L. Rachel Ostroy

About L. Rachel Ostroy

I help people get unstuck, find their voice, build their confidence and live their lives as who they want to be. I have always been a student of human nature, endlessly thinking about why people do the things they do. I have come to understand a lot about the connection between our thoughts and our actions. There are many things we all have in common, yet we are all unique and need to find our own path. Throughout my life journey I have come to love and accept myself with all my annoyances and challenges. As someone not afraid of change, who was always looking for her “passion,” I tried a bunch of different things before I landed on coaching. I am a certified Co-Active and a Positive Intelligence Coach. Before coaching, I worked in restaurant management (love cooking and eating out), went to graduate school for psychology (always want to understand people), dabbled in corporate human resources consulting (paid off the student loans for said degree), flipped properties (supporting hubby), started an interior design business (can’t stop decorating), ran my own eco-friendly food storage bag company (needed a reusable alternative for Ziplock), and have been a stay at home mom to 3 kids (family). Through working in all these industries and arenas, I have come to learn a lot about different life experiences, different personalities and how people get where they are literally and figuratively. My path bolstered by my Master’s degree in Psychology in Education from the University of Pennsylvania, and my coaching education has afforded me a deep understanding and ability to support you on your path. I can successfully help you define your values, apply those values to your life plans, and create the design to carry you through our uncharted times and beyond. Here’s how I can be of service to you:+Understand what really matters to you and live aligned with your values+Find your voice, not the critical one getting in the way, but the voice of your best self+Build the confidence to tackle whatever you bring into your life and whatever life brings to you+Develop the mental fitness to respond positively to life’s challenges+Create new patterns of behavior to reach your goals+Allow your dreams to come to the surface so you can start living them!

Experience

1. Co-active Professional Certified Coach

   Co-Active Training Institute

   Oct 2019 — Present · Berkeley, CA, US

Education

• University of Pennsylvania

  M.S.Ed, Psychology in Education, Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development

  1995 — 1996

• University of Pennsylvania

  B.A., History, Urban Studies

• Sentio University

  Master of Arts , Marriage and Family Therapy

• Sentio University

  Master's degree, Marriage and Family Therapy