Credentials

I am a licensed marriage and family therapist with over twenty years of experience working with people from a diverse range of cultural, gender, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds. I am committed to helping people find solutions to their problems so that they can achieve their goals.

Professional Experience Highlights

Private Practice

Sonoma County 1996 - Present
Private practice with special focus on couples and individual therapy, and divorce coaching

Group Facilitator and Curriculum Designer

John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health System
2000 – 2004

Designed and delivered six-week anger management training to over 150 participants

Designed and delivered life skills training for women in transition to over 400 participants

Program Creator and Supervisor

State of Arizona
1993 – 1995

Designed and delivered treatment program for over fifty families of seriously emotionally disturbed youth on the Papago Indian Reservation

Professional Associations

Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire
International Association of Collaborative Professionals
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

Education and Training

Collaborative Practice Training
Case Work in Family Court Mediation Training
Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity Training
M.S. Counseling Psychology, California State University
B.A. Psychology, California State University

Certifications and Licenses

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFC 33516)
Certified Personal Life Coach (CPC 2058
Certified Suicide Intervention/Prevention Trainer
Certified Diversity Facilitator

Contact

Phone: 707-537-1321
Email: cathynelson@vom.com

Location

1212 College Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95404