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Lyn Kelley, Ph.D., CPC
Motivational Coach & Speaker
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"I help people move
to the next level of success in their lives." - Lyn Kelley, Ph.D.
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Certified Professional Coach
Motivational Coach & Speaker |
As a Motivational Coach and
Speaker, my goal is “to empower people move to the next level of success in their
lives.” Many people have asked for more information about me and why I am qualified
to motivate others. So here’s a little bit about me and how I got here.
It all started back in Fresno, CA where I was born and raised. As a child I knew
I had a calling to help people be happier and live better lives. I knew this because
I was keenly observant of people. I observed people and how they lived their lives.
At age 10 a friend’s family invited me to a musical show called “Up With People!”
This show had a major impact on me, and brought up my passion to help people be
happier.
Although my parents didn’t care about my grades, I received all A’s in school
except I always failed Oral English. I couldn’t get up in front of the class and
speak. What kept me going in school was my desire for a career in the helping/teaching
profession, so I could help others become more successful.
The females in my family were discouraged from going to college, so higher education
became my way of rebelling. I earned my B.A. in Education from California State
University, Fresno. During college I had some wonderful professors who took me
under their wing and encouraged me to speak in class. I learned that I enjoyed
teaching and actually had a gift that had previously been repressed. I went on
to get my teaching credential and taught Jr. and Sr. High School for 7 years.
I went from a shy little girl who couldn’t speak in front of the class to a big
girl who couldn’t STOP speaking in front of the class!
Teaching adolescents was an amazing experience! I found that I wanted to work
with them more one-on-one, so I went back to college to become a counselor. I
received my M.S. in Counseling/Psychology from the University of Miami and became
licensed as a Marriage & Family Therapist. Initially I set out to get a wide range
of experience. I worked in a children’s psych hospital in dual diagnosis, managed
a residential treatment program for severely emotionally disturbed teenage girls,
did biofeedback therapy for a pain management center, and worked in social services
in the areas of foster care and family reunification.
Once I became licensed I worked in a private counseling practice for 7 years.
I realized then that being "good" at one's art is not enough. I had to promote.
Through years of struggle, trial and error, I found what works and what doesn't
for medical and mental health practices. I began consulting other health care
professionals on promoting their businesses. Soon I began getting offers to speak
to professional organizations, and write articles for professional journals on
the art of practice promotion.
During this time I realized that coaching, writing and teaching were what I really
loved to do, so I started writing books for therapists and teaching continuing
education courses. I became particularly interested in the field of motivation
and coaching and worked on this as a specialty. I founded GROW Training Institute,
Inc. which is a coach training organization, and became a Certified Professional
Coach. I then coached myself through my Doctoral Program and earned my Ph.D. in
Health Science through a correspondence program.
Through all of this I raised my daughter as a single parent. She is now an adult,
in college, living on her own! This means I can now freely pursue my true passions
of writing, speaking, coaching and consulting! I have just published my first
book for the general public called How
to Motivate People!
Many people have asked me what has most motivated me during my life? I believe
that we all have internal motivation when we find our gift. My strong desire to
help people become higher functioning, happier and more successful must have initially
come from my internal desire to grow, learn, and improve my life and the world
around me. It also came from my deep appreciation for my mentors and teachers
who helped me overcome my anxieties and fears about success. It came from reading
books by great self help/spiritual authors such as Wayne Dyer, Gary Zukav, Louise
Hay, Marianne Williamson, Barbara DeAngelis and Tony Robbins. I have learned that
it is fear that stops us most. We sabotage our own success due to our own fear
of our own light. I want to help others overcome their obstacles and shine their
light brightly, just as my mentors did for me.
I now do both business and life coaching. As a Business Coach, I conduct trainings
for businesses, entrepreneurs, corporations and organizations all over the world,
particularly in the areas of healthcare practice (See Lyn's
Client List). I do practice building consulting for mental health and medical
providers (see Lyn's
Marketing Consulting page). As a Life Coach, I specialize in helping people
move to the next level of success in their lives, whatever that may be. I work
by telephone, Internet and face-to-face. If you are interested in receiving coaching
or need a motivational speaker, please contact me! I wish you much success.
-Lyn Kelley, Ph.D., LMFT, CPC
Practice Building Coach
 
Clinical Member, CAMFT, AAMFT
lyn@growpublications.com
888-700-4769 |
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