Whether you want to improve your relationship or start a meaningful and healthy relationship, get the promotion you have been waiting for, change your career or start your own business, or you might be very restless and long for peace and tranquility in your world.
The growth and transformation you will experience with coaching are limitless. Hiring me as your coach could help you solve your problems because I have creative ways to identify the issues, explore options, and walk alongside you through the most effective solutions.
Hi, I’m Monica
I'm your solution to life’s challenges and your anchor so you grant yourself permission to explore new territories and soar to new heights. My commitment and desire is to help you transform your life and take yourself to the next level. I have been in the human services field since 1993 working with couples, individuals, adolescents, and seniors. I place emphasis on mindfulness training, relaxation techniques, mind-body connectivity, nutrition, healthy living, and wellness - a genuine appreciation for the benefits of alternative healing modalities in improving our physical, emotional, and mental health status.
I have a PhD in Psychology with a concentration in Integrative Health Studies (IHS) from Saybrook University, California, a M.A. from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, B.C., and a B.A. from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. My academic studies and research interests are in the areas of feminization of poverty and coping with autoimmune-based invisible chronic illnesses (ICI) with special focus on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
Formal academic education aside, I am a life and wellness coach credentialed by the Certified Coaching Federation (CCF). In addition, my specialties and training cover areas of trauma and recovery, resiliency counseling, brief-intervention-solution-focused counseling, enhancing self-esteem, violence against women and girls, sexual violence, critical incident debriefing, understanding and managing PTSD, loss of health coping, grief, loss, and end-of-life counseling.
My life and wellness coaching practice engages a co-active coaching approach with emphasis on a client-centered creative relationship offering support and validation geared towards growth, empowerment, and transformation. I love working with clients and chart the growth process. I celebrate each success and achievement marker with you...