Compass Coaching is centered on the values of integrity and excellence.
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Dr. R has dedicated her life to helping others through guiding and teaching and by providing knowledge, education, and awareness through support, hope, and understanding.
Experience:
Over 20 years conducting research and presenting locally, nationally, and internationally on extensive topics related to mental health and executive functioning
Over 20 years working therapeutically with individuals, couples, families, and groups
Prior college professor of counseling/psychology at Houston Baptist University and Sam Houston State University
Worked in public education for 18 years as an elementary and junior high teacher and school counselor
Podcast creator of Rich Thoughts Poor Jokes relating to topics about achieving mental wealth
Volunteered for Santa Maria Hostel, a chemical dependency treatment center for women and women with children in Houston, TX
Current volunteer with Citizens for Animal Protection, Houston, TX
Prior President of Fort Bend Counseling Association
Current Board Member, Upbring
Prior Owner (15 years) Renewing Hope Counseling, LLC
Owner (6 years) of Compass Coaching, LLC
Expertise:
Helping others facilitate communication to achieve mutual respect which leads to direction, understanding, and growth. Helping individuals build confidence, self-worth, set goals, gain self-awareness, identify, and express emotions and find strategies to facilitate change. Assisting organizations, companies, and individuals in motivating and strengthening their skills in order to carry out a more productive, healthy, and fulfilling workplace. Expertise in life, career, and executive coaching.
Education/Credentials:
Sam Houston State University/Licensed Professional Counselor, Doctorate in Counseling.
Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor
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Dr. Ellis has spent the last 20 years as a teacher, trainer, and therapist providing psychotherapy, psychoeducation, and training to clients, groups, and future therapists through supervision and teaching. She has a passion for making actionable science available to the public to serve individuals and larger communities.
Experience:
Over 20 years working therapeutically with individuals, couples, families, and groups
Ten years training counselors as a professor, clinical supervisor, and department head at Houston Christian University
Twenty years teaching, conducting research, and presenting to professionals and community members on topics related to psychology, mental health, and human performance
Author of books and resources with an audience of mental health professionals as well as laypeople in transition (e.g., parents, retirees, college students, people starting therapy)
Member of the American Psychological Association, Texas Psychological Association, and Past President of the Fort Bend Psychological Association
Podcast creator of Rich Thoughts Poor Jokes relating to topics about achieving mental wealth
Expertise:
Bringing the best research into practice, teaching and sharpening new skills, and tailoring every experience to each individual, from the biological to the sociological level. Helping clients increase the sense of power in their personal and professional lives, build on their personal strengths, develop new strategies for coping and problem-solving, evaluate and strengthen relationships, and clarify values to maximize meaning and effectiveness in the life they want to have.Education/Credentials:
Ph.D. Counseling Psychology
M.A., Counseling and Guidance
Licensed Psychologist, TX 34722
We are trained professionals and mental health clinicians who are using research-based knowledge and curriculum in specific areas to meet your needs. We are professional therapists, trainers, and coaches with specific experience and expertise that can provide valuable service to others seeking specific life improvements. We erase the barriers to productivity by addressing your team’s mental health, stress management, and cognitive performance. We address overwhelm, communication breakdowns, and workplace conflict at the root. We come from the world of service in clinical mental health and realized that not everyone wants or needs the deeper experience of psychotherapy, but that we were well-equipped to help in the briefer, more strategic realm of coaching or the larger area of assessing and tailoring to your individualized people, not generic solutions.
There are many people out there who are offering coaching and executive trainings these days, and not all of them are offering the same quality. Compass Coaching is centered on the values of integrity and excellence, so we are taking coaching and workplace trainings above and beyond to make sure we are giving you a valuable experience that you can count on. We are trained in the development of the helping relationship, the processes of change, and utilize the best research available. We will tailor strategies to make change to your specific life, work, or organization needs.
