Emotional intelligence is a critical aspect of leadership, relationships and self-awareness. Patience has decades of experience, training and the skills to make it accessible to everyone. Her background is in interpersonal neurobiology, systems theory, group dynamics and conflict resolution – which she calls Perspective Sharing™.
Patience has a passion for empowering others to empower themselves. She is able to remove barriers to true intimacy, demonstrating vulnerability and creating the safe space for a forum. Her philosophy toward forum is … individual growth, together.
She is a YPO chapter and regional Spouse Forum Officer, knows the value of strong vibrant forums and draws upon her experience in the corporate world along with her years in private practice as a therapist to support forums. She has worked with over 250 forums and her own forum experience has been transformational.
She graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science degree and California State University Long Beach with a Master of Science degree. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist.
Her style is highly experiential. She has created numerous exploration exercises and published a series of visual conversation starters — Catalyst Cards™.
On a personal level, Patience is a world traveler and is a life-long learner. She embraces and has deep respect for all cultures and has formed close bonds with people all over the world.
Specialties
Patience specializes in custom retreats where deeper bonds, self-awareness and conflict resolution are goals.
Qualifications and Certifications
- Licensed marriage and family therapist
- Emotional intelligence certified trainer
- Retreat planner and resource
- YPO spouse/partner
Languages Spoken
- English
