About Us

Dr. Dana Watson is a best-selling author, TEDx speaker, trainer, workshop facilitator,
and Master Coach. As a multi-certified coach, she specializes in trauma-informed
care, emotional health, social-emotional learning, and healing from relationship
trauma. She has a passion for working with early learners, teachers, and their parents. Her goal is to teach early learners how to express their feelings healthily and learn self-regulation skills, to reduce generational trauma. With this goal in mind, she created the Express Yourself Program, an interactive program that creates opportunities and experiences through story-telling, social-emotional learning, and student engagement.


Dana started her business, Elev8te Health & Wellness in 2019 after receiving her health and life coaching certification from Health Coach Institute. Elev8te is a restorative practice that focuses on the transformation of physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Elev8te provides holistic use of evidence-based skillful conversation, clinical interventions, and strategies to engage clients actively and safely in health behavior change.