{"id":350,"date":"2017-10-24T21:13:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T21:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sfd\/?page_id=350"},"modified":"2018-10-09T16:21:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T16:21:46","slug":"meet-the-counselor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sfd\/meet-the-counselor\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Counselor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lili Goodman Freitas, Ph.D. &#8211; Northern Marin\/ Sonoma \u00a0Community Counselor<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2017\/12\/photo-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-373\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2017\/12\/photo-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2017\/12\/photo-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2017\/12\/photo-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2017\/12\/photo-1-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2017\/12\/photo-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I bring \u00a0to Au Pair In America a professional background in Counseling, Coaching, and Teaching, for over 2 decades. I love supporting international young adults and students to live joyfully and wholeheartedly while awakening to their gifts and talents, and deepening in their intercultural competence, their loving, and their personal effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>I serve as a wedding officiant throughout the Northern California, specializing with intercultural couples. I hold masters\u2019 degrees in Psychology, Spiritual Science and in Social Work and a Ph.D. in Folkore-Folklife.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve traveled to Scotland, Ireland, England, France, Germany, Russia, Israel, India, Italy, the Caribbean, Egypt and New Zealand, and love hosting new friends \u00a0from other cultures in my home. Through my local Rotary club, I&#8217;ve hosted 18 year old Youth Exchange students and served as a Youth Exchange counselor for over 15 years. \u00a0 I play the fiddle with the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers. When not working, I delight in spending time with \u00a0family (4 amazing little grandkids) , gardening, trying out new recipes, renovating my house, singing and playing the fiddle into the wee hours of the night.<\/p>\n<p>My \u00a0extensive international travel experience and experience counseling and hosting young adults helps\u00a0me to better understand an Au Pair\u2019s perspective in\u00a0their journey\u00a0with Au Pair In America!<\/p>\n<p>To find out more, \u00a0email me at <em>lgoodmanfreitas @ aupairinamerica.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lili Goodman Freitas, Ph.D. &#8211; Northern Marin\/ Sonoma \u00a0Community Counselor<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2017\/12\/photo-1.jpg\"><\/a> I bring \u00a0to Au Pair In America a professional background in Counseling, Coaching, and Teaching, for over 2 decades. 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