About Us
In all our practice areas as vocational experts and career counselors, the common threads are our wide ranging understanding of the labor market, our expertise in helping people make decisions about work, and our knowledge of the impact of disability and other barriers on vocational activity.
Betty Kohlenberg, M.S.,
CRC, D-ABVE
Betty Kohlenberg provides expert evaluations and testimony for attorneys and their clients who need to understand the impact of vocational issues on litigation cases; support, guidance and information for people seeking a new career path; and negotiations for people with disabilities who need help to remain productive and valuable in their jobs.
As an expert witness, Betty Kohlenberg has testified in the Superior Courts in nine California counties, for Federal courts, and as an Independent Vocational Evaluator for the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, the Social Security Office of Hearings and Appeals, and the Federal Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs.
From 1995 through 2007, she consulted for Positive Resource Center, San Francisco’s major employment services program for people living with HIV/AIDS. Providing both direct services and program development, she created the unique MAP (Making A Plan) group career counseling program and authored many articles guiding clients in job seeking skills.
Betty Kohlenberg has been an active contributor to the vocational counseling and evaluation community.
Lisa Trustin, M.A., ABVE
Lisa Trustin provides expert vocational evaluations and testimony in Bay area counties about wage earning capacity and employability issues in litigation cases including marital dissolution, personal injury and employment discrimination, as well as in collaborative family law matters.
She administers and interprets vocational assessments to help clarify work skills, interests and aptitudes, and conducts extensive labor market research about job availability, earnings, and training programs for re-entry into the workplace. Lisa also provides vocational planning and coaching to identify career goals, research training programs, create job search strategies and manage potential vocational barriers.
With more than ten years of additional experience in business development, marketing, journalism, and community outreach, she brings a wide range of experience to her vocational counseling practice.
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Post Street, Suite 451