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New Book Release From Norton Mental Health
“Every life coach who is serious about learning and improving his or her coaching skills should read this comprehensive book. They will be able to continue to use it as a reference for their entire coaching career.“
Jeannette Koczela, Founder
International Association of Professional Life Coaches (IAPLC)
Certified Life, Entrepreneur, & Business Coach
Becoming a Professional Life Coach:
The Art and Science of a Whole-Person Approach | 3rd Edition
by Dr. Patrick Williams, Ed.D., MCC, BCC & Diane S. Menendez
Full of new information on the neuropsychology of coaching, this new edition explores the neuropsychology behind coaching; specialties in the field, such as trauma and addiction coaching; coaching amid post-pandemic global stress; coaching virtually; navigating emotions in coaching; and achieving transformational coaching by addressing the whole person. It takes readers step-by-step through the coaching process, covering all the crucial ideas and strategies for being an effective, successful life coach. This book is one-stop shopping for beginner and advanced coaches alike.
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Emotional Literacy Academy Certification
Why should I get the Emotional Literacy Academy Certification?
1.) Help your clients learn how to appropriately incorporate and communicate their emotions with the right people at the right time.
2.) Receive certification to list on your website or social profiles.
3.) Listing as a certified Emotional Literacy Academy Professional.
4.) Referrals for individuals looking for an Emotional Literacy coach or consultant.
5.) Access to the Emotional Literacy Academy community.
6.) Office hours with Dr. Patrick Williams, if you get “stuck”.
What does it mean to be an Emotional Literacy Professional?
An Emotional Literacy Professional is a trained expert who specializes in helping individuals develop their emotional intelligence and literacy. Emotional literacy refers to the ability to understand, manage, and express emotions in healthy and productive ways. Emotional literacy is an essential life skill that helps individuals navigate the complexities of their personal and professional relationships, manage stress, and cope with difficult situations.
As an Emotional Literacy Professional, the primary responsibility is to work with clients to develop their emotional intelligence and literacy. This involves assessing the client’s current emotional state, identifying areas of emotional weakness or challenge, and creating a personalized plan for improving emotional literacy.
An Emotional Literacy Professional must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. They must be able to listen actively, empathize with their clients, and create a safe and supportive environment for them to share their emotions. They must also be knowledgeable about emotional intelligence and its various components, including self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, and relationship management.
An Emotional Literacy Professional plays a crucial role in helping individuals develop the skills they need to thrive in both their personal and professional lives. By improving emotional literacy, individuals can better manage their emotions, communicate effectively, and build stronger and more meaningful relationships.
Who else is certified?
See some of our certified coaches, counselors, and consultants here.
How do I get certified?
Complete the Emotional Literacy Academy online courses and the short examination. The “Emotional Literacy Academy” was formerly known as “Conscious Living Mastery” but has been updated for the new certification. You can find the courses here.
Get Dr. Pat’s Personal Teaching Memoir:
Getting Naked:
On Being Emotionally Transparent at the Right Time, the Right Place, with the Right Person
by Dr. Patrick Williams, Ed.D., MCC, BCC
If today you are no longer willing to settle for mediocrity in your work, relationships, and your life, this book is for you. Within these pages is the powerful secret to unlocking your fullest potential as a career person, a parent, a friend, a mate, a lover, a human being. How? Through getting naked.
Getting Naked is about living life as the fullest, most authentic version of you. It’s about cutting the crap–releasing the baggage that has held you hostage for so long and embracing all of you; the good parts, the bad parts, the public parts, and the shadow parts, so you can integrate them and become an even stronger force of positivity in the universe, through the secrets of honest self-disclosure. (The key is it discover where and with whom to be emotionally naked–being vulnerable does not mean being stupid and careless.)
This is a book of stories, strategies, and tips, designed to overcome the negative self-narratives that obscure personal resilience and wellbeing. There comes a time when you have to defy the voices that hold you back. Getting Naked teaches you that it is your indisputable birthright to question any limitation–anything that gets in the way of your own magnificence. This book will provide you the inspiration, tools, self-discovery and support to share your naked truth and in so doing to fulfill your uniqueness every day.
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Featured Testimonial
Self-awareness + Courage = Confident Action
Discover . . .
the Power of Your Story
I’m Lyssa deHart, LICSW, MCC and I am a leadership confidence and whole life coach. Are you ready to manifest your goals?
It’s time to get naked. You have a very short time on earth, and the question then becomes what will we do with the time we are given? Intimacy and transparency are fundamental to your ability to show up bravely, with humility, and ultimately transform your experience of life.
Dr. Patrick Williams shares stories and continually asks, “What steps will you take to step forward in your life?” via his book Getting Naked: On Being Emotionally Transparent at the Right Time, the Right Place, and with the Right Person.
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About Dr. Pat Williams
Author & Personal Development Coach
Pat is a Master Certified Coach (International Coach Federation) and a Board Certified Coach (Center for Credentialing and Education). He has been a licensed psychologist since 1980 and began executive coaching in 1990 with Hewlett Packard, IBM, Kodak and other companies along the front range of Colorado.
He is a member of PHI BETA KAPPA and CUM LAUDE graduate of Kansas University in 1972. He completed his master’s in Humanistic Psychology in 1975 (University of West Georgia) and his doctorate in Transpersonal Psychology in 1977, (University of Northern Colorado) His dissertation was Transpersonal Psychology and the Evolution of Consciousness.
“I coach high-level executives, entrepreneurs, and creatives on their whole lives…not just their work identity.”
Dr. Pat
