Debra Bellings-Kee, BA, JD, MFT (Mental Health Professional)

As your coach or child specialist I bring to your collaborative team many years experience as a child and family psychotherapist, mediator, and family law attorney. I also have many years of personal experience blending a family of five children. As your coach, I will assist you in moving through the collaborative process in a way that is centered on your needs. I will help you prepare a parenting plan that is developmentally appropriate for your child or children. As your child specialist, I will be the voice of your children in the collaborative meetings. I trust in the good intentions and integrity of the collaborative process and our collaborative teams. Most importantly, I believe in the healing that can come from moving through family transitions in this way.
Firm/BusinessName: Debra Bellings-Kee, JD, MFT Address(es): 1030 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Suite 120, Room 9 Kentfield CA 94904 USA Phone: 415-454-8408 Fax: Email: dembelkee@yahoo.com Website: http://www.debrabellingskee.com
Practice Group Membership Collaborative Practice Marin Collaborative Practice San Francisco
Professional Activities Collaborative Family Law Professionals of Marin Collaborative Practice San Francisco-Board Member International Academy of Collaborative Professionals California Association of Marriage Family Therapists California Association of Marriage Family Therapists-Marin County Association of Family Law and Conciliation Courts Association of Family Law and Conciliation Courts-California Chapter California State Bar (Family Law Section) Marin County Bar Assoc. (Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections)
Professional Licenses Marriage Family Therapist --#MFC 44798 California State Bar #101819
General Comments In my earlier career as a family law attorney I was routinely saddened by the emotional turmoil to the family in the wake of a parent 'winning' in the courtroom. In my current career as a marriage family therapist, divorce coach, child specialist, parenting coordinator and parenting plan mediator, I am passionate about working collaboratively in this field to help our clients move through this process in a gentler fashion where in the end, the family wins. I currently enjoy being a board member for Collaborative Practice San Francisco, co-chairing the volunteer committee for IACP 2011 forum, working on the CP-CAL Public Education Committee task force and the Public Education Committee with the Collaborative Family Law Professionals of Marin.
Areas of Practice Child Specialist Divorce Coach Mediation Parenting Coordinator
Education Undergraduate Education Bachelor of Arts Degree in English (1978) from the University of Southern California Post-graduate Education Juris Doctorate Degree (1981) from Southwestern University School of Law Master of Science Degree in Counseling Psychology (2004) from Dominican University Robert Shukraft Award for Inspirational Leadership, Dominican University Department of Counseling Psychology Book Award for Outstanding Service to Counseling Psychology, Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology. Professional Education Master's Certification in Intuition Medicine (1995) from the Academy of Intuition Medicine Curretly a Member of the Advisory Board for the Academy of Intuitive Studies
Collaborative Practice Training Year Training Type Instructor Hours 2007 Conflict Resolution Training Matthew Sullivan, Ph.D 24 2007 Mediation Training Nancy Foster, J.D. 40 2007 Conflict Resolution Training Joan Kelly, Ph.D 14 2008 Advanced Mediation Training Gary Friedman, J.D. 40 2008 Advanced Collaborative Law Training Peggy Thompson, Ph.D. 7 2008 Intermediate Collaborative Law Training Joan Kelly, Ph.D. 7 2008 MFT Law and Ethics Training I was instructor 2 2008 Integrated Team Practice I was instructor 3 2008 Plenary Panel for Business Development I was instructor 3 2008 Advanced Collaborative Law Training Friedman & Connor 13 2008 Advanced Collaborative Law Training Pauline Tesler, M.A., J.D. 14 2008 Basic Collaborative Law Training Catherine Connor, J.D. 28 2008 IACP Forum New Orleans-Advanced Workshops Various 28 2009 Advanced Collaborative Training Catherine Connor, JD 2 2009 Advanced Collaborative Training Isolina Ricci, Phd. 2 2009 The Good Divorce? I was instructor 6 2010 Adult Children of Divorce Workshop I was instructor 2 2010 Team Efficiency Through Early Understanding of Client I was instructor 3 2011 Mediation training-Advanced Nancy Foster, JD 16
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