Cynthia Hildner, M.A. Ed., is a powerful transformation and emotional intelligence coach, trainer, speaker and the founder of Dyslexia Playground. Cynthia’s unique perspective—as a 2E individual with “an exquisitely dyslexic brain”— combined with decades of experience as a revered Special Education teacher and social/emotional coach equips her to successfully guide parents, educators and individuals through the complex playground that dyslexia presents. Using unique tools and frameworks Cynthia helps her clients feel more comfortable, confident, and successful.

She is a Certified Coach and Faculty Member with Restoring Resourcefulness through the Hendricks Institute.  She teaches new, emerging coaches the key concepts of conscious communication, authentic listening, body-based emotional literacy, and choosing creativity over reactivity. Cynthia’s unique coaching frameworks combined with her skills and training in the graphic facilitation of social and emotional constructs creates accessibility to all types of learners seeking positive change.

 She supports organizations, individuals, and families in learning and applying conscious living tools, learning the power of play and how to use body wisdom to feel more comfortable, competent, and successful.

INDIVIDUALS

Cynthia supports individuals in making powerful shifts in awareness and strengthening their confidence to create the life they want.   Her one-on-one coaching supports easeful learning of skills to navigate emotions, systems, and relationships.

PARENTS & FAMILIES
Cynthia supports parents and youth as they navigate the emotional and educational challenges that can accompany dyslexia.  She teaches tools that improve self-regulation, communication, and connection.  When you feel like you are facing overwhelming challenges at home or at school, Cynthia creates a playground to explore and create positive solutions.  She has coached hundreds of individuals in group settings and 1:1 to create success, confidence, connection, and to learn proven tools to navigate their inner world.

Educators and Organizations

Cynthia is a powerful transformational trainer, coach, and subject matter expert on Dyslexia and Special Education. She leads with an engaging approach to connect teachers and districts with tools to improve outcomes, diminish challenges, and increase their sense of success with students.

She offers group trainings and custom workshops that deepen your understanding of how to support those with dyslexia and how to bring real world supports into the classroom that are effective and possible to maintain.  These tools can help with teacher retention, empowering students, and dismantling learned helplessness with neurodiverse students.