Hello, I am Dr. Rita Esterly.  I help YOU get from Hesitation to Action in many areas of your life.  If you are having difficulty with being Optimistic about your life, I can help you become more positive.  If you have had difficulty being Resilient when life throws you a curve ball, I can help you develop more effective coping skills.  Are you having problems with creating an amazing romantic relationship with your spouse?  I can help you learn more effective ways to communicate and relate.  What about Parenting those Millennial teens?  I can help you decrease the conflict.

Let me tell you a little about myself and my credentials. I earned my doctorate degree in Educational and Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia.  My career has included being a teacher, counselor, parenting educator, outpatient therapist for a hospital, university adjunct professor, psychological consultant for a state department of education, psychologist in private practice, and life coach.  My most successful accomplishment is raising my two children.  My son is a pharmacist and my daughter is a graduate student in advertising and teaches fitness classes.  I have been married to the same person for 33 years.  In 2006 I won the Zonta Woman of Achievement Award.  I volunteer to do leadership training for my Rotary District.  I spend hours taking photographs and have a love of the theatre.

Here are some services I have to offer you to make your life more effective and get YOU from Hesitation to Action.  In the area of Re-romancing and Marriage, you will find twelve downloadable classes on my website at www.yesyoucanchoose.com to help you if you are struggling in these areas.  I also do coaching in these areas by phone.  Just contact me at coachrita@yesyoucanchoose.com.

If you need to upgrade your skills in being Optimistic or Resilient in life, I have ten downloadable classes in these two areas on my website at www.yesyoucanchoose.com.  I also do coaching in these two areas by phone.  Just contact my at coachrita@yesyoucanchoose.com.

Because I am the mother of two successful teens, I put my philosophy of raising teens into an e-book called: Ride a Rocket: Blast Off Don't Blow Up, Believe in Your Teen.  When parents desire to stop the constant conflict, I help them develop more effective techniques for interacting with their Millennial teens.  I help parents learn to teach their teens social skills, managing anger, decision making, problem solving, negotiating, responsibility, and resilience.  The e-book and eight downloadable classes on parenting are available on my website at www.yesyoucanchoose.com.

I also wrote an e-book for teens called: Teenagers: Don't Read This Book!  I help teens deal effectively with their parents, teachers, coaches, and peers as they cope with the stresses of teen life.  The e-book is available to download from my website at www.yesyoucanchoose.com.

Aren't you worth spending a few minutes to check out a website that can be helpful to you in your life?  Of course YOU are!  So to get started being more effective in many areas of your life such as Re-romancing, Optimism, Resilience, Marriage, and Parenting, just e-mail me at coachrita@yesyoucanchoose.com.