Alicia
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Alicia Obando
In 1989, Alicia received her masters in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Children and Adolescents and practiced as a child and family therapist for seven years. She left the field to go work in politics for 11 years, hoping to bring about positive change for families and communities. During this time she had begun volunteering at an animal shelter and became very involved in Chicago's animal welfare community. She left politics in 2007 to follow her passion for helping animals. She worked at Chicago's oldest and largest animal shelter for 2 years and at the largest Veterinary ER and Specialty Center for 5 years. She has participated in hundreds of hours of pet care education including an 8 week course called Behavior Fundamentals, which teaches about canine behavior and communication. In 2012, she founded the non-profit, Pets Are Like Family. This is an all volunteer run organization that helps pet parents with limited resources take care of their pets. As the head of this organization, Alicia has been educating pet parents one on one, in a classroom setting and at community events. Over the years, she has counseled hundreds of families regarding child care and pet care. In 2015 Alicia created the company, Pitter Patter Parenting, to bring together her love of working with families and pets. Her mission is to help educate families about pet care, to encourage safe and healthy relationships, while honoring the bond that people have with their pets.
ABOUT THIS TEACHER
In 1989, Alicia received her masters in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Children and Adolescents and practiced as a child and family therapist for seven years. She left the field to go work in politics for 11 years, hoping to bring about positive change for families and communities. During this time she had begun volunteering at an animal shelter and became very involved in Chicago's animal welfare community. She left politics in 2007 to follow her passion for helping animals. She worked at Chicago's oldest and largest animal shelter for 2 years and at the largest Veterinary ER and Specialty Center for 5 years. She has participated in hundreds of hours of pet care education including an 8 week course called Behavior Fundamentals, which teaches about canine behavior and communication. In 2012, she founded the non-profit, Pets Are Like Family. This is an all volunteer run organization that helps pet parents with limited resources take care of their pets. As the head of this organization, Alicia has been educating pet parents one on one, in a classroom setting and at community events. Over the years, she has counseled hundreds of families regarding child care and pet care. In 2015 Alicia created the company, Pitter Patter Parenting, to bring together her love of working with families and pets. Her mission is to help educate families about pet care, to encourage safe and healthy relationships, while honoring the bond that people have with their pets.
