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Neuro-Holistic Wellness

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I evaluate LLMs for risk and align AI models with clinical safety standards.  

 

As a researcher and mental health therapist, I help build the practical guardrails and Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) workflows engineers need to safely handle unpredictable interactions and keep models ethically grounded.

 

My mission is to protect vulnerable users while maximizing the therapeutic potential of AI. I provide the socio-technical expertise necessary to ensure that as we automate, we do not lose the human element of wellbeing.

 

Our goal is to cover your team’s full lifecycle: finding the problem (Red Teaming), designing the solution (HITL/Requirements), and measuring the success (Rubrics/Fine-tuning).

 

Key Areas of Expertise:

  • Adversarial Red Teaming: Stress-testing LLMs for harmful outputs, bias, and psychological safety.

  • Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) Strategy: Designing feedback loops that prioritize human intuition and ethical nuance.

  • Trauma-Informed Frameworks: Translating clinical safety standards into actionable AI governance.

 

My colleagues describe me as curious, empathic, intentional, and optimistic. I'm relentlessly creative in generating solutions for stuckpoints.​​

What Clients Are Saying...

Extremely valuable to our process with a high degree of insight and thoughtfulness provided. We are deeply grateful to have had her on board.
Dr. Thornton’s capacity to analyze model behaviors through a clinician’s lens and assess their real-world psychological impact provides early-stage teams with a rare and distinct advantage.
She absolutely lives up to the hype, especially if your product deals with sensitive user interactions where a standard technical patch isn't enough.
Kendra Thornton’s skills are undeniable. Her collaboration with entities across the state, creative problem-solving skills, and strategic thinking were invaluable to our team.
 Kendra was strong but flexible. She questioned assumptions, consistently handled ambiguous timelines, and produced continuously improved content.

Phone

513-503-1977

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