Meet Ted
I’m an author of several books for kids and adults. I write fiction and non fiction on a variety of topics including psychology, spirituality, politics, social and racial justice. You can find my author page here: Ted Neill Author.
I have also worked in public/global health with a strong focus in mental health and psycho-social development. I’ve worked in a variety of cultural settings from Asia and Africa, to the U.S.
Beginning my own mental health coaching practice has been the realization of a long growing desire to work one-on-one with individuals.
If you’d like to set up a free 30 minute consultation click below. If you’d like to learn more about me continue below to see full bio and accreditations.
Clients should know I have a bernadoodle named Raven Rael Jamieson Neill (Ray Ray for short). Raven actually runs my household. She keeps me around for opening cans of dog food, driving the car to the dog park, and throwing the ball. My careers exist in order to support her pampered doggy life-style.
Coaching for life, mental health, and executive growth.
My certification in coaching has been a capstone for my various trainings. It unifies my experiences, education, and passions. I aspire to partner with clients to help them better understand themselves, uncover their full potential, lead and live with purpose and joy.
I have experience in Internal Family Systems (ISF, a.k.a. parts-work), 12 step recovery, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Transactional Analysis, and the Competing Value Framework.
Moral Foundation Theory, Dual Life Theory, and Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions also inform my work.
Accreditation
Bachelor’s of Arts, Georgetown University
Master’s of Public Health, Emory University
University of Carolina, Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Public Health Fellow
Master’s of Business Administration, Georgia State University
Master of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, INLP Center
Certified Life Coach, INLP Center
Psychosocial Development on the Global Stage
Integration has been a theme of my life and my career reflects it.
After graduating from Georgetown University, I moved to East Africa. Originally, I was using my English degree to work as a journalist covering the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on families and children. Dissatisfied with the role of objective observer, I decided to live and work for two years at an orphanage/hospice for children with HIV/AIDS. I was present there for the advent of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, which offered the hope of living with HIV as a chronic condition, as opposed to a death sentence.
As someone on the front lines of that transition, I saw that meeting the physical/medical needs of patients was a great accomplishment, but the benefits were undermined if the needs of the whole person, mental, emotional, social, were not also met.
Leadership, Management, Organizational Development
I pursued a master’s in public health from Emory University, with a focus on integrating, sustaining, and measuring the impact of psychosocial supports to vulnerable populations. For the next decade, I worked all over the world at CARE, World Vision, and in partnerships with Save the Children and UNICEF.
In that time, I found that as I moved into positions of leadership, I truly found joy in mentoring and coaching my direct reports. Seeing them grow and fulfill their potential was one of the most gratifying aspects of being a supervisor.
As a result of that insight into myself, I enrolled at Georgia State University, (conveniently across the street from CARE headquarters), to pursue an MBA in leadership, coaching, and organizational development (also known as industrial psychology). This had the additional benefit of teaching me more about management and value creation.
While student at Georgia State I worked at the Center for Business Leadership and Ethics. We consulted with various partners from entertainment companies to the US Marines, on leadership, ethics, and innovation.
This put me in the unique position of being able to advise non-profits on the importance of business and value creation in their efforts to eliminate poverty. I also gained experience guiding for-profit companies in corporate social responsibility, employee motivation, and social impact—generally, doing well in terms of the bottom line while also doing good in the world.
Writing on social & psychological issues
Writing remained a passion for me throughout this time. My first memoir about my work in global health, Two Years of Wonder, became a best seller and won multiple literary awards. The book’s follow up, Twenty Years of Unraveling, explored my time working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse to seek justice with the help of the Washington Post and FBI. Twenty Years of Unraveling also became a best seller.
My four book series My Name is Ted and I’m a Racist, explores spirituality, politics, and psychology in an effort to build bridges across social divides and offer paths to healing.
My book, Finding St. Lo, a collaboration with two WWII veterans, explores the path to healing from PTSD for individuals and families. It draws on my lessons working closely with ethics and combat trainers in the US Marine Corps.
Contact.
If you would like a free 30-minute consultation to explore working together and what I might be able to offer you as a counselor or coach, email at partnersingrowth88@yahoo.com or fill out the contact form and I will get back to you promptly.
