Virginia Ronning

What I Believe

After 40 years in this field providing counselling support for children, youth, and adults, I have accumulated knowledge, experience, and skills that now enable me to ‘give back’. I am indebted to my mentors, scientists, outstanding leaders, teachers, and counsellors, neuroscience research and trauma-informed practice to help my practice continue to grow and gain traction …

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Divorced for the Holidays Part 2: Co-parenting

From the Podcast: Demarried Life Listen Now: (Originally recorded December 19, 2020) Co-parenting can be challenging at the best of times. Co-parenting during an “unprecedented” holiday season is a whole new level of delicate. In Part 2 of our “Divorced for the Holidays” I joined Dee & Erin to provide my realistic advice for navigating …

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How are Coaching and Counselling different?

Coaching and Counselling are both similar and different. They are not mutually exclusive. Although counselling covers mental health, both help explore any emotional and social obstacles getting in the way of a client’s personal growth and professional performance. Coaching and counselling are a collaborative process that can… be time limited offer specific behavioural outcomes be …

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Great Questions…

“Questions open the door to dialogue and discovery. They are an invitation to creativity and breakthrough thinking. Questions can lead to movement and action on key issues; by generating creative insights, they can ignite change.” Vogt, Brown, Isaacs, The Art of Powerful Questions   “If I had an hour to solve a problem and my …

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What Can a Coach do for You?

Develop capacity for high performance Desired outcome, accountability, core values, visions Challenging and supporting Trusted learning partner Build greater resilience Become more resourceful Draw on existing skills and tools Clarifying, creating, collaborating, directing The boundary between coaching and counselling is not always defined by a set of absolute rules or terms. However, counsellors are trained …

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