ABOUT THE COALITION

 

Origin & Purpose

• Founded in 1997 by Julie Kimball-Kubiak with purpose of professional consultation & collaboration of mental health professionals in Michigan with expertise & passion in trauma, attachment, and adoption.

• Commitment to strengthening professional development of members within the group by engaging in trainings locally and nationally.

• Developing of collaborative relationships with additional professional service providers locally and nationally that our clients may need. i.e. psychiatrists, occupational therapists, residential treatment facilities, etc.

• Providing community trainings for families and professionals on issues of trauma, attachment and adoption.
   

Shared Training Philosophy

• Extensively trained in attachment theory and research, on impact of developmental trauma for children, and the challenges of parenting children with trauma histories.

• Share expertise on the seven core issues of adoption.

• Share a passion for embracing and teaching a therapeutic parenting paradigm to adoptive parents.

• Variety of expertise training and years of experience including but not limited to the  following approaches: Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Theraplay, Infant Mental Health, and adoption sensitivity.
   

Operations

• All therapists and psychologists are private practitioners that manage their own businesses.

• All members manage their own scheduling, their own handling of payment & insurance, and their own policies on in person therapy vs. telehealth therapy.

• All members are responsible for their own services provided. Coalition members serve only as consultants to each other.