UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior
UCLA Longevity Center Licensed & Certified Brain Trainer from June 2018 – June 21, 2019
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Amen Clinics
Brain Health Coaching Certification
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Institute of Functional Medicine 2019 Health Coaching Certification Course (1-year program)
Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) / Functional Medicine Coaching Academy (FMCA) Functional Medicine and nutrition, mind-body medicine + positive psychology
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XPT Life – Performance Breathing Certified Coach 2021
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Previous Corporate/ Work Experience
“In my previous work life, I was the Sr. VP and a founding member of an Investment Management Firm, the Sr. VP of a successful hedge fund ($1.1 Bil. AUM), and the Marketing Director for several regional stock exchanges. My career in the financial sector gave me invaluable business and client relations experience which I continue to utilize today. The rapid pace trained my brain for quick discernment, which enables me to quickly and efficiently assess situations, getting right to the heart of a matter. This is a skill set my coaching clients tend to appreciate!”
What’s your style of coaching?
Coaching can mean many things to many people. But in the way that I was trained, it’s collaborative. It involves helping a client identify and overcome the obstacles that get in her/his way to personal, health, relationship or career success. The same applies to corporate environments.
We discover and address what’s in the way of optimization.
The process may feel therapeutic, but coaching is not therapy. Rather, it’s working together with clients to help them identify what is and is not working in their lives or their work environments — by assessing situations and proactively asking strategic questions.
This inquiry and exploration process helps clients access, identify, and refine what they truly want.
It’s sharing with clients the tools to help them identify and overcome limiting beliefs hindering their growth and achievement. This dynamic 2-way process teaches clients to enhance what is uniquely right for them.
It includes helping them define their goals and come up with customized, actionable plans to achieve them.
I guide clients as they journey into more successful, beneficial, healthier mindsets and practices; help them reignite their passions, strengths, and efficiency while guiding them in their growth and encouraging their achievements, career, health, relationship + lifestyle goals.
HOW IS THE MARTHA BECK COACHING PHILOSOPHY DIFFERENT? “One of the big differences between us and other coaching programs is that we don’t just start forging ahead and setting goals. We look at the thoughts and belief systems and work to dissolve what is holding our clients back, so they can assess their own inner motivation rather than trying to drive themselves by external motivation (which is really hard, often tedious, and frankly not all that effective). We believe that each person has the key to their own right life within them, and our job as coaches is to help them assess and act on that information, not offer advice about what we think they should do”
– Martha Beck Inc.
Facilitating positive change by improving mindset
“I share the tools to thrive for fulfillment-seekers, career transitioners and those on a quest for optimal health.”
– Michelle Gillette
Special Focus Areas
Workplace Wellness – Fortifying ourselves and our environments to improve health, immunity, satisfaction + purpose / Adopt fun + effective stress-relieving habits/ Implement sustainable lifestyle habits / Connect more personally + professionally / Mindset resets / Personalized support/ group and individualized sessions tailored to address topics important to employees, helping them improve their lives + avoid burnout
Optimal Brain Health – See Optimal Brain Health tab in Menu
Relationship Wellness – Addressing personal patterns that get in the way of personal, professional, romantic and/or familial relationships, dating, commitment issues, amicable divorce, etc./ Addressing attachment styles, communications styles + coping mechanisms based on science + experience.
Masculine/feminine dynamics – Attraction, polarity, roles, managing the energy that one puts out into the universe, etc.
Dating 101 – Getting back out there! Support, Expert guidance + Lifehacks + to do it with confidence (…served with compassion, discretion, compassion for the journey + often, humor 🙂
Men’s Peak Performance – Maximizing energy, physique, weight, sleep, wellness, aging well + mastering relationship to self + others
Reinvigorating Women’s Wellness – Optimizing Health, Wellness + Aging Well! Weight, hormonal health, mindset, purpose, sleep, relationship to food, relationship to self + others, self-confidence, etc. An energetic overhaul, supported with life hacks, compassion + usually some doses of fun!
Helping Founders reinvigorate when they hit malaise and lose motivation
Helping executives find more fulfillment in their work life, creating actionable plans to become more successful
Helping professionals achieve greater life/work balance through life hacks, time management, prioritization of what is purposeful and meaningful
Helping professionals optimize relationships with strategic partners inside & outside of their company; assessing the strengths, weaknesses, and mindset of each partner so they can become an optimal team that compliments one another’s assets to become a stronger, more & productive cohesive unit.
Helping people transition into “Encore” careers
Helping mothers who may want to start a new endeavor or re-enter the workforce, who aren’t quite sure what to do or how to do it
Helping women find more ease, fulfillment and a sense of relevancy in their daily lives
Helping clients identify and address the roadblocks that are preventing them from achieving and maintaining optimal health and/or a healthy body weight.
Helping clients transition into a cleaner, healthier lifestyle that prioritizes wellness
Helping women suffering from autoimmunity issues achieve better health (Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, etc.)
Helping parents accept and embrace their children for exactly who they are (not just who they want them to be); helping parents step out of fear and own their own issues
Helping clients embrace and celebrate “midlife” vs. fear it
About Michelle
I help clients reboot and invigorate their lives! I do this by guiding them as they gain clarity on what they truly want in their careers/ relationships/ lives; by coaching them as they create actionable plans to achieve their goals, and by supporting them as they create sustainable habits that lead to more meaningful, purpose-driven, healthier lives!
