Schools and education teams
Explore an inquiry around staff learning, family education, student support, or coordination across school and community resources.
Kimberly Boatner, LCSW, CADC
Mental Health Speaking & Organizational Consulting
Education and needs-based planning for schools, employers, HR teams, and community organizations in Kane County and the Fox Valley.
Start with the people your organization supports.
A useful mental health presentation begins with the audience and the questions they face. A school staff meeting, an HR planning conversation, and a community program may each need a different scope. Kimberly Boatner, LCSW, CADC, welcomes inquiries about presentations, consultation, and plans shaped around an organization’s needs.
Her experience spans clinical care and private and public education settings. Community collaboration has been part of her professional work for years, connecting mental health care with the systems that support children, adolescents, adults, and families.
Choose the conversation that fits your organization
Employers and HR departments
Discuss education for employees or managers, clearer support resources, and planning around workplace needs.
Consulting and program planning
Clarify priorities, audiences, responsibilities, and practical next steps before building a larger initiative.
Healthcare teams, nonprofits, public agencies, and community groups are also welcome to inquire. The audience and purpose determine whether a proposed engagement is a fit.
Relevant experience, rooted in collaboration
Kimberly earned her Master of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago in 2011. Her professional background includes residential and outpatient care as well as educational settings. Her practice began as Geneva Therapy in 2017 and relocated to St. Charles in 2026.
Her community involvement includes the Mid-Valley Special Education Cooperative, the Kane County Health Department Opioid Task Force, and the Kane County Behavioral Health Council. She also maintains a partnership with the Kane County Regional Office of Education to support connections between students’ needs and mental health services.
These relationships describe her community involvement; they are not endorsements of a particular presentation or program.
From an initial question to a defined scope
- Describe the need. Identify the audience, the questions coming up, and what would make the engagement useful.
- Clarify the focus. Discuss whether education, consultation, or broader planning best fits the request.
- Agree on the details. Confirm subject matter, format, timing, fees, and any materials before scheduling.
- Define the next step. Decide what participants or organizational leaders should be prepared to consider afterward.
Questions before you inquire
Do we need a finished presentation title?
No. A general audience and goal are enough to begin discussing the request. Final topics and scope need to be agreed upon.
Can we request a plan instead of a single talk?
Yes. Inquire about consultation and planning around your needs. Specific deliverables and responsibilities should be confirmed before work begins.
Are continuing education credits included?
Do not assume that a presentation includes continuing education credit. Ask about your requirements before making arrangements.
How do we request dates and pricing?
Contact the office with the audience, approximate group size, preferred timing, and purpose. Availability, format, and fees are confirmed individually.