Elizabeth KimJin Collardey, PhD, LCSW

Prior to embarking upon the development of Collardey Counseling Consulting, Elizabeth KimJin Collardey, PhD, LCSW, served in a professional capacity as a  foster care and adoption caseworker, a family therapist, a professor of social work, and the clinical director of a local adoption agency.She currently serves as Clinical Director providing mental health counseling as well as supervising contract clinical staff.

Elizabeth has received a number of honors and awards in her field and is well-known for both her publications and her professional presentations.  She has conducted workshops for adoptive and foster parents, and has presented to a variety of national groups and organizations on topics that have included adoption, racism, multiculturalism, global child labor, immigrant and refugee communities, effective program evaluation, and academic advising. 

Elizabeth received both her PhD and her MSW from the University of Denver.  She teaches as an adjunct professor at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work and is involved with the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups and the National Association for Social Work.  She is endorsed by Colorado’s NASW chapter to provide CEU trainings for social workers as well as clinical supervision.

As a Korean adoptee, Elizabeth’s background has instilled a sense of passion and commitment in all of her work.  Elizabeth offers not only an impressive portfolio of experience, but also empathy, cultural competence, and empowerment to each client that she serves.

Tim A. Collardey, MS, Life Coach

Tim Collardey’s life coaching and advising services began as a result of his realization that the work that he’d been doing all of his adult life – guiding others – had been bestowed with a publicly recognized label, and termed “life coaching.”

After receiving a BA in Liberal Arts with a focus on world religions and cultures, psychology, language, philosophy, and education, Tim earned his MS in criminal justice from Michigan State University.  Tim has been employed in a variety of capacities that have included teaching and instructing children and adults, and the counseling and administration of adults in a residential probation program.  Additionally, Tim is a member of numerous professional organizations, and is a public speaker, a professional development expert, and a published writer. 

 Since 1993, Tim has traveled nationwide to coach individuals of all ages, who hail from all walks of life – Tim has provided guidance counseling to high school seniors and their families on the topic of higher education, he has mentored students and individuals desiring spiritual exploration, and he has provided adults with various life-coaching tools.  Tim’s encouragement and direction has ultimately led his clientele to lead more fulfilling lives.  Now, as the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Collardey Counseling & Consulting, Tim looks forward to enabling more individuals to experience the same results.