Transition Writing Specialist Certification
My signature program, Writing Through Transitions® is a self-paced program that certifies you as a Transition Writing Specialist. Offered through my Center for Transition Coaching and Writing, it is designed as a robust experiential learning program taught by a master teacher. Participants from the U.S. and other countries share their skills and transition resources in a Transition Circle, which has periodic teleconferences and updates.
This certification is ideal for facilitators and coaches who want to be well-grounded in transition work and proven expressive writing strategies. The eight units of material are based on my book Writing Through Transitions.
Working at your own pace, you will send me your assignments and receive timely feedback on each unit. At the end of the program, you will have a transition workshop or coaching program of your own. And, as part of the program, you will be offered up to 90 minutes of free coaching with me. Once you have completed the training, you will join an extensive transition network.
I know you will find the certification to be a challenging and truly enriching experience.
For more details about this training, send me a message through my website contact page >
Leia’s writing through transitions work – and her generosity in sharing it with others – is a game changer both for individuals and organizations. The depth of expertise and integrity she brings to this work is second-to-none. Leia is a dynamic change agent and community builder holding a vision for a world where people operate in a self-supported way from the heart.
I have had the honor of completing the Transition Writing Specialist certification training. Never do Leia’s wisdom, knowledge, guidance, and support cease to amaze me. Her teachings are clear, well-articulated, easy to understand, and fundamental to anyone who is curious about navigating transitions with writing or who wants to incorporate Leia’s teaching into their own helping professional work.
What I deeply appreciate about the certification program is the flexibility of doing the assignments. Leia is well aware that life happens, so I never felt pressured to finish by an unrealistic date. Leia responded to my homework thoughtfully in ways that helped me to go deeper with the material. Truly a master teacher and life transition expert, Leia’s courses have changed the way I do my work with clients.
Leia is a master teacher who generously imparts her wisdom to her students. She is knowledgeable, kind, intuitive and insightful. I have learned volumes from working with her. The Transitions Writing Specialist training was life-changing. I highly recommend this certification program.
Transition Writing Specialists
The Transition Writing Specialists listed here have completed their certification, demonstrating a deep knowledge of transitions and individual coaching or group facilitation. Please contact them directly to find out more about their services.
Gail Braverman is a Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice. She is a Certified Transition Writing Specialist, Certified Art Therapist, an Amherst
Writers & Artists group facilitator, and Yoga instructor. Her passion is facilitating writing groups during times of transitions for healing and growth.
Location: San Diego, California
Contact: www.gailbraverman.com and gailbravermanlmft@gmail.com
Elaine Brooks has a background in integrative nurse coaching, mental health, group facilitation and therapeutic writing. She is a Certified Applied Poetry Facilitator and Nurse Coach in private practice. Her special interests in transition are health transitions, women in transition and people preparing for retirement.
Location: Canterbury, CT
Contact: www.mypathtochange.com and elaine@mypathtochange.com
Linda Cooper assists clients in changing their lives from the inside out. With a background in counseling, coaching and contemplative studies, her holistic approach is one that facilitates the connection to one’s true nature through mind, body, awareness. She is the owner of Inward Bound, a life Transitions coach, counselor, columnist for A Beautiful Life Magazine, a Certified Journal Facilitator, Certified Journal to the Self® Instructor, Certified Energy Frequency Practitioner, and a Certified Yoga Teacher. She combines her desire to assist people through life transitions, with her love of yoga, energy healing, teaching, and writing, as tools to successfully navigate change.
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contact: www.inwardboundcoaching.com , linda@inwardboundcoaching.com
Phone: 647-208-1299
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Inward-Bound-151793011673516/
Edwina Cowdery is a leadership and life coach. She has a background in facilitation, training and organizational development. She is also a kitchen poet, which means she’s always aiming to fit creative activities into her busy daily schedule. Her special interest is helping parents navigate their life transitions using writing, poetry and collage.
Location: Sydney, Australia
Contact: eswcowdery@gmail.com
Jessi LaCosta is a CCE Board Certified Leadership Coach, Certified Crisis Management and Communication Professional, and resilience advisor. Her energy is dedicated to fostering leadership potential and maximizing resiliency in individuals and organizations. Her purpose is to use clarity, compassion and strategy to help people build effective, sustainable systems for reaching their dreams and goals.
Contact: http://www.bluerio.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReslientLaCosta
Len Prazych is a Life Experience Coach with the resources and skills and yes, broad life experience, to help you create your new reality. Be it a relationship, a career choice or a life transition, he will help you develop the customized plan, complete with achievable benchmarks, designed to bring you from here – where you are today – to where you want to be tomorrow and beyond!
Location: Saratoga Springs, New York
Contact: www.creality4you.com, 518-366-9017
Deborah Ross has a background in counseling and is a Certified Journal Therapist. A faculty member of the Therapeutic Writing Institute, Deborah also teaches in healthcare and meditation programs. She has a special interest in the intersection of change, neuroscience and writing and is co-author with Kathleen Adams of the book, Your Brain on Ink. Understanding how our brains greet change can make it more likely that we can befriend ourselves in the process and create a self-authored life.
Location: Fairfax, VA
Contact: Deborah@DeborahRossLPC.com
Ginny Taylor has a background in teaching college writing, journaling, creative expression, and yoga. She is a certified yoga teacher, Journal to the Self instructor, and teaches at Hiram College. Her special interest is in guiding women in transition toward a new beginning using writing, creative expression and yoga.
Location: Warren, Ohio
Contact: WomenofWonderCircle.com and Ginny@WomenofWonderCircle.com
Leslie Teyssier is a Certified Journal to the Self Instructor and Certified Healing Touch Practitioner. She has a background in expressive art facilitation and has presented workshops around the U.S. since 2009. Her special interest is helping women in transition discover new possibilities through a blend of expressive art and writing.
Location: San Luis Obispo, California
Contact: leslie@teyssier.com
On Facebook: Leslie Teyssier and Healing Journeys Productions
Instagram: teyssierleslie
Dr. Patricia (Pat) Thomas, CPA, CA has a background in small business coaching and consulting. Pat is a certified Journal to the Self® instructor, takes courses in the Certified Journal Facilitator program, and is currently completing her Board Certified Coach designation. Her special interests include using transition writing to encourage entrepreneurs and their coaches recognize accomplishments and navigate challenges through stages of business startup, development and expansion, succession planning, and retirement.
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Contact: pathomasca@sasktel.net
Ingrid Van Gerven is passionate about words and how they transform lives. She accompanies groups and individuals in their personal growth and believes in an approach that is based on empowerment and the discovery of our internal resources.
Location: Catalonia, Spain
Contact: ingridvangerven@escripturaexpressiva.cat
On the web at escriurepercreixer.cat and escripturaexpressiva.cat
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