Coaching Training & Philosophy
An International Coaching Federation Associated Certified Coach (ACC), Center for Credentialing and Education Board Certified Coach, (BCC) and past member of the Forbes Coaches Council (an invitation-only council for senior leaders in the coaching industry), Brandy has completed coaching training through the Center for Executive Coaching, the World Coach Institute, the School of Positive Transformation, Stanford’s Design Your Life program, and Emory University and is a certified Positive Intelligence coach. Brandy has been coaching since 2002, when she trained and worked as a career coach at Appalachian State University.
In addition to her extensive coaching experience and professional training, Brandy is also certified in a number of coaching assessments and instruments that she leverages to support her clients, including the Leadership Circle Profile, Korn Ferry Emotional and Social Competency Inventory, and Center for Creative Leadership Benchmarks 360 Assessments.
Brandy's coaching philosophy focuses on centering the whole person while providing high-impact, outcome-oriented coaching.
Brandy draws on her extensive doctoral training in social psychology and behavioral science to help her clients cultivate deep insights, identify and move beyond limiting beliefs, and tap into their core values to enhance clarity in decision-making.
She brings to each of her coaching sessions a commitment to helping her clients identify and expand the practices that support their personal and professional flourishing and to designing practical, concrete, wildly achievable action steps to support her clients in identifying and moving toward their personal and professional goals.
“Coaching provided me a phenomenal foundation and set of tools for organizing my work in a way that intentionally reflects my own values as a scholar and person.”
— Career Coaching Client
“Through working with Brandy, I developed a better understanding of how to set goals in ways that work for me and a better understanding of how to curate a balanced schedule.”
—Work-Life Alignment Coaching Client
“Brandy’s coaching gave me confidence, support, and strategies for measuring progress and adjusting when needed.”
— Leadership Coaching Client
