Priscilla Klockner is my guest for episode 42 of The Courage, Coaching and Counseling Podcast.
Priscilla is a graduate of Western Seminary, obtaining a Master of Arts in Counseling with a focus in Child and Adolescent Therapy. She is currently a registered intern with the State of Oregon, working towards licensure. Combined with her professional training and her experience as a parent, Priscilla helps families find solutions and growth in the areas where they and their children find themselves stuck.
Priscilla uses a family systems and cognitive behavioral approach to work with parents, children, and young adults on a variety of issues. She is a member of the Oregon Counseling Association (ORCA), Association of Play Therapy (APT), Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA). Priscilla is also a long-time volunteer with The Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families.
You can connect with Priscilla here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/priscilla-klockner-portland-or/120384 http://priscillaklockner.com/
Here are resources Priscila shared for supporting children and families.
Special Needs:
Fact Oregon- factoregon.org – a non-profit here in Oregon whose goal is to support families experiencing disability.
Wright’s Law – wrightslaw.com – information on special education, IEPs, 504s and the law
Decoding Dyslexia – decodingdyslexia.org – a grass-roots, parent led organization across the country that supports, empowers and advocates for students with dyslexia
Understood – understood.org – a non-profit that supports families with children who think and learn differently.
Sensory KIDS – sensorykidsot.com – pediatric occupational therapy for kids (and adults) “specializing in sensory processing and regulatory disorders”
Trauma and Attachment:
Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development – child.tcu.edu – the institute “strives to help children suffering from the effects of early trauma, abuse and/or neglect.”
The Connected Child (book) by Karyn B. Purvis, David Cross, and Wendy Sunshine.
On adoption and attachment; The Connected Parent (book) by Lisa Qualls and Dr. Karyn Purvis.
Death/Dying/Grief:
The Dougy Center – dougy.org – a non-profit center for grieving children and their families. They use peer support groups for children from 3-18 and young adults from 18-30’s. They also have Pathways, peer support groups for children with a family member with an advanced serious illness.
Grief Out Loud podcast – hosted by Jana DeCristofaro of The Dougy Center
Candlelighters – candlelightersoregon.org – support for pediatric cancer
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