Jeanne Erikson, Ph.D., ACC, has successfully facilitated more than 3,500 divorce, contract, and employment discrimination mediations. She has also trained more than 500 divorce and community mediators in conflict resolution techniques. She has a Master’s Degree in Human Development, and a PhD in Social Welfare. She currently mentors PhD coaching students for the International University of Professional Studies. She maintains a part-time, fulfilling practice as a therapist and mediator. She is also familiar with small business management.

She is a graduate of the Institute of Life Coach Training, and a Certified Life Coach through that program. She became a certified wellness coach for the “Circle of Life” program in 2006. She serves on the International Coach Federation’s Ethics and Standards Committee and has been awarded an  ACC credential from the International Coach Federation. Jeanne is serving as the 2008 chairperson of the International Coach Federation Ethics and Standards Committee.

Jeanne’s collaborative coaching style is direct, respectful, humorous, and persistently optimistic.  She values creative solutions and living fully in all areas of life.

Her own life transitions have included divorce and successful remarriage, business entrepreneurship, and supporting immediate family members with seizure disorder, heart disease, cancer, and dementia. She and her husband Paul have five adult children, and two hunting dogs. She performs with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and enjoys yoga and active sports like skiing and rollerblading.