Kathy O’Connell is Director of Radiant Abilities, LLC, which provides resources andproducts for people with disabilities in the areas of self-esteem, relationships, personalempowerment, and living the life you want. Kathy has a specialized focus in helpingpeople with disabilities with dating and relationship success. She works from thepremise of a healthy self-esteem, increased confidence, and good boundaries build thefoundation for success in dating, relationships, and sexuality.Kathy created an online course for people with disabilities, Dating, Relationships andDisabilities: How to Have Confidence and Succeed. She provides individual coachingand consulting for dating and relationships. Kathy intertwines strategies and insightsshe learned through her personal transformation from lacking confidence in dating andrelationships due to her disability to developing increased self-esteem and confidencethat led to meeting her husband.Kathy’s work in this area also includes providing staff trainings, teaching at SyracuseUniversity’s Inclusive U, teaching community classes, and speaking on dating,relationships and sexuality at conferences. Kathy is a Licensed Mental HealthCounselor and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. Kathy uses her clinical skills to teachinsight, skill development, and empowering beliefs in dating, relationships, andsexuality.Kathy is the author of the self-improvement book, Firewalk: Embracing DifferentAbilities, how embracing disability and taking pride in it lead to living the life you want.
Listed skills include Public Speaking, Family Therapy, Support Groups, Psychotherapy, and 8 others.