About Dorianna
On the day you were born, you had all the inherent strength and wisdom that you would ever need. All you required were the skills to access them. - Laurel Mellin, Ph.D.
My desire to help and heal has been developing since I was young.
At sixteen years old I worked at Ridge State Home for the Retarded in Colorado, which started my education in Special Education and Learning Disabilities. I went on to graduate with a bachelor's degree in Special Education, Learning Disabilities, Emotionally Disturbed with a minor in Deaf Education. A course was then set for my life to be of support and service to these wonderful children from whom I learned so much.
I was asked to set up the first Special Education program in Bellevue, Nebraska, which headquartered Strategic Air Command. The program earned notoriety around the state and I became a spokesperson to the Educational Systems within the Universities around the state of Nebraska. My second year I was sent to California to meet with architects to help develop a special day facility for the educationally handicapped. I was inspired and grateful for the learning and opportunity that became available to me. Along with my coordination of this new program, I worked with students to gain awareness around the homeless and children within orphanages.
I came back to Colorado where I was hired by the State Department of Education to write curriculum for the state due to changes in mandates. I also became a consultant for the State Department to work with school districts to implement these new programs.
The Cherry Creek School District, which remains at the leading-edge of education, hired me to develop the first Special Education High School Program in the district.
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to work and facilitate workshops for The U.S. Journal of Training, who were publishers and published Chicken Soup for the Soul Books. The workshops were in New York, Washington D.C., Denver, and Santa Barbara. Another organization I consulted with was The Cancer Centers of Colorado. There I facilitated dialogues between staff and the CEO to build a unified and honoring workplace. Included in that were team building and communication skills. I find that organizations can be very dynamic and creative places to build new paradigms.
As I continue to be teacher and learner, I feel blessed to have chosen people who have been a valued part of my process. They are Virginia Satire, Jackie Schiff, Ashley Montague, John Grinder, Richard Bandler, Fritz Pearls,
John Bradshaw, Harville Hendrix, Peter Levine, Stephen and Ondrea Levine and Laurel Mellin, to name a few.
My spiritual path and emotional path walk hand in hand which brings a richness and security to my life and work.
I received my Ph.D in Counseling Psychology from International College in Los Angeles, CA. Both of my undergraduate and Masters degrees in Emotionally Disturbed and Learning Disabilities are from The University of Northern Colorado with Post Graduate work at the University of Denver.
I have served as one of the executive producers for the pilot filming of "The Safe House", focusing on the physical and emotional abuse of women.
Dorianna Shrader, Ph.D
303-907-3029 [email protected]
At sixteen years old I worked at Ridge State Home for the Retarded in Colorado, which started my education in Special Education and Learning Disabilities. I went on to graduate with a bachelor's degree in Special Education, Learning Disabilities, Emotionally Disturbed with a minor in Deaf Education. A course was then set for my life to be of support and service to these wonderful children from whom I learned so much.
I was asked to set up the first Special Education program in Bellevue, Nebraska, which headquartered Strategic Air Command. The program earned notoriety around the state and I became a spokesperson to the Educational Systems within the Universities around the state of Nebraska. My second year I was sent to California to meet with architects to help develop a special day facility for the educationally handicapped. I was inspired and grateful for the learning and opportunity that became available to me. Along with my coordination of this new program, I worked with students to gain awareness around the homeless and children within orphanages.
I came back to Colorado where I was hired by the State Department of Education to write curriculum for the state due to changes in mandates. I also became a consultant for the State Department to work with school districts to implement these new programs.
The Cherry Creek School District, which remains at the leading-edge of education, hired me to develop the first Special Education High School Program in the district.
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to work and facilitate workshops for The U.S. Journal of Training, who were publishers and published Chicken Soup for the Soul Books. The workshops were in New York, Washington D.C., Denver, and Santa Barbara. Another organization I consulted with was The Cancer Centers of Colorado. There I facilitated dialogues between staff and the CEO to build a unified and honoring workplace. Included in that were team building and communication skills. I find that organizations can be very dynamic and creative places to build new paradigms.
As I continue to be teacher and learner, I feel blessed to have chosen people who have been a valued part of my process. They are Virginia Satire, Jackie Schiff, Ashley Montague, John Grinder, Richard Bandler, Fritz Pearls,
John Bradshaw, Harville Hendrix, Peter Levine, Stephen and Ondrea Levine and Laurel Mellin, to name a few.
My spiritual path and emotional path walk hand in hand which brings a richness and security to my life and work.
I received my Ph.D in Counseling Psychology from International College in Los Angeles, CA. Both of my undergraduate and Masters degrees in Emotionally Disturbed and Learning Disabilities are from The University of Northern Colorado with Post Graduate work at the University of Denver.
I have served as one of the executive producers for the pilot filming of "The Safe House", focusing on the physical and emotional abuse of women.
Dorianna Shrader, Ph.D
303-907-3029 [email protected]