Paula DeChelly

Background

DeChelly, Paula was born on March 24, 1950 in Kansas City, Missoury. Daughter of Howard Harley and Alice Leah (Cosandier) Smith.

Education

Bachelor in Music, State University of New York, Brockport, 1971; Master of Arts in Transpersonal Psychology, Boulder Graduate School, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy in Women's Psychology, Union Institute, 1989.

Career

Music therapist, private practice, Rochester, New York, 1970-1975; professional musician, freelance, Denver, 1975-1984; psychotherapist, private practice, Boulder, Colorado, 1984-1990; psychotherapist, private practice, Rochester, since 1990.

Achievements

• Paula DeChelly has been listed as a noteworthy Psychotherapist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Women in Psychology, Rochester Professionals Working With Sexual Abuse.

Interests

• Avocations: musician, artist, maskmaker, leader of women's rituals.

Connections

Married (divorced); 1 child, Shannon Harvey.

Father:

Howard Harley Smith

Mother:

Alice Leah (Cosandier) Smith

Spouse:

child:

Shannon Harvey deChelly