Isabelle Zehnder is a Certified Family Coach with twenty-five years experience working with families – advocating, mentoring, teaching, and coaching. She serves families across the nation and around the world. She specializes in family and teen issues and assists families in building relationships based on trust, respect, love, compassion, and understanding so children and teens can grow to be independent and responsible adults.  

25-years experience and expertise working with families: 
 

·               Founder of Positive Family Solutions™ – Certified Family Coach

·               Develop one-on-one and group coaching programs for parents and teens

·               Develop parent workshops and teleclasses

·               Tutored children and teens struggling in school or with learning disabilities

·               Developed and operated after-school program for grades K-5

·               Developed and presented workshops and classes to parents, children, and teens

·               Operated a licensed infant, toddler, and preschool program 

Volunteer activities: 
 

·               Founder and President of the Coalition Against Institutionalize Child Abuse (CAICA)

·               Developed what professionals and parents refer to as the most comprehensive website on the topic of institutionalized child abuse (www.caica.org)

·               Advocate, mentor, and coach to parents and victims of abuse

·               Speaking engagements for groups and organizations

·               Authored articles published in magazines, advocacy publications, and on the Internet

·               Radio appearances  

·               Served on PTA Board, helped develop parent support group and neighborhood safety program for kids

·               Volunteer in public schools, actively involved in a co-op preschool program, and volunteered in children’s sports and group activities 
 

Certifications/Education/Memberships: 
 

·               Certified Family Coach: Advanced family coach program through the Academy for Family Coach Training/New Generations International

·               Certified in the Parent as Coach™ Approach

·               Member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF)

·               Member of the Northwest Coaching Association (NWCA)

·               Member of TASH, received Award for Excellence for Public Service for the establishment of CAICA

·               Member of Toastmasters International

·               College of San Mateo – Legal Secretary/Paralegal Program – Deans Honor List   
 

Research includes: child development; child, pre-teen, and teen issues; overindulgence and hyper-parenting; divorce; blended family issues; single parenting; empty nest; marital stress; child abuse and neglect (within the family); abuse in residential programs; juvenile justice system 

Isabelle Zehnder

Certified Family Coach

Specializing in Family and Teen Issues

Mentor, Advocate, Coach

Office: (360) 723-5253
Cell: (360) 903-3951
coaching@positivefamilysolutions.com
www.positivefamilysolutions.com

Founder, President, Consultant
The Coalition Against Institutionalized Child Abuse (CAICA)
www.caica.org  

               
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Isabelle Zehnder
Coach - Mentor - Advocate

Building healthy family relationships, one family at a time!