Got Techxiety™? I Solve That, From the Inside Out
The keynote that names what no one else is naming: tech anxiety is a biological response, not a personal failing. Then Stacy shares the protocol to rewire it at the root.
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Stacy Braiuca, The Squirrel Wrangler™
"Got Techxiety™? I solve that, from the inside out."
MSW · MPH · Master Practitioner of NLP, MER® & Hypnosis
Stacy is a Techxiety™ specialist and transformational mentor with more than 30 years as a licensed therapist. She works where psychology, the nervous system, and everyday technology meet. Everything a host, producer, or event team needs is on this page: bios, topics, photos, and how to reach her.
By the numbers
30+years as a licensed therapist
40+years inside technology
3master practitioner certifications
∞inner squirrels wrangled
Fast facts
DegreesMaster of Social Work (MSW) · Master of Public Health (MPH)
Background30+ years as a licensed therapist · 40+ years inside technology
CertificationsMaster Practitioner of NLP, MER® & Hypnosis (2022)
CoachingSpiral Dynamics® · VitalSpark® · ICF credential in progress
Signature workThreshold Crossing™ and the Calmware™ Protocol
Based inKansas City, Missouri · speaks virtually and nationwide
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Stacy Braiuca, The Squirrel Wrangler™, is a Techxiety™ specialist who helps people calm the inner computer before they touch the digital one.
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Stacy Braiuca, MSW, MPH, known as The Squirrel Wrangler™, is a Techxiety™ specialist and transformational mentor with more than 30 years as a licensed therapist. A Certified Master Practitioner of NLP, MER®, and Hypnosis, she created Threshold Crossing™ and the Calmware™ Protocol to help coaches, therapists, and heart-centered business owners move from tech overwhelm to steady, strategic clarity.
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Stacy Braiuca, MSW, MPH, known as The Squirrel Wrangler™, is a Techxiety™ specialist, transformational mentor, and nervous-system-first tech educator. Her work sits where clinical psychology, NLP, and digital culture meet.
Drawing on more than 30 years as a licensed therapist and 40+ years inside technology, Stacy created Threshold Crossing™, a transformation program built on her 6-step Calmware™ Protocol. It guides coaches, therapists, and heart-centered entrepreneurs from chronic tech overwhelm to strategic clarity, drawing on nervous system regulation, NLP, hypnotic induction, cognitive reframing, somatic anchoring, and MER® future pacing. She is a Certified Master Practitioner of NLP, MER®, and Hypnosis, a Spiral Dynamics® Change Readiness Coach, and a VitalSpark® Adaptive Leadership Coach.
Stacy is also the founder of Acorn App Toolbox ("innovating tiny tools for big minds since 2001") and the creator of SourceGPT™, her name for the inner wisdom that speaks fluent universe. She is a trusted voice on AI ethics in mental health, the neuroscience of digital distraction, and what it means to spend 20+ years solving technology anxiety before it had a name. Her whole approach comes down to one idea: regulate the internal computer before you ever touch the digital one.
Signature speaking topics
Keynotes, workshops, panels, and podcast conversations. Each topic can flex for a 20-minute interview or a full-day training.
Threshold Crossing™: Regulate Your Inner Computer Before Touching the Digital One
A live walk-through of the Calmware™ method. NLP, nervous system science, and somatic anchoring, combined for lasting tech confidence.
SourceGPT™: Remembering the Intelligence You Already Have
How to reconnect with intuition as your most powerful AI, and why inner wisdom plus outer tech creates real, lasting clarity.
AI, Ethics & the Clinician's Role in Mental Health Tech
A grounded clinical framework for therapists and coaches navigating AI tools, chatbot boundaries, and empathy-first prompting with their clients.
Wrangling Your Inner Squirrels: NLP, Neuroscience & the 2 A.M. Overthinker
For the heart-centered professional whose client-facing calm doesn't match their chaotic backend. A science-backed, humor-filled session on pattern interruption and peace.
Key messages for media
- Techxiety™ is biological, not a personal failure. The nervous system can't tell a charging grizzly bear from an unread inbox. Stacy's work names this and solves it at the root.
- AI won't replace empathy. But practitioners who ignore it may lose relevance. Stacy offers a clinical bridge for mental health professionals entering the AI era with their ethics and identity intact.
- You can't out-app your anxiety. Your intuition, what Stacy calls SourceGPT™, has always been your most powerful intelligence. Technology should serve your nervous system, not hijack it.
Who Stacy speaks to
- Therapists and mental health professionals
- Coaches, healers, and practitioners
- Heart-centered entrepreneurs
- Healthcare and human service teams
- Professional associations and conferences
- AI and tech adoption summits
- Women in business events
Available for
- Podcast interviews and panel discussions
- Keynotes and conference sessions
- Workshop facilitation and trainings
- Expert commentary on AI and mental health
- Written contributions and guest articles
- Virtual sessions or in-person events nationwide
Media requests usually get a reply within 24 business hours.
Credentials & affiliations
- Master of Social Work (MSW) and Master of Public Health (MPH)
- 30+ years of experience as a licensed therapist
- NLP Master Practitioner, Society of NLP (2022)
- MER® Master Practitioner (2022)
- Certified Hypnosis Master Practitioner (2022)
- Certified HWH Hypnotic Coach
- Spiral Dynamics® Change Readiness Coach (2023)
- VitalSpark® Adaptive Leadership Coach
- ICF coaching credential (in progress)
- Noomii Advisory Board Member (2025)
Signature programs
- Threshold Crossing™: the transformation program
- Calmware™ Protocol: the 6-step inside-out method
- SourceGPT™: intuition as your inner AI. Get your free Human Design chart
- Tech Relief Room: a calm space for tech overwhelm
- Acorn App Toolbox: tiny tools for big minds
"Stacy doesn't just talk about tech anxiety. She has built a complete methodology for transforming it at the root, where it actually lives. This work changed how I show up for my clients."
Workshop participant
"If you don't remember your tomorrow, you'll miss your today."
Stacy Braiuca, The Squirrel Wrangler™
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