Family & Support Services
Michelle ValiukenaS
Helping families navigate high-risk pregnancies, NICU stays, and loss without facing financial crisis alone.
Supporting families, bringing stories left in dark to light, changing the world
The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation (CLTF) is a national nonprofit supporting families navigating high-risk or complicated pregnancies, NICU stays, pregnancy loss, and infant loss. Through direct financial assistance, education, and advocacy, CLTF helps families cover urgent expenses, connects them with trusted resources, brings often-silenced experiences into the open, and works toward meaningful systemic change. Since 2018, CLTF has provided more than $2.1 million to over 4,200 families nationwide. 100% of donations go directly to families in need. Founder and CEO Michelle Valiukenas draws from her personal and professional experience to provide speaking, training, and educational programs on grief-informed leadership, trauma-informed communication, workplace support, pregnancy and infant loss, NICU experiences, infertility, maternal and infant health, and the importance of words.
Kristen Jacobsen, LCPC
Helping high-achievers unpack the hidden beliefs keeping them anxious and stuck in survival mode.
OFFER: $25 off your first session.
You look put-together on the outside, while inside you’re anxious and running on empty. You’ve read the books and tried to think your way out, but understanding it doesn’t turn it off, it just tells you why it’s on. I’m Kristen Jacobsen, LCPC, founder of Cathartic Space Counseling and a licensed therapist with 18+ years of experience helping high-achievers with perfectionism and high-functioning anxiety. I combine clinical expertise with lived experience to uncover what’s running in your subconscious, so you can stop proving your worth through overfunctioning. My practice offers virtual therapy for adults who are ready to commit to their own growth. My book, “Unpacked: How To Detach From The Subconscious Beliefs That Are Sabotaging Your Life,” uses case studies and self-discovery exercises to help you recognize the patterns keeping you stuck. I also bring keynotes and workshops on imposter syndrome and self-sabotage to organizations..