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About Begum Verjee & Associates Inc.

We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat Peoples, and commit to engaging in relationships that are honourable, accountable, and focused on necessary change.

About Dr. Begum Verjee

Dr. Begum Verjee, founding director for Begum Verjee & Associates Inc., is professional executive and life coach. Working as a certified coach since 2016, she is a co-active partner who inspires her clients to lead with clarity and purpose by discovering how to bring their choices and actions in alignment with their Best Self.  She has worked in the Justice, Equity, Decolonizing, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDDI) space for over 30 years as a consultant, trainer, and educator. Begum is also a Certified Adlerian Coach with the APABC.

Background and Training

I am a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation (ICF), trained by the Faculty of Coaching at the Adler Graduate Professional School (ADLER), Toronto. I have coached individuals in Education, Healthcare, Not-for-Profits and Foundations, Banking & Finance, Biotech, Energy, Insurance, Telecommunications, Government, Food & Beverage, among other sectors. I am also actively involved with local and global organizations in coach education, instruction and training, and as an ICF mentor coach.

Credentials:

  • Certified Adlerian Coach, Adlerian Psychology Association of BC
  • International Coach Federation (ICF) PCC Marker Training – v2.0
  • The Compassion Institute: Building Compassion from the Inside Out
  • Mindfulness Self-Compassion smart Education Certificate
  • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, smartEducation Certificate
  • Positive Intelligence Program; Mental fitness (PQ)
  • Living Systems Approach to Team Coaching – Posi-TRAK Coaching
  • Conscious EFT: National Emotional Freedom Techniques Training Institute
  • Mindfulness Everyday, smartEducation Certificate
  • Mindfulness Training for Emotional Resilience
  • The Foundations of Well-being; Growing the Good in your Brain and your Life
  • BEabove, Advanced Neuroscience, Consciousness and Transformational Coaching
  • Certified Facilitator, Mindfulness without Borders
  • Faculty of Coaching, Adler Graduate Professional School
      • Coaching Core Competencies
      • Artful Coaching
      • Coaching in the Context of Work
      • Foundations of Coaching
  • Affiliate post-doctorate, Social Aetiology of Mental Health (SAMI), CAMH
  • Doctorate in Education, Educational Leadership & Policy, UBC
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Training (EMDR), Vancouver
  • Master’s in Education, Counselling Psychology, UBC

We can either meet in person (if you are local to Toronto), or via zoom. During our initial meeting we will explore my orientation to coaching so that you can determine fit for working together. If you decide to work with me, I will ask you to complete a Discovery form to determine your goals for coaching. You will have the option of choosing individual sessions or coaching packages. I look forward to hearing from you.