Carol A. Kivler, MS, CSP

A highly respected and sought after speaker, author, and international executive coach, Carol Kivler is also a courageous survivor with a passion for advocating "mental wellness." Carol is the president of Kivler Communications and the founder of Courageous Recovery.

Through Kivler Communications Carol provides customized corporate training, organizational development, and executive coaching to a wide range of corporations, organizations, government agencies, and school systems.

Through Courageous Recovery, Carol raises awareness, instills hope, and combats the stigmas that often surround mental illness and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT).

Carol blends her professional expertise with her personal journey (through depression and recovery), in educating healthcare professionals, consumers, family members and advocates.

With an increase in the number of professionals struggling with depression, Courageous Recovery now includes programs geared towards "Mental Health in the Workplace." Carol's expertise is evident by her extensive list of...

Speaking engagements - most recently Cleveland Clinic, Rush University Medical Center, Yale University Nursing School

Media appearances - most recently a TV interview by medical reporter Nora Muchanic of ABC News.

Publications - including the following books:

• Will I Ever Be The Same Again? Transforming the Face of ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy)
• The ABC's of Recovery From Mental Illness
• Mental Health Recovery Boosters (New!)