Doug Bolton, Ph.D.
Director of school consultation
Meet Doug
Dr. Doug Bolton is an educator, clinical psychologist and author who helps school districts throughout the state of Illinois build school communities that enhance the resilience of both students and staff. He has spent his life as an educator and clinician, including over 20 years as a school psychologist and principal at North Shore Academy, a K-12 therapeutic school in Highland Park. In learning how to support the resilience of students who struggle most in schools, Doug and his team discovered the essential elements of school communities that apply to all students in all schools. He has used this knowledge to help school districts create trauma responsive school communities, embed SEL into the school day, enhance student and staff belonging, build student and staff resilience, and support community-wide mental health and wellness.
He provides keynote addresses, professional development workshops, consultation to clinical teams and individual coaching to administrators with the vision of helping all students and staff experience a school community where they can thrive in spite of the many challenges they face in and out of the school building.
Doug’s Talks
Creating School Communities That Enhance Resilience
Creating School Communities That Enhance Mental Health
Supporting Student Mental Health in a Post-COVID World
From Mis-Behavior to Stress-Behavior: Understanding Emotional Regulation
Mental Health Lessons Learned From COVID
The Surprising Power of Belonging In Schools
Building Trauma Responsive School Communities
7 Strategies for Building Belonging School Communities
Rethinking School Violence
Parenting Post-COVID
Supporting Our Children In Their Hardest Moments
Collaborative Problem Solving
Embedding SEL in our School Communities
The Power of Listening
Excited to announce the release of Doug Bolton’s new book, Untethered!
“Licensed clinical psychologist, certified school psychologist, and licensed educational leader Doug Bolton PhD’s Untethered, offering a new framework and call to action to address the mental health crisis facing adolescents today, showing parents the strong benefits of emotional regulation, belonging, and community, over punishment and pressure, to Lucia Watson at Avery, in an exclusive submission, for publication in September 2024, by Heather Jackson Literary Agency (world).”
Upcoming Event
We're excited for our upcoming event, Untethered: Creating Connected Families, Schools, and Communities to Raise a Resilient Generation, featuring Doug Bolton, Ph.D. and Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
