I started my career in HR Systems Information Systems using my skills as an Industrial Engineer. After a year, I became a Management Trainee and worked in different facets of the business: Business Strategy, Operations, Marketing and Finance. I went back to HR focusing on Talent and Organizational Development where I spent the rest of my corporate career, working with senior leaders in different countries to enhance leadership effectiveness, manage organizational change and improve organizational culture and employee engagement.

I noticed that the quality of communication in a team is what determines its success, much more than the effectiveness of its strategy. Coaching leaders on effective communication and emotional intelligence became as important to me as strategic thinking and decision-making. I have been certified as a coach since 2014 and has continued my training path since then.

During the pandemic of 2020, I noticed an unfulfilled needs in my clients. While their concerns are observed in their work or business environment, they are also seen in their relationships at home–with their spouses, parents, children and with all other people that are important to them. Mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, phobias, substance abuse and others began to be more present in our sessions. It is because of this awakening that I decided to earn my degree in counselling. Therapy training has allowed me to go deeper in exploration with them, be it trauma that they experienced in childhood or trauma that they are experiencing currently. It has provided me a holistic way to help my clients achieve lasting positive change that can be felt in their relationships, at work and in the many other ways that they function in the world.

Brief summary of education, certifications and memberships:

• Professional Certified Coach – International Coaching Federation

• Member-in-training – Swiss Association for Counselling

• Member – American Counselling Association

• Webster University Geneva, Switzerland – MA in Counselling

• University of Western Australia – Master of Business Administration

• University of the Philippines – Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

• Newfield Network – Ontological Coach

• Coach U, NY– Coach Certification

• MBTI Certified

You can find my LinkedIn profile here.

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When I'm not working, I like working out (I'm a fan of HIIT and weight training), cooking (Asian food especially), playing word games (I love Scrabble and Word Factory), reading (historical fiction is my favourite genre), trail hiking (that's the best thing to do in Switzerland, whatever the weather) and traveling (I love driving or taking the train around Europe).