We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat Peoples, and commit to engaging in relationships that are honourable, accountable, and focused on necessary change.
About Dr. Begum Verjee
Dr. Begum Verjee, founding director for Begum Verjee & Associates Inc., is a trauma-informed professional life and leadership coach. Working as a certified coach since 2016, she is a co-active partner who inspires her clients to lead with clarity and purpose by discovering how to bring their choices and actions in alignment with their Best Self. She has also worked in the Justice, Equity, Decolonizing, and Inclusion (JEDI) space for over 30 years as a consultant, trainer, and educator.
Background and Training
I am a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation (ICF), trained by the Faculty of Coaching at the Adler Graduate Professional School (ADLER), Toronto. I have coached individuals in Education, Healthcare, Not-for-Profits and Foundations, Banking & Finance, Biotech, Energy, Insurance, Telecommunications, Government, Food & Beverage, among other sectors. I am also actively involved with local and global organizations in coach education, training, and as a mentor coach. I am a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), member of the Graduate School Alliance for Education in Coaching (GSAEC), and member of the Association of Coach Training Organizations (ACTO).
Credentials:
- International Coach Federation (ICF) PCC Marker Training – v2.0
- The Compassion Institute: Building Compassion from the Inside Out
- Mindfulness Self-Compassion smart Education Certificate
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, smartEducation Certificate
- Positive Intelligence Program; Mental fitness (PQ)
- Living Systems Approach to Team Coaching – Posi-TRAK Coaching
- Conscious EFT: National Emotional Freedom Techniques Training Institute
- Mindfulness Everyday, smartEducation Certificate
- Mindfulness Training for Emotional Resilience
- The Foundations of Well-being; Growing the Good in your Brain and your Life
- BEabove, Advanced Neuroscience, Consciousness and Transformational Coaching
- Certified Facilitator, Mindfulness without Borders
- Faculty of Coaching, Adler Graduate Professional School
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- Coaching Core Competencies
- Artful Coaching
- Coaching in the Context of Work
- Foundations of Coaching
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- Affiliate post-doctorate, Social Aetiology of Mental Health (SAMI), CAMH
- Doctorate in Education, Educational Leadership & Policy, UBC
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Training (EMDR), Vancouver
- Master’s in Education, Counselling Psychology, UBC
We can either meet in person (if you are local to Toronto), or via zoom. During our initial meeting we will explore my orientation to coaching so that you can determine fit in working together. If you decide to work with me, you will have the option of choosing individual sessions or coaching packages. I look forward to hearing from you.