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My Qualifications

Education:

  • Associate of Art Degree in child development from Sacramento City College California.
  • BA in Psychology from Chico State University California
  • Masters in Psychology from Sonoma State University California.
  • A couple semesters in a Pre-Doctoral Program in Psychology and Educational Psychology at State University of New York at Albany. 35 years of continuing education courses from trauma, symptoms and treatment; child abuse treatment; sex abuse treatment; sex offender treatment, cognitive-behavioral treatment, neurofeedback equipment and much more.

Experience:

  • Volunteered in daycares, afterschool programs, for children with disabilities and peer counseling with a child burn victim.
  • Co-developed a specialized foster program, and trained foster families and grandparents raising grandchildren.
  • Worked in group homes with abused children, teens with criminal histories, pregnant teens and teen parents. I moved from on-line staff, to therapist, to social worker to program director.
  • Worked with juvenile sex offenders in residential treatment and adults court mandated to therapy.
  • Worked with highway patrol, police officers, sheriff deputies, fire fighters, emergency response workers, and county employees.
  • Worked with teens in Juvenile Hall on various charges and commitments.
  • Worked in agencies in Northern California and New York with people from different cultures.
  • Worked with people from all economic levels, from the homeless to professionals and business owners.
  • Clinical supervisor for 20 years.
  • Board officer for the California Coalition on Sexual Offending (CCOSO), and a clinical member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (ATSA).
  • Incorporated two California corporations. A 501 (C)(3) non-profit and an S-corp.
  • Opened and ran a counseling agency since 2000.
  • Wrote grants and was awarded over a total of 1 million dollars from 2000 to 2016.
  • Developed programs for other agencies, the complete infrastructure of an office (administrative and clinical forms, personal policies and procedures, and training manuals, etc.)
  • Published articles in small periodicals and started a newsletter to promote the counseling agency that was fun and interesting.
  • Specialized in child abuse treatment, counseling children and teenagers, couples, families, career and business counseling, trauma treatment and grief and loss. I used cognitive-behavioral therapy, and a commonsense and practical approach to helping people discover what makes them tick and learn new tools to make changes. Everyone has issues and everyone can grow.

 

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About Kathy Ellis

In 35 years as a marriage, family, child therapist I worked with plenty of people who needed therapy and trauma treatment but for the most part people just needed some guidance and tools to make their own decisions and set limits, and to learn to get out of their own way whether is was in relationships, business, career, as parents, or developing their own identity.
I've now retired as a therapist and taking all that I've learned the last few decades to provide life and business coaching. After working with thousands of people with all types of problems it's time I switch to careers and let the other therapists work with all the ailments that come with the human condition. And, having incorporated, open and ran two businesses (a non-profit and a standard corporation), secured over 1 million in grants and contracts, and helped others design their businesses I have a lot of insight and can help people with their business plan and implementation.
Oh, and I was the owner-builder of my property. I took a rocky hill with nothing on it and turned it into this ... My Home. https://www.facebook.com/10acresforsale/ Read More…

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