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Hello, nice to meet you!
Hello, nice to meet you!
I help people navigate change successfully.
I help people navigate change successfully.
As a registered coaching psychologist in Switzerland (FSP, SSCP, EMCC) and strategic HR/People professional (CIPD), I have decades of practical work experience in international organizations (Cambridge University, International Baccalaureate schools, California State University) and with individuals. I am a certified parental transition coach and Strengthscope® practitioner, a BPS certified strengths assessment tool based on positive psychology.
As a registered coaching psychologist in Switzerland (FSP, SSCP, EMCC) and strategic HR/People professional (CIPD), I have decades of practical work experience in international organizations (Cambridge University, International Baccalaureate schools, California State University) and with individuals. I am a certified parental transition coach and Strengthscope® practitioner, a BPS certified strengths assessment tool based on positive psychology.
My coaching style is supportive, empathic, and solution-focused with respectful challenging when appropriate. Coachees have described working with me as "helpful in directing self-realizations as to how I can achieve my goals and strengthen my drive" and as "an experience based on trust where I feel more confident in myself, my decisions, and my future path."
My coaching style is supportive, empathic, and solution-focused with respectful challenging when appropriate. Coachees have described working with me as "helpful in directing self-realizations as to how I can achieve my goals and strengthen my drive" and as "an experience based on trust where I feel more confident in myself, my decisions, and my future path."
Additionally, I am an assessor for Cambridge International Education A-level Psychology exams and EMCC Global Accreditation for organizations and individuals.
My life and career transitions include living and working in three different countries (USA, UK, Switzerland), becoming a parent (using IVF-ICIS) to two boys, and navigating various job changes, e.g., marketing, communications, event planning, fundraising, community relations, and learning & organizational development.
My Strengthscope® Significant 7 strengths are: Common sense, Critical thinking, Efficiency, Empathy, Initiative, Leading, Self-improvement
Education and Qualifications
Education and Qualifications
2025 Parental Transition Coaching Qualification, Parent & Professional with the International Coaching Federation (ICF)
2024 Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Accreditation (CIPD)
2024 Assessment Practitioner Award, Cambridge Assessment International Education
2023 Goethe German C1 Certification
2022 European Mentoring and Coaching Council Accredited Coach (EMCC)
2021 Strengthscope® Individual and Team Practitioner
2009 Master of Arts in Psychology with honors, California State University, Fullerton
2006 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, minor in Health Science with honors, California State University, Fullerton
2004 Associate of Arts in General Education with honors, Antelope Valley College
2002 High School diploma with honors, Quartz Hill High School
Memberships
Memberships
FSP - Federation of Swiss Psychologists
SSCP - Swiss Society of Coaching Psychologists
ISCP - International Society of Coaching Psychologists
EMCC - European Mentor and Coaching Council
CIPD - Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development
PWN ZZ - Professional Women’s Network of Zurich and Zug
Network
Network
Heinrich Zimmermann, Senior Scientist and Coaching Psychologist
Kate Smith, Founder & Director
Marie Stopforth, BPS Coaching Psychologist and Supervisor
Nicole Gilgen, lic. phil., FSP Coaching Psychologist
Noora Al-Rubai, FSP Psychologist and Business Coach
Philipp Bremer, Web Enthusiast & WordPress Specialist
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