I am a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaches Federation (ICF). a Certified Grief Educator with an educational background in Psychology (BA, UBC), Counselling (Child and Youth Counselling Diploma), and Career Development (Certified Career Development Practitioner, SFU) with several years of experience in youth counselling, student advising and career advising. I fell in love with the coaching component of my jobs and found the background in Psychology and Counselling to compliment this well. Through Career Coaching I realized that you cannot separate career from the rest of your life and often ended up coaching a wide variety of areas so……
I implemented my own Career Development : I got my Certification in Life Coaching and I have been working as a Life Smart Coach Service Provider in Employee Family and Assistance programs for 6 years as well as 1:1 coaching in areas including stress and anxiety management, career development, grief and loss, relationships and communication, mental and emotional wellness, elder care and family support and pre-retirement planning.
With my experience in Grief and Loss Coaching over the last several years I knew I wanted to provide specific services for this in Grief and Loss hence my recent training as Grief Educator with David Kessler’s Grief Educator Certification program.
I like to use a variety of techniques and strategies from both coaching and counselling schools of thought, depending on the client’s situation. I use a solution-focused, client -centered and holistic approach. I have my certification in Cognitive Behavioural Life Coaching as well and use concepts from CBT, motivational interviewing, appreciative inquiry, acceptance and commitment among with a few others!
I’d like to start by responding to an assumption, maybe myth, I tend to notice as a reaction to saying I am a Life Coach.
No, I have not “figured it all out” – whatever that means. I actually don’t believe you ever reach a point of “figuring it all out”.
It may feel uncomfortable but sometimes you just have to figure out now, not the whole journey. Or accept, lean into and tolerate the discomfort of not knowing. Sometimes that may mean grounding yourself and starting with noticing if your feet are on the ground!
Been there!
I am communicating this as I want to share that yes; I have the professional background and experience to be a Life Coach AND I am also…a being…just like you are. I seek coaching too:)
For a successful coaching partnership, there HAS to be connection. I am a big supporter of Brene Brown’s work and her emphasis on the power of vulnerability, necessary to breed connection. My education and experience provide me with competency and credibility. But for coaching to work there needs to be connection. This does not get established with credentials, or at least not solely on credentials:). This comes through conversation and the coaching process and….vulnerability. If you are going to share some of your unique journey and experience with me, it may help you to understand who you are talking to. So. Here goes….Sometimes I feel lost. Sometimes I feel stuck. Sometimes I need someone to hold me accountable to reach my goal. Sometimes I feel sad. Sometimes I feel down about myself. Sometimes I let negative and anxious thoughts take over. I create many stories in my head! I practice emotional self- regulation everyday and struggle with self-compassion (working on it AND I do help coach others to build self-compassion!). I have failed and fallen flat. I have loved and been rejected. Hurt and been hurt. Forgived others and been forgiven. I can connect because I haven’t “figured it all out” . But! No matter where and in what situation I find myself in, I believe there is always a way forward-through pathways, goals and personal agency. There is Hope. No one can ever take that away from you unless you let them.Finding a way forward on your own can be dark, confusing and seem improbable. But you don’t have to do it all alone. That’s where I hope to help and support you.
You have to start somewhere and maybe trying a coaching session is where its at.That change is inevitable but growth, now that’s a choice. Where there is chaos, there is opportunity. Where there is transition, there is life. What lies between reaction and stimulus, is space. Put it all together, We have Space, Opportunity…and Life. What you choose to do with it, how you choose to SEE it, BE it, FEEL it and EXPERIENCE it, that’s up to you.
Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaches Federation
Certified Career Development Practitioner with the BC Career Development Organization
Certified Employment Strategist, Certified Work-Life Strategist, Certified Career Strategist all with the Career Professional of Canada
Certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Step 1 &2, Strong Interest Inventory
B level Certified, Pyschometrics.com
Certified Grief Educator from David Kessler Training
CBT Life Coach, Transformation Academy
I do not have the power to change your life, but YOU do and I believe the real transformation happens not within our 1-hour appointments but all the effort and work you put into it outside the sessions.
What will I do? I may encourage you to explore a place you have never explored before. It may feel scary. It may feel uncomfortable. But it may be where you need to go to get to where you want to be. That’s up to you.
I believe you have and are what it takes to be and get to solve and cope with your problems, create a pathway to your goals, and identify and challenge your fears.
Appointments can be done via Zoom, Skype or telephone. All appointments start with an initial 30 minute free consultation over phone.
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DISCLAIMER
Although I have a background in Psychology and Counselling I am not a licensed psychologist, Counsellor or specialist healthcare professional. My services do not replace the care of psychologists or other healthcare professionals. See our disclaimer page for full details.
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