Patricia Adson
Dr. Adson at the behest and with the help of her daughter, Jennifer Van Homer, a certified coach, Dr. Adson wrote A Princess and Her Garden: A Fable of Awakening and Arrival---with a Guided Journal. (December 2011). It’s goal was to help the group examine neglected areas of their emotional lives, and to learn to talk about self-care and self-responsibility. Dr. Adson is currently a certified Hudson Institute coach with a private practice, and serves on the Leadership Team of the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara. She has written two other books, Finding Your Own True North & Helping Others Find Direction in Life (1999), Depth Coaching: Discovering Archetypes for Empowerment, Growth, and Balance (2004). Jennifer Van Homer, Pat’s daughter is a Master Certified Strozzi Institute Somatic coach and Certified Hudson Institute Coach. She has 20 years of experience in leadership, team development and strategic planning. she has enabled individuals and corporations to uncover and articulate their intentions, and formulate goals. Jennifer is a past HR Director and training and development mgr.at Patagonia, where she worked for 10 years. Hundreds of women sought her counsel, and while leading a therapy group, Dr. Adson wrote the Princess Story. She used the story with her clients and graduate students for many years, and continued to use it with her clients when she made the transition from psychotherapist to coach. Today we will hear an overview of that story. Dr. Adson currently divides her time between Santa Barbara, Calif. and Rochester, Minn. Please visit www.capt.org for more information.
