With no nearby specialists in Montana, the family has relied on virtual coaching and at-home therapy techniques while fighting for coverage Now, the 33-year-old is speaking out about the lack of ...

“That gap between who she is at home and who the world gets to see is the hardest part of all of this,” Ava’s mother, Chelsea Jenkins, tells PEOPLE In January 2026, a Montana mother discovered her ...

I am trained in Parent child Interaction Therapy ( PCIT), PCIT-Selective Mutism adaptation, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention, TF-CBT, Habit Reversal Therapy, Play Therapy ...

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Chelsea Jenkins and her family. When Chelsea Jenkins' 4-year-old daughter, Ava, was diagnosed with selective mutism in January 2026, the 33-year-old mother of four immediately began searching for ...