About Beck Thompson

Beck Thompson is a dynamic author, educator, and speaker whose work is reshaping how schools understand and support trauma-affected students.

As the founder of Trauma Informed Teachers Australia, she brings a rare blend of lived experience, classroom expertise, and deep relational insight, helping teachers see beyond behaviour and into the nervous system beneath it.

Raised in an environment marked by instability and neglect, Beck knows firsthand how profoundly a teacher’s presence can alter the trajectory of a child’s life. Instead of adopting labels like ‘survivor’ or ‘thriver,’ she chose a different path—one defined by courage, curiosity, and a fierce refusal to let trauma write her story. Her life’s work centres on understanding how trauma shapes the ways we see ourselves, relate to others, and show up in the world—and how, with the right relationships, those patterns can be transformed.

Beck’s memoir, Chasing Normal, offers a raw and compelling account of her early years and the teachers who helped her find safety, connection, and possibility again. Today, she brings that same honesty and power to her keynote speaking and professional development, empowering educators to build mentally healthy, relationally rich classrooms where every child feels seen.

A passionate primary teacher turned national voice in trauma-informed education, Beck is known for her tenacity, her straight-talk approach, and her ability to translate neuroscience into human, practical, heart-centred action.

Beck lives in Queensland with her husband and three children, embracing family life and the purpose that fuels her work.

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