About Charly
Theatre was my first personal experience with the therapeutic value of communication and action as a means of transformation, and it led me to start work in the healing professions in 1976. I have been employed as a counselor in various capacities since then, including a private psychotherapy practice for more than a decade in Northern California. I hold a Masters Degree in Counseling from Sonoma State College and have received excellent professional training, but my best teachers have always been my clients.
I began the transition from psychotherapy to coaching in 2002, when I started Conversations For Change as an email personal growth program. The most rewarding part of my psychotherapy practice had been with clients who had moved beyond crisis and were ready to focus on personal growth issues. Coaching provides me the opportunity to do what I enjoy the most: supporting motivated people to accomplish desired changes and attain their goals.
My toolbox has gotten larger the past several years and allows me to tailor the coaching experience to each individual's need and orientation. The field of energy psychology offers new approaches to manifesting what you want in your life. Tapping techniques, energy medicine, and application of the laws of attraction provide additional resources.
I feel privileged to participate in the transformational journey of my clients. To learn about how I approach my work, visit the Weekly Tidbits page.
If you want to know more, please email your question to me at convers4change@aol.com
EDUCATION & LICENSING
Licensed California Marriage and Family Therapist
Member California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
M. A. in Counseling, Sonoma State University, CA, 1981
B. S. in English Literature & Theatre Arts, State University of New York, 1975
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Life Skills and Wellness Coach, Florida, 2002-present
Education, direction and support to assist individuals in achieving goals
Wellness Movement classes
Community education and event presentations
Private Psychotherapy Practice, California, 1989-2002
Individual and conjoint therapy
Group and family therapy
Community Education lectures, workshops and seminars
Instructor for Alcoholism & Recovery class, Mendocino Junior College
Contractual Employee Assistance Program services
State contracts for counseling services
Aftercare Group Therapist , St. Helena Hospital Chemical Dependency Unit
Quality Improvement Committee member for local health organization
Co-Editor of newsletter for local chapter of CAMFT
Managed Care experience
Chemical Dependency Treatment Programs, California, 1979-1989
Family, individual and group therapy
Clinical supervision for staff and interns
Educational lectures and workshops, in-house and community
Three Day Co-Dependency Program for family members
Program development
Treatment planning
Crisis intervention
Coordination of inpatient and outpatient services
Public Relations and Promotional Advertising
Therapeutic Movement Classes
"...... medicine is not just a bunch of herbs or the training a physician receives. It's helping people attain that which is good in life. If you can point in a new direction, saying this is the path, this is the way to go, that is a form of healing. When you give a lifting hand and make someone feel better for it, you've given that person medicine."
from The WInd is My Mother by Bear Heart, a Muskogee medicine man