RICK MILLS CONSULTING

I became a veterinarian in 1979, received a PhD in veterinary informatics in 1998, and earned a Masters degree in social work in 2009. When I was a practicing veterinarian, I saw colleagues struggle more with business and interpersonal issues than with medicine or surgery. It was not until after my social work training in counseling and psychotherapy that I began to understand the underlying causes of these issues, and that people bring the same character traits, anxieties, defenses, and coping strategies to work that they use at home... Conflicts are going to occur among people in the workplace. The choice is between reacting with familiar defenses and coping strategies, or responding with understanding. I help people identify and understand their past patterns of interacting with others, and with that insight, develop effective ways of restoring, building, and maintaining effective working relationships.

Also known as: Rick Mills Consulting LLC