Robert A. Pelosi, NCC, LMHC, BCETS

• National Certified Counselor
• Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor
  

Bob Pelosi is a clinician, writer and consultant. He brings a light and enjoyable tone to some serious subjects, most especially the nitty-gritty, how-to's of working with difficult children and teens. His clinical background extends over twenty-five years of work with kids and families with multiple disabilities. He specializes in intervention with children and families with traumatic stress, domestic violence, attachment disorders and special needs. Bob Pelosi is known for the ways in which his expertise combines with his gentle and respectful personal style and humor to dynamically assist people in their growth and learning. Bob is a published writer in his home state of Vermont, and has also authored brochures for parents and children on adolescent sexuality. He believes that his client is the ONLY priority in the services he provides. Bob spends most of his leisure time with his family in their old Vermont farmhouse, enjoying the fresh mountain air and their farm animals and gardens.

Workshops, Presentations and Seminar Topics

Workshops and trainings are offered for agencies, organizations and schools. Bob can customize a training or speaking engagement to your unique needs in the field of adolescent and family psychology. Some of the current trainings offered are:

• Talking With Your Kids About Sex

• School Violence - A Teacher's Nightmare

• Time-Out Techniques That Work

• Learning from Our Students: Educational Case Studies

• Your YES Means Nothing If You Can't Say NO

• Understanding Attachment Disorders

• The ABCs of School Violence

• Encouraging Responsible Behavior

• Helping Kids to Survive Trauma

• Violence-Proofing Your Kids

• The Dilemma of Abuse and Neglect Reporting

• Kids Who Cut: Managing Self-Injurious Behaviors

Following is a list of organizations with whom Robert Pelosi has interviewed, consulted or trained:

• Valley Ridge Educational Center



• Springfield (MA) Schools



• Windham (VT) Southeast Supervisory Union



• Windham (VT) Southwest Supervisory Union



• American Association of Retired Persons



• Windham (VT) Central Supervisory Union



• Monadnock (NH) School District