinois School Counseling Association2012
  • ASCA RAMP RecognitionHarvard Elementary, Chicago Public Schools2015
  • Counselor Leadership AwardChicago Public Schools2012, 2014, 2015
  • People’s Choice AwardChicago Public Schools2012, 2014, 2015

Research and institutional partnerships

  • Active research partnership with UNC Chapel Hill, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
  • Federal SBIR grant application in progress (US Department of Education)
  • SBTDC strategic advisors for commercialization and go-to-market guidance

Featured in

  • Tiny Buddha
  • Authority Magazine
  • Carolina Counselor (NCCA)

Books and resources

Speaking and professional development

Bring Erin to your school

Erin provides school workshops, conference sessions, and professional development focused on classroom regulation, trauma-informed support, Brain Flossing™ implementation, and practical recovery strategies for educators.

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