Karen Van Cleve

I’m Karen Van Cleve, a Personal Coach and Professional Speaker who loves to create results for my clients.

It was my passion for helping my clients get great results that Do It Yourself Brain Surgery^® began. My job as a Personal Coach is to help my clients align their thoughts, feelings, and actions with what they want to create in their lives. I noticed that some of the coaching tools I used were creating amazing results, and I wanted to know why. I reasoned that if I understood why the tools worked, I could use them to get even better results. So I began reading neuroscience blogs, and then the books on the brain as they started coming out. As fascinating as the information was, though, it was just data about how the brain changes in response to its environment. As a coach I wanted the way to make those changes intentional and rapid. I wanted my clients to be able to have dominion over their minds!

That passion to create results has been a pattern throughout my life. The first 25 years of my career were in finance and high tech business consulting. I designed processes and systems to make businesses more efficient and profitable. In 2002 I became a full-time coach, trading a passion for results in Fortune 500 companies for a passion for results in people’s lives. My coaching background includes graduation from CoachU, one of the premier coach training organizations. I am a Certified Coach through the International Association of Coaching (IAC) and became a certifying coach for that organization in 2005. I also received an Associate Certified Coach designation through the International Coach Federation (ICF) in 2006. In 2005 I became a Results Coach for Robbins Research International, receiving extensive training in their powerful tools and philosophies.

I bring a variety of tools and approaches to my coaching. I am qualified to administer the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), DiSC, and MAPP (Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential) assessments. I have also received advanced training in PSYCH-K which is a powerful technique for shifting subconsious beliefs. I use EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and CORE technique to shift negative emotional patterns.

As a speaker, I belong to the Colorado Chapter of the National Speakers Association and have been a member of Toastmasters since 2002. I have presented "Do It Yourself Brain Surgery" to topics as diverse as weight loss centers, the Air Force, and Toastmasters Conferences.