Positive Family Solutions - Isabelle Zehnder, Coach
Mood: Positive
Clients come to coaching because they want something to be different, they are looking for change, or they have important goals to reach.
Some come to coaching because they want to create more order and balance in their family life.
Some people want more peace of mind, more simplicity, more joy, more quality time with their children.
Sometimes they want less stress, less financial pressures, and less confusion.
Most come to coaching because they want a better quality of life.
It is about honoring the Client as the expert in his or her life work, believing that every client is creative, resourceful, and whole.
It is encouragement into self-discovery that produces extraordinary results.
Coaching helps deepen Clients' learning, improve their performance, and enhance their quality of life.
The interaction between Client and Coach creates clarity and moves the client into action.
Coaching accelerates the client's progress by providing greater focus and awareness of choice.
Coaching concentrates on where clients are NOW and what they are willing to DO to get where they want to be in the future.
It is an incredibly rewarding process that produces profound, measurable results.
Imagine the family life you have always dreamed of living - imagine harmony in your home where relationships are genuine and heartfelt.
WHAT LIFE COACHING IS NOT…
Therapy - A Quick Fix - Consulting
THE TIME IS NOW!
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E-mail: coaching@positivefamilysolutions.com
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Within Each Parent lies the Power to Effectively and Lovingly Parent their Teen - Let me Help you Unleash that Power!
Coaching is a partnership.
While working with Parents, I strive to: Enhance Confidence - Provide Clarity - Encourage Thought - Facilitate Self-Exploration - Evoke Desired Outcomes -
So Parents can ...
Obtain Thought-Provoking Results - Create Profound Relationships with their Teens and Pre-Teens - Enhance Confidence to be the Best Parent they can be! and Experience Desired Outcomes
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Within each Teen lies the Power to be a Productive, Loving, and Caring Family Member ...
Teens and Pre-Teens are Coachable, too!
They are Wonderful Human Beings, who have the Desire to be told they are.
They hold the Answers to many questions, and strive to be Heard.
They have the Power to Love, and need to be Loved!
They are Profound and Insightful, and yearn to be Understood.
They have the ability to be Co-Operative, and strive to be Acknowledged.
They are Peaceful, Safe, and Joyful, when they are Loved, Cared For, and Appreciated!
Coaching is a partnership ...
While working with Teens and Pre-Teens, I strive to:
Help them unleash their Creativity, Love, and Strength to Discover how they can Channel their Energies in a Positive and Productive direction!
As with Parents, Coaching is an ongoing Partnership - it is a Journey to Discover who You are and who You truly want to be!
It is a Process that produces Profound, Measurable Results!
Coaching is an ongoing Partnership - it is a Journey to Discover who You are and who You truly want to be!
It is a Process that Produces Profound, Measurable Results!
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ISABELLE ZEHNDER
COACH
Isabelle Zehnder is a Professional Life and Family Coach and the Founder and CEO of Positive Family Solutions, LLC. She is also the Founder and President of the Coalition Against Institutionalized Child Abuse, Inc. (CAICA).
She is an Active Member of the International Coaching Federation and an active member of their local Chartered Chapter, the Northwest Coaches Association.
She has researched child behavior and child development for 25 years and has authored and published a number of articles. She has also attended and participated in a series of seminars and workshops regarding families, children, teens, and child abuse & prevention. She has been invited to speak on child, teen, and family issues both on radio and at workshops and seminars.
She was awarded the TASH Award in Excellence for Public Service in 2006 and was recently asked to serve on the TASH Public Policy Committee. She has also been asked to speak at their 2007 conference.
Isabelle was a Member of the Board of Advisors, an investigator, and researcher for the Emancipation Projejct, working to promote regulation and monitoring of the “teen-help” industry.
Isabelle pursued her education in law and worked in the legal field for 7 1/2 years. Given her strong desire to continue learning, she attended a great number of legal seminars and workshops.
Isabelle was the Founder and President of Positive Solutions (1995 to 1998) providing community workshops for parents, children, and teens, including Mommy and Me, Terrific Twos, Cooking for Kids, Parents and Teens Unite (a coaching program designed to bring parents and teens together and to help them learn new ways to effectively communicate and understand one another); Babysitting Tips for Teens.
During the mid to late 90's, Isabelle volunteered at the bi-annual Summit Meeting for Teens, a program designed to teach teens effective ways to communicate with their parents and to better understand their needs as well as the needs of their parents.
Isabelle has tutored children with learning disabilities and those who needed assistance to meet their potential. She operated a licensed day care providing a safe, loving, and educational environment for young children.
WHAT A FEW PEOPLE WHO KNOW HER HAVE TO SAY:
I would like to take a moment to recognize the most dedicated child's advocate I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.
I have known Isabelle for the past 8 years when my young daughter was having difficulty reading. Isabelle was her private tutor and with the most tender approach helped my struggling 2nd grader achieve miraculous advancement in her reading ability.
My daughter's self esteem in reading was built in whole by the patience and understanding Isabelle used in her technique. In short a wonderful relationship has been built between her and my entire family.
In terms of the teen incarceration efforts that she has displayed as an advocate for freeing both known friends and perfect strangers I have never seen such a gallant effort on any single person’s part. This woman has opened her home and heart working literally thousands of hours of her own time including evenings, weekends, and holidays even when I knew she was completely exhausted.
I must also say that she has done this without a single penny of reimbursement to herself.
In fact I know she has spent thousands of dollars of her own hard earned money towards this cause. I could never in this short amount of space convey to any person how deeply committed to children and their rights she truly is.
What's going on in these facilities is simply horrifying! She has taken each and every child into her heart and has helped numerous families by taking the time to both explain conditions and opening their eyes to the true disgusting conditions these children are being put into.
I am so very proud to know such a dedicated human being. What she has accomplished in a very short amount of time I am sure will help thousands of children and their families. She has touched all of us with her kind actions.
- Yours Truly,
Donna Rutherford
California
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Having worked closely with Isabelle Zehnder for some time, I can attest to her deeply held convictions about the rights and well-being of children.
She possesses a true zeal for this work that brings her seemingly endless energy, compassion, and empathy. I cannot think that there are many better advocates for the countless voiceless children and teenagers that have been thrown away into behavior modification camps.
She has my trust and respect, and believe that she has the fortitude to continue to work to educate parents, children, and communities about the danger and moral repugnance of these behavior modification programs.
- Anthony Suter
Performance Librarian
University of Texas at Austin
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In the ten years I have known Isabelle I have never known her to lie and she is always a champion of what is right, especially when it comes to the welfare of children.
I have seen her go to extraordinary lengths in this regard.
When she says this needs doing, I believe her.
Judy Hill
Washington
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Isabelle and I have been neighbors for almost three years. Soon after moving into the neighborhood I was in a serious car accident.
She called and came over often to see if I needed anything. I knew I could count on her and from there our friendship flourished.
As a mother, grandmother, and educator of young children I recognize and understand Isabelle’s passion to protect children and their rights.
As a society we tend to forget that children have inalienable rights before they turn 18. Isabelle is trying to make a difference for children in such situations and to educate the public as to these injustices.
She is a sincere, caring, trustworthy, and dependable person trying to make a difference in our society.
Friend and neighbor,
Sally Shooter
Washington
WHAT A FEW OTHERS HAD TO SAY ABOUT ISABELLE:
"Your insight is empowering. I had no idea this industry (behavioral boarding schools ect.) even existed until I recently started looking for help for my daughter. I would be "very" interested in your service to help us to communicate better. I do feel as though most of our problems are based on lack of communication."
She then wrote: "It was really great talking to you! You have helped put things into perspective for me. It is a very difficult decision but knowing that there are people like you out there who only have the kids best interest at heart takes away the fear of the unknown about programs & the process. And reminding me to take a deep breath & not make rash decisions was just what I needed to hear & I am following your advise. You were very instrumental in getting me thru probably the most difficult time I have had as a parent & I will always be grateful that our paths crossed. It would have been so sad if I sent her to a boarding school & lost this time with her."
- Suzanne
Mom
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"Isabelle Zehnder has devoted many years, time, energy and support to helping families that have suffered the ultimate loss of a child. She grew her organization to create one of the most comprehensive websites of information regarding children and families. I am proud to be her friend and colleague in an industry that can be not only confusing but scary if you are in a desperate situation. Isabelle will go over and above to help parents that call her and kids that need an ear to vent to.
Isabelle Zehnder deserves the top recommendation in my book."
Sue Scheff PURE
www.helpyourteens.com
