Colleen Colaner, Ph.D.
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About Colleen

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I have a passion for family communication. Over the last 12 years, I have devoted my career to family relationships. I am currently an associate professor at the University of Missouri in Columbia. I'm a trained family educator through the Gottman Institute and the founder and owner of Adopting Communication, LLC, a family communication education organization that serves to provide families with communication strategies to promote cooperation and connection. 

I specialize in adoptive families. As an adoptive mother, researcher, and advocate, I have a deep knowledge about the communication practices that promote belonging and identity development in adoptive families. 

I am passionate about translating academic research into practical solutions for families. As a family educator, I offer group workshops on family communication. I also offer individualized family education, meeting with families in a private setting to provide targeted communication strategies and exercises to address specific behavioral issues and to promote strong families. I am currently accepting clients for family education. 

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Kindred Collective 
2800 Forum Blvd.
​Columbia, MO
(573) 999-4029
cwcolaner@kindredcollectivecomo.com

Combining family science with
the art of relationships 
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  • Home
  • Adopting Communication
    • Targeted Communication Strategies
    • Adoption-Specific Communication
    • Family Communication Workshops
    • Family Art
  • Research
    • Publications
    • Current Studies
  • Upcoming Classes
    • Emotion coaching
    • Bringing baby Home
    • 7PP
  • About
  • Scholarship Application
  • Workshop