Karen's Academic Experience

My philosophy on education is that learning never stops and that each of us are students first and employees/managers/supervisors second. I believe this to be true, as it is my belief that if a person is not committed to her ongoing self-improvement and self-growth, then she becomes stagnate both professionally and personally. My work experience is complemented by my academic experience.

Masters of Science - Psychology

2012 Expected Graduation Date

Key Benefits:

• Expands knowledge base of human behavior to include scientific perspectives
• Provides additional credibility for clients
• Further supports the ability to mentor clients on balancing personal, family, and business priorities

Professional Coach Certification

2008 The Centre, Portland Oregon

Key Benefits:

• Expands knowledge base of coaching communication skills
• Supports solution-focused philosophy
• Training provides firsthand knowledge of experience from both the coachee and coach roles in the partnership

B.S. Business Management

2006 University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona

Key Benefits:

• Current on all business management philosophies and techniques
• Sets an example for clients to pursue their educational dreams at all ages
• Brings firsthand experience of balancing personal and professional lives
  

AA Degree - Fitness and Health Promotion

1990 Fanshawe College, London, Ontario

Key Benefits:

• Understand the importance of mental, physical, and emotional health of clients
• Experience in business embracing a holistic approach to health
• Able to mentor clients on a triangular balance in life: personal, family and business priorities

Certificate - Non-Profit Management

2003 University of California - Los Angeles California

Key Benefits:

• Provides knowledge of business applications to non-profit business sector
• Able to support business clients working in the non-profit industry
• Understands the key differences between for-profit and non-profit business priorities

Certificate - Usui Reiki Master Practitioner

2004 California

Key Benefits:

• Provides the ability to support the spiritual and energetic aspects of clients
• Allows for an expansion of self-growth and personal awareness
• Gives the client the ability to look within and be successful in embracing his inner knowledge and wisdom

CranioSacral Practitioner Level 1

2007 Upledger Institute, Florida

CranioSacral Practitioner Level 2

2008 Upledger Institute, Florida

Key Benefits:

• Understand the importance of mental, physical and emotional health of clients
• Offers clients the ability to address physical ailments while moving through a transition
• Provides opportunity for self-discovery of energetic blocks which otherwise may have remained hidden

Way of the Heart, Levels 1 and 2

2008 Way of the Heart, Oregon

Key Benefits:

• Provides the means to support clients’ physical integration of change
• Offer clients an additional modality to address physical ailments while working on moving through transition
• Provides another opportunity for self-discovery of energetic blocks which otherwise may have remained hidden

Past Life Regression Therapy

2010 Dynamic Dialogues Modern Meditations, British Columbia

Key Benefits:

• Provides a safe exploration into lessons held in our past and applicable in our present
• Offers clients an additional modality to address energetic blockages which are holding them back from embracing the change and transition they are seeking
• Allows the opportunity for clients to reveal hidden wisdom they may otherwise not gain access to