Kim Olver has been involved in the helping profession for over 20 years. Actually, she knew in the fifth grade that she would become a helper to others when many schoolmates would seek her out for advice, typically regarding budding “romantic” relationships. Her empathic understanding, supportive manner and practical solutions to problems made her the coach of choice even then.

Kim is a licensed professional counselor in two states. She helps others make positive changes and triumph through difficult periods of their lives. She was a resident counselor in college, worked on a crisis hotline, worked in a residential program for adult mental health consumers, worked in a residential program for teens in out-of-home placement, counseled survivors of child sexual abuse, and for the past 10 years, taught other helpers to do what she does using the principles of Choice Theory (CT).

In 1987, Kim had her first exposure to Dr. William Glasser’s CT and it has been making all the difference in her life. It was CT that gave Kim the inner strength she would need to manage the events that life had in store for her. While committed to very rewarding work in the field of child welfare, it was necessary to practice CT principles to prevent stress and burnout. At the age of 34, she learned her husband had a terminal illness and by age 38, she was raising two teenage boys alone. CT helped through that period. Then, some time after that, she reentered the dating world after a 16-year marriage. This may have been the biggest challenge of all---to stay the person she wanted to be and manage the disappointments and heartaches involved in attempting to find the right person to share her life. Currently, CT is assisting her to accept her youngest son’s deployment to Iraq.

Kim is an expert in restoring hope, finding the positive side in life’s events and helping others do the same. If you are in a situation where you feel victimized or out of control, Kim can help. She will provide just the right balance of challenge and support to assist you to navigate the course you want.
She has maintained a private counseling practice and in 2004, decided to move into the field of coaching, where there are a greater number of individuals more highly motivated to make the changes they seek. If you would like to get your life back on track, get closer to important people in your life, better manage the pain and disappointment of life or reduce depression, fear, frustration and anger and develop greater happiness and satisfaction in your life, then Kim is for you!

Coaching for Excellence
P.O. Box 2666
Country Club Hills, IL 60478
Phone: 708-957-6047
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