About Ellen

Ellen Pulleyblank Coffey, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist specializing in family and community practice in Berkeley, California. She specializes in working with families facing illness. She consults for community agencies, and is a member of the Kosovar Family Professional Education Collaboration developing mental health services in Kosovo. She is known for her teaching and has given many presentations. Her publications further explain her work. She has recently published a new book: Blowing on embers: Stories for hard times about a group of extraordinary women who have taught her and readers about resilience in the face of catastrophe.

Education

	M.S. in Child Development, 1972, Bank Street Graduate School, New York.
	Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, 1985. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Menlo Park, CA.

Certification

	Licensure: California and Massachusetts Clinical Psychologist.
	National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology

Membership in Professional Associations

	American Family Therapy Academy
	American Family Therapy Association of Northern California
	Council on Contemporary Families Co-Chair 1999-2001

Recent Clinical, Teaching and Consultation Responsibilities

	Consultation on family therapy and reflecting practices for family therapists.
	Co-Director, Human Rights for American Family Therapy Academy-Leadership Team for Houston Long-Term Recovery Project
	Co-Director of the AFTNC Postgraduate Training Program in Couples, Family and Community Practice. See Teaching.
	Kosovar Family Professional Education Collaboration (KFPEC) Pristine, Kosovo 2001 to present. Team member. Co-director of Services , Service Based Training Project (SBT). Collaboration with and development of mental health system in Kosovo. See Gjakova for case description
	Clinical and Consultation Practice, Berkeley, California., Cummington, MA, San Francisco, CA Palo Alto, CA, Stockton, CA 1978 to present. Clinical Psychologist, Director of The Community Solutions Project. Psychotherapy with individuals, couples, and families. Specialty: Families facing Illness. Consultation, Supervision, and Training seminars. Community development projects.
	J. F. K. University, Graduate School of Professional Psychology, Orinda, California. 2003. Adjunct Faculty. Teaching about Community and Family Clinical Practice
	Smith College School for Social Work. , Northampton, MA, School of Social Work and Center for Innovative Practice. 1997-2001. Adjunct Faculty and Research Fellow. Community Collaborative for Family-Based Practice.. Teaching: Multiculturalism and Diversity in Clinical Practice. Family Theory. Family Therapy , Feminist and Narrative Family therapy. Research at Center for Innovative Practice: Project on managed care and family treatment. Systems of care in the public sector.
	Sisters Inc., Cummington, Massachusetts. 1998-2001. Co-Founder. Development of program for girls ages 9-12 adult women mentors with community involvement.