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Debra Bellings-Kee, BA, JD, MFT (Mental Health Professional)
As your coach or child specialist I bring to your collaborative team many years experience as a child and family psychotherapist, mediator, and family law attorney. I also have many years of personal experience blending a family of five children.

As your coach, I will assist you in moving through the collaborative process in a way that is centered on your needs. I will help you prepare a parenting plan that is developmentally appropriate for your child or children. As your child specialist, I will be the voice of your children in the collaborative meetings.

I trust in the good intentions and integrity of the collaborative process and our collaborative teams. Most importantly, I believe in the healing that can come from moving through family transitions in this way.
Firm/BusinessName: Debra Bellings-Kee, JD, MFT
Address(es): 1030 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
Suite 120, Room 9
Kentfield CA 94904 USA
1030 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
Suite 120, Room 9
Kentfield CA 94904 USA
Phone: 415-454-8408
Fax:
Email: dembelkee@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.debrabellingskee.com

Practice Group Membership
  • Collaborative Family Law Professionals of Marin
  • Collaborative Practice San Francisco
    • Professional Activities
  • Collaborative Family Law Professionals of Marin
  • Collaborative Practice San Francisco
  • International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
  • California Association of Marriage Family Therapists
  • California Association of Marriage Family Therapists-Marin County
  • Association of Family Law and Conciliation Courts
  • Association of Family Law and Conciliation Courts-California Chapter
  • California State Bar (Family Law Section)
  • Marin County Bar Assoc. (Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections)
  • Professional Licenses
  • Marriage Family Therapist --#MFC 44798
  • California State Bar #101819
    • General Comments
    In my former career as a family law attorney I was routinely saddened by the emotional turmoil to the family in the wake of a mother or father 'winning' in the courtroom. In my current career as a marriage family therapist, I am passionate about working collaboratively in this field as a divorce coach and child specialist to help our clients move through this process in a gentler fashion where in the end, the family wins.

    I currently enjoy working on the CP-CAL Public Education Committee task force and the Public Education Committees with the Collaborative Family Law Professionals of Marin and Collaborative Practice of San Francisco.
    Areas of Practice
  • Child Specialist
  • Divorce Coach
  • Mediation
    • Education
    Undergraduate Education
    Bachelor of Arts Degree in English (1978) from the University of Southern California
    Post-graduate Education
    Juris Doctorate Degree (1981) from Southwestern University School of Law
    Master of Science Degree in Counseling Psychology (2004) from Dominican University
    Robert Shukraft Award for Inspirational Leadership, Dominican University Department of Counseling Psychology
    Book Award for Outstanding Service to Counseling Psychology, Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology.
    Professional Education
    Master's Certification in Intuition Medicine (1995) from the Academy of Intuition Medicine
    Curretly a Member of the Advisory Board for the Academy of Intuitive Studies
    Collaborative Practice Training
    Year Training Type Instructor Hours
    2007 Conflict Resolution Training Matthew Sullivan, Ph.D 24
    2007 Mediation Training Nancy Foster, J.D. 40
    2007 Conflict Resolution Training Joan Kelly, Ph.D 14
    2008 Advanced Mediation Training Gary Friedman, J.D. 40
    2008 Advanced Collaborative Law Training Friedman & Connor 13
    2008 Advanced Collaborative Law Training Pauline Tesler, M.A., J.D. 14
    2008 Basic Collaborative Law Training Catherine Connor, J.D. 28
    2008 IACP Forum New Orleans-Advanced Workshops Various 28
    2008 Advanced Collaborative Law Training Peggy Thompson, Ph.D. 7
    2008 Intermediate Collaborative Law Training Joan Kelly, Ph.D. 7
    2008 MFT Law and Ethics Training I was instructor 2
    2009 Advanced Collaborative Training Catherine Connor, JD 2
    2009 Advanced Collaborative Training Isoline Ricci, Ph.D. 2
    ** I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals. I verify that I meet the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and that I apply the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals in my collaborative practice.

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    ** I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Trainers I verify that I am a Collaborative Practice trainer who meets those Minimum Standards.

    ** I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for a Collaborative Basic Training. I verify that the basic training that I offer as a Collaborative Practice trainer meets those Minimum Standards.

    IACP does not verify the information provided by the professionals listed in this directory.


     Continuing Education
    Year Education Type Instructor Hours
    2009 Domestive Violence High Conflict Divorce Joan Kelly, Ph.D. 6
    2009 Children's Attachment: Relevence to Custody Questions Lee, Olesen, Drozd 6
    2009 Involving Mental Health Professionals in Settlement Conf Judge Adams, Lee, etc. 1.5
    2009 Listening to Children's Voices in Divorce Process Joan Kelly, Ph.D. 6

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