Kimberly Boatner, LCSW, CADC

Mental Health Consulting & Program Planning

Clarify organizational needs, priorities, and next steps for schools, HR departments, employers, and community organizations.

Turn a broad concern into a defined planning conversation.

An organization may know that people need more support without yet knowing whether the answer is education, clearer resources, better coordination, or a larger initiative. Beginning with a defined need makes it easier to decide what work is appropriate and who should be involved.

Kimberly Boatner, LCSW, CADC, welcomes inquiries about consultation and building plans around organizational needs. Schools, employers, HR teams, healthcare organizations, and community groups can describe their goals and discuss whether a proposed engagement is a fit.

A framework for discussing your needs

Understand the starting point. Describe the audience, the concern, existing resources, and what prompted the request. Use organizational observations without identifying individuals.
Choose priorities. Clarify which questions need attention first and what is realistically within the proposed scope.
Define the work. Discuss whether the request involves consultation, education, resource coordination, or development of an action plan.
Assign responsibilities. Establish who will make decisions, coordinate the work, and manage implementation inside the organization.
Plan a review. Agree on how the organization will assess usefulness and consider next steps.

This is a starting framework for an inquiry. The actual process and deliverables depend on the engagement and must be agreed upon before work begins.

What a planning request might include

A school team might want to clarify the purpose of a staff education series. An HR department might be considering how to communicate existing support resources. A community organization might need to prioritize learning needs before arranging presentations.

These are examples of questions to bring to a discussion, not descriptions of completed projects or guaranteed services. The office can review the proposed need and clarify appropriate scope.

Useful information to gather

The people or teams the initiative is intended to serve.
The specific questions the organization wants to address.
Existing programs, resources, and decision makers.
Timing, budget, and practical constraints.
Requested outputs, such as recommendations, a presentation, or a written planning document.

Materials, meetings, implementation assistance, and follow-up should be specified in the agreed scope. Do not assume that consultation includes clinical services for individuals, emergency response, legal review, or ongoing program management.

Clinical perspective with community context

Kimberly’s experience includes residential and outpatient care, private and public education settings, and community partnerships in Kane County. The practice is based in St. Charles and began as Geneva Therapy in 2017.

Bring the planning question you have now. A complete program proposal is not required for an initial inquiry.

Begin with a short inquiry

Email kim.boatner@therapy-stc.com or call or text 630-488-6113. Texting is preferred for scheduling and general billing questions. Include your name, organization, contact information, audience, and general goal. Please do not send identifiable student, employee, or client information in an initial message.

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