Winning Over Anger & Violence is a small nonprofit organization with a big mission: to reduce the cycle of violence in our homes, schools, and community. Winning provids free counseling to students in local schools, and subsidizes adult gropu counseling for men and women who can’t afford it. We help people develop new ways to deal with anger and violence. Both youth and adults say the counsling makes a huge difference in their lives.
How we help
Adult counseling:
Ongoing men’s and women’s groups
Adolescent counseling:
School group sessions
Our history
Winning has provided services since 1987, when a technician at a Central Oregon television station fielded a call from someone who wanted to find help with anger issues. The technician canvassed the community but couldn’t find an appropriate service for this caller.
The technician joined forces with other concerned community members, and together they formed Winning. They asked Bend psychologist Andy Schob to offer the first counseling services, and they asked for and received initial financial donations.
Winning Counselors
Caroline Stratton
Ms. Stratton has a masters degree from Millersville University in Pennsylvania and did post-graduate training at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center. She has done intensive in-home family therapy, county mental health with families and adults, residential treatment with adolescents, and equine-assisted therapy. She currently is in private practice, provides Winning groups for local high schools and is a court mental health examiner.
Janet McKee
Ms. McKee is a licensed professional counselor and is also licensed as a school teacher and school counselor. She trained at Western Oregon State College/Oregon State University and has worked with school behavioral issues since 1987 and with anger issues since 1992. She conducts Winning high school groups.
Lamont Boileau
Mr. Boileau facilitates adult men’s groups.
