Patti Risch, Leadership & Personal Coach

Patti is a global citizen, a lifelong learner, and a Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coach Federation (ICF). She has lived and navigated cultures in Spain, Pakistan, Jordan, Switzerland, Japan, and Serbia for over 20 years, and she knows the highs and lows of transition and challenges, whatever they may look like. Patti has coached in culturally diverse environments and understands and leverages differences, which is vital in today’s global world.

Patti values authenticity, family, relationships, community, integrity, being in nature, learning, growth, and change. Patti began pursuing her coaching credentials in 2006 at Newfield Network in Boulder, Colorado. She integrates linguistic, emotional, and somatic awareness to foster learning, generating transformation and sustainable change. She has continued to expand her education through additional certifications and advanced training; you can view more of her educational background below.

Patti has worked with clients ranging from NGOs, executives, leaders, managers, and all levels of education to private clients and government agencies. She partners with ICF Colorado coaching executives as part of the UN Ignite: Engaging Humanity Through Education. Her core mission is to support individuals in connecting with the many facets of their inner and outer being, to thrive, and to make a significant and sustainable difference in their own and others’ lives, contributing to building a flourishing society.

Education and Credentials

  • Master Certified Coach (MCC), International Coach Federation (ICF)

  • Newfield Network, Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP) - Boulder, Colorado

  • InviteChange, Advanced Credentialed Coach Pathway Program - Seattle, Washington

  • InviteChange, Advanced Generative Coaching - Seattle, Washington

  • Breakthrough Coaching Certification, Marcia Reynold, PsyD, WBECS World Business and Executive Coaching

  • Social + Emotional Intelligence Certified Coach, Certified to Administer the Social + Emotional Intelligence Profile (SEIP)®, Institute for Social + Emotional Intelligence® - Denver, Colorado, USA

  • Certified Positive Psychology Coach, Wholebeing Institute - Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA

  • Culturally Confident Credentialing Mentor Coaching International Program, Marilyn O’Hearne, MCC

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training - Zürich, Switzerland

  • University of Vermont, Masters Degree in Education - Burlington, Vermont