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About Me

Edith A. "Deede" Tonelli

MFA, Ph.D., LMFT, CPC
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My therapeutic coaching is:

CONFIDENTIAL

SUPPORTIVE

CREATIVE

QUALIFICATIONS

Certified Professional Coach

Experienced Management Executive

Licensed Psychotherapist

Member, International Coaching Federation

          I have developed Creative Pathways to be able to offer a full therapeutic coaching service to you – one-on-one, as a couple, or in groups.  My training and experience bring together a unique combination of strategic and creative skills that allow me to view your individual situation from a comprehensive, wholistic perspective – exploring work, personal, and relationship factors that interact and affect each other.

          What I have learned from my therapy training and my own personal experience in navigating change and transitions is that it is necessary to find ways to stop, breathe, and be connected to the present moment before we can step back and explore new possibilities and perspectives. 

          I have developed strategies and exercises from positive psychology, mindfulness practice, cognitive behavioral therapy, strategic planning, and gestalt psychology, to guide you.  In addition, my background in the creative arts gives me the skills to use more visual, sensory, and playful approaches to helping you move forward.

Integrating professional coaching, executive management experience, and therapeutic training to help you focus on:

  • Transforming your life through personal empowerment

  • Refining your life goals, values, and purpose

  • Creating work / relationship / life balance

  • Planning and navigating successful transitions

  • Developing career, executive, and leadership skills

  • Understanding the necessity of "Rewiring when Retiring"

Background

Therapy / Coaching Experience:

TRANSITIONS & GROUP COACH
Project REACH, Homeless Prevention Council, Orleans, MA
THERAPIST / COACH
Tonelli Coaching and Consulting, Cape Cod, MA
MENTOR
Institute for Non-Profit Practice, Tufts University
MENTOR
Pathways Program, WeCan, Harwich, MA
PSYCHOTHERAPIST AND COACH
Acutherapy Associates, PC
PSYCHOTHERAPIST AND COACH
Wincor and Associates, Fort Lauderdale, FL
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Jill Anter Weider Associates, Beverly Hills, CA
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Antioch University Mental Health Clinic, Los Angeles, CA

Management / Consulting Experience:

INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Orleans Historical Society, Orleans, MA
GUEST CURATOR
Heritage Museum and Gardens, Sandwich, MA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA
OWNER
TonelliArts Gallery, West Barnstable, MA
BUSINESS MANAGER
Acutherapy Associates, Barnstable, MA
DEAN
Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, FL
DIRECTOR
UCLA Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Anderson School of Management, UCLA

Professional Training:

CENTER FOR COACHING CERTIFICATION
Certified Professional Coach Training (CPC)
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Institute for Nonprofit Practice and Tuft University
COACHING, LEADERSHIP, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOPS
Gestait International Study Center
PROFESSIONAL AND LIFE COACHING TRAINING
MentorCoach Institute, Los Angeles
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
Los Angeles
MUSEUM MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
University of California, Berkeley (NEA Museum Professional Fellowship)

Academic Education:

ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY
MA, Clinical Psychology & Art Therapy - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Ph.D., American & New England Cultural Studies
SMITHSONIAN FELLOWSHIP FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCH
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
HUNTER COLLEGE
City University of New York, MFA, Painting and Printmaking
VASSAR COLLEGE
Poughkeepsie, NY - BA, Honors Interdisciplinary American Culture Studies
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