(248) 330-4164

PO Box 224
Traverse City MI 49684

A regulated workplace is not luck. It is architecture.

This is Beyond Behavior Management™

Education. Justice. Behavioral Health. Community.
Cross-system by design. Built for results.

This is what it looks like
when systems work together.

Grounded in Lived Experience

Founded by Chip & Lisa St. Clair, whose bestselling memoir The Butterfly Garden documents a journey from profound trauma to purpose.

Backed by Neuroscience

Every practice is rooted in how trauma alters the brain — we don’t just understand behavior, we address its biological roots.

Led with Heart

A movement rooted in science, driven by story. We transform pain into purpose at every level of the system.

Healing across every ecosystem

SCBF works across the institutions that shape young lives — transforming how each one responds to stress, adversity, and behavioral challenges.

Justice System

Justice System

Community Organizations

Community Organizations

Behavioral Health

Behavioral Health

Education

Education

Real People. Real Shifts.

Together, we heal

We’re proud to work with organizations committed to building regulated, dignity-centered communities.

Kingsley Area Schools

Benzie County Sheriff’s Department

Benzie County Prosecutor’s Office

Benzie County Central Schools

13th Circuit Court Family Division

Havenwyck Hospital

our Partners

Together, We Heal

Your tax-deductible gift helps fill the ever-growing needs of trauma-impacted youth in our schools and communities.

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