Lula (Kitty) Davidson, MA
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Exemplary leadership in the areas of Wellness Consultation, Research, Development, and Project Delivery. Successful performance in the areas of wellness program design, clinical research, delivery of clinical skills, clinical supervision, business management, and coaching acumen. A consummate business professional who excels in the areas of research, development, and delivery of integrative wellness projects. Using research-based topics and approaches Lula’s portfolio includes but not limited to Organization Wellness Consultant, ASIST/Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Trainer including Crisis Intervention SOP development, IREST Meditation trainer, Emotional Intelligence, EMDR/Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, conflict resolution skills, leadership development, project management, Whole Systems and Agile Change Management skills, performance coaching, health and wellness specific topic trainer, corporate trainer, psychotherapy, and public speaker.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Trainer and Consultant - Organizational Development Department
VBG
06.2022 - Current
- Consult, research, develop and deliver 6 Pillar Wellness Program
- Initiatives and trainings conducted include but are not limited to the following: organizational change management (Agile and Whole Systems Focus), client communication, conflict resolution, compassion fatigue and burnout, mental health awareness, emotional intelligence, and leadership, Suicide First Aid/ASIST, psychology of sales, and others
- Partner with and coach organizational leaders that include supervisors, directors, and C-Suite
- Coaching topics include but are not limited to leadership, motivation, and performance issues
- Coach agent level employees to identify needs and provide actionable guidance to improve workforce experience
- Identify through SWOT analysis the gaps and barriers to wellness and organizational change initiatives and communicate those to internal stakeholders
- Create and assess companywide survey information to ascertain the quality, trends, and next steps for the organizational wellness program and other change initiatives
- Create proposals for wellness initiatives and coordinate with internal leadership for forward movement
- Coordinate with outside vendors that provide educational webinars such as financial awareness, health apps, and other wellness topics
- Manage the organization’s partnership with the Employee Assistance Program/EAP and consult with the human resource department regarding EAP initiatives and utilization reports.
Integrative Performance Coach, Trainer, Wellness Consultant and Psychotherapist
Mindful Summits Counseling Services, LLC
06.2010 - 06.2022
- Owner operator of Mindful Summits Counseling Services and Kitty Davidson Coaching
- Provide integrative performance coaching for individuals and teams that are experiencing blocks in performance, life transitions, leadership changes, and other issues that are keeping the individual from performing at their highest level
- The integrative process includes looking at the person as a whole and assessing what is holding them back from achieving their goals
- This process includes but not limited to assessing mindset issues, using strength-based assessments, neuroscience-based techniques, and reflections to empower the client into their best self-and/or executive role
- Provide consultation and create specialized training services to organizations and their employees
- Training includes but is not limited to creating high performing sales teams, blocks to performance, and motivation
- Additionally, research, developed and facilitate trainings for Emotional Intelligence, Effective Communication, Conflict Resolution, Leadership and Development, Motivation and Performance, Stress Management, Anxiety, Personal Growth and Development, Mindfulness and Meditation, Coping with Difficult Situations, Work Performance and Trauma and Compassion Fatigue
- Psychotherapy duties include but are not limited to providing individual counseling services, executive coaching, create and facilitate clinical and nonclinical training, consultation, business management and marketing
- Areas of clinical specialization are EMDR/Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy and CBT/Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well as experiential therapeutic techniques
- Client’s diagnosis may include PTSD/Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, combat related trauma, trauma related to emotional, physical and/or sexual abuse, anger management issues, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship issues, performance issues and life transitions.
Contract Trainer
SkillPath
11.2017 - 03.2020
- Facilitate seminars and customized trainings as well as sell products that pertain to the specific seminar topics
- Seminars pertain to conflict resolution, effective communication, emotional intelligence, and effective leadership tools
- As a trainer, I add my professional expertise to the uniform design of the seminars in order to provide a training experience that exceeds the needs of the customer.
Wellness Recovery Care Advocate Telecommute (Supervised by Pamala Kirkwood, LCSW)
United Health Care
09.2015 - 01.2017
- Duties included, providing telephonic support services to the Medicare population
- Support services included, coaching and brief psycho educational interventions as well as contacting local mental health providers for outpatient or inpatient services
- Using various diagnostic tools such as the PHQ9 to asses for suicidal ideation, the MARS for assessing the global functioning of an individual
- Attend ground round to address complex case issues as needed
- Attend on-line training as needed per job requirements
- Engage with other team members of nation-wide team to collaborate on cases.
Education
Masters in Counseling -
Regis University
Denver, COBachelor of Science Human Services Management -
University of Phoenix
Denver, COSkills
Project Management
Strategic Planning
Training and Development
Change Management
Coaching and Mentoring
Subject matter expertise
Coaching and Development
Health Promotion
Research and Development
Other Presentations
- January 2014 to Current- Mental Health Awareness, Grief and Loss, Mindfulness, Connecting Mind and Body for Healthy Living, Stress Reduction, Coping with Compassion Stress, Depression and Suicide, Emotional Intelligence, Blocks to Motivation and Performance, Blocks to Motivation and Performance with Manager break-out sessions, IREST and Yoga Workshops (psychoeducation with yoga components)
- April 2011 - Guest Speaker at Community College of Aurora – Sex Offender Overview for Sexual Aggression Class
Recent Project
researched, developed, delivered, and facilitated a six pilar wellness program for an organization of 200+ employees. The wellness program pillars included - Mental and Emotional, Social, Physical, Financial, Spiritual, and Vocational.
Personal Information
Title: Organizational Wellness Consultant – Corporate Trainer – Integrative Performance Coach – Psychotherapist
Timeline
Trainer and Consultant - Organizational Development Department
VBG
06.2022 - Current
Contract Trainer
SkillPath
11.2017 - 03.2020
Wellness Recovery Care Advocate Telecommute (Supervised by Pamala Kirkwood, LCSW)
United Health Care
09.2015 - 01.2017
Integrative Performance Coach, Trainer, Wellness Consultant and Psychotherapist
Mindful Summits Counseling Services, LLC
06.2010 - 06.2022
Masters in Counseling -
Regis University
Bachelor of Science Human Services Management -
University of Phoenix
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