Dr. Christine Kiesinger holds a doctorate in Communication Studies with expertise in the areas of: interpersonal, family and relational communication studies. Christine has 25+ years experience as a university professor, scholar and conference presenter. As a scholar, educator and coach, Christine believes in holding a safe and compassionate space for her students and clients to reflect upon and to envision the selves they wish to be and the lives they wish to create. Christine believes fiercely in the power of “relationship” as being the absolute foundation from which our best selves and lives can be realized and manifested. She has devoted her career to helping others foster and maintain robust and meaningful relationships and to assist others in leaving/ending relationships with a great deal of dignity, respect, compassion and care.
In addition to her academic training, Christine also brings to her coaching a fierce commitment to her client’s physical and emotional well-being. A certified yoga and mindfulness meditation instructor and clinical aroma therapist, Christine often offers her clients guided meditations and other innovative practices and resources to support them in the experience of a “healthy divorce.” Combining her work in the area of relational communication and holistic healing modalities, Christine has lectured extensively about integrative, holistic approaches to personal and relational balance and wellness.
Christine’s approach to coaching is grounded in her ability to build and sustain powerful relationships with her clients—relationships that foster understanding, insight, action, growth and transformation.
Although Christine coaches clients who are at a variety of different places along the path of their “divorce journey,” here are a few common areas within which she coaches:
~Discerning divorce—“Should I stay or should I go?”
~Being Your Best Self While Divorcing
~Effective Ways of Communicating During Divorce
~Managing a Difficult Soon-to-be-Ex
~Staying Physically and Emotionally Healthy While Divorcing
~Helping Our Children Navigate the Tricky Terrain of Divorce: A Developmental Approach
~How to Break the News of Divorce to Children
~Coping with Loss During and After Divorce
~Planning a Future Post-Divorce
~Creating Your Dream “Support” Team for Optimal Support During Divorce
~Traversing the Stages of Loss as They Relate to Divorce
~Re-Framing Divorce from Devastation to Transformation
