The Special Sauce
Powerful Evidence-Based Methods
I use MAP and Psychodrama processes to catalyze important shifts. I have to give all credit to the methodologies, but the results truly are exceptional.
(2025 certification from the MAP Coaching Institute. Psychodrama Certified by the American Board of Examiners. ICF PCC CTI coach certified.)
MAP enables safe, gentle, simple, efficient, rapid, painless clearing of limiting memories and beliefs, following your own inner wisdom. First developed by Garry Flint, a therapist trained in hypnosis, NLP, and EMDR. The method relies on the clientâs own subconscious and can deliver impressive results. MAP can be used in individual coaching and in topic-based group coaching.
{Learn more about MAP here}
Where appropriate, I integrate Psychodrama techniques and role theory principles to help reconfigure painful early imprints accessible to conscious memory, or to attract a desired future.
{ Learn a little about Psychodrama in my bio here }
I use Forum and Conflict Transformation principles to provide conditions for deep, authentic connection.
(Masters Degree in CT, certified in leading Forum by Mo Fathelbab of the IFO, and by CircleSpace as a Circles Guide.)
âForumâ is a decades-old tradition in elite membership organizations for business leaders, but the practice has several antecedents, such as encounter groups and T-groups. Groups of 6-10 counterparts, committed to confidentiality and attendance, meet regularly and, often with the guidance of skillful facilitation, connect at a deeply authentic level.
It makes all kinds of difference. From a 2024 Gartner survey: âLeaders who have utilized peer-connection-based learning experiences are 18% more likely to be enterprise leaders.â
Most leaders already know how to succeed. What they need is to reduce stress and make their success meaningful and enjoyable. I offer a sanctuary where worth is not earned and techniques are offered to help leaders build significant inner resiliency and regulation resources.
(ICF PCC level coach, Jane Macgruder Watkins Ap. Inq. trained, Heartmath certified, biodynamic training with Tonya Ridings, Eric Gentry Clinical Trauma Certified, yoga instructor per Don Stapleton.)
Executive Coaching is deep support for growth-driven leaders. It emerged from a variety of disciplines, all the way back to the Socratic method. Through curious questions and high expectations of the clientâs wholeness, resourcefulness, and creativity, clients break through limitations and thrive.
I alchemize diverse collections of people to conjure the powerful and therapeutic dynamic available through group process.Â
(Trained in Arnie Mindellâs ProcessWork, Morenoâs Psychodrama, Forum, and as an experiential trainer/ adult learning specialist at EMU, Sacred Feminine Wisdom with Meredith Rom graduate, MBI Day Treatment Program facilitator, On the Inside trainer, IAGP Ukrainian Therapistsâ Support volunteer, various trauma healing, somatic and mindfulness method trainings.)
Groups, if given the right principles and structures, and led with intuition, grace, care, and artistry, can provide intensely positive life-changing experience. Irvin Yalom wrote the classic text on groups, and identified the factors that contribute to healing. My groups are convened by shared topic/concern. Â
I’m skilled at having people feel safe enough to open up, asking questions that excavate dynamics, and diagnosing from that data to design unique experiences that provide the conditions for change.Â
 (I draw from my Watson Fellowship embedded with nonprofits around the world, my Masters in Conflict Transformation, employment in various Organizational Development units, story in consulting communities of practice, and years of retreat design and facilitation for government agencies.)
For You
Potent Neuroplasticity Methods,
Priceless Resiliency Results
Individual coaching package. Holds a 60-minute space on my calendar each week just for you, gives you access to asynchronous support via text or email between sessions, and includes optional attendance at my weekly Sunday support group.
I draw on unique methods to dissolve the painful emotions associated with certain experiences and reconfigure more self-empowering beliefs and emotions. Learn more about MAP and Psychodrama under“Special Sauce.”
Join with the same 5-10 people each week, who share similar pain points, and address any life concern in a supportive community using Atieno’s mix of modalities.
Groups form annually and include:
1. Depression and Anxiety.
2. Cassandras to Partners with ASD.
3. Surviving Extreme Stress.
4. Sisterhood Celebration.
Flat monthly rate includes weekly virtual group meeting, access to asynchronous support via text or email between sessions, and optional attendance at weekly Sunday support group for all clients. Groups may request an annual retreat.
On rare occasions, clients wish to meet for extended in-person attention and customized support. This could be a coffee, a walk, simultaneous meditation, touch-free energy work on the massage table, or a classical Psychodrama.
Join a sisterhoo retreat to a carefully selected destination, usually combining nature, the flavors of beautiful culture, the arts, and the comforts of unique lodgings and delicious foods. Daily excursions and personal growth circles are balanced with personal time off to recharge.Offered annually.{Learn More}
For Your Organization
Wins for Leaders and Cultures
Unleashing purpose-activated, heart-led changemakers
Unleash purpose-activated, heart-led changemakers. Support your key associates to thrive, perform, and generate improvement in a ripple effect.
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360 Assessment Integration
Leadership coaching on 360 or work style assessment results to craft personal leadership improvement strategies.
Experience with debriefing: Strengthsfinder, Dimensions, DiSC, Insights Discovery
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Executive Coaching
 Leaders transform through reflection on their challenges and goals.
Expertise: CTI and PCC ICF certified, ABE CP certified
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Counterpart Mentoring Groups
Leaders expand their toolkit through peer mentoring Mastermind-style groups.
Expertise: Forum and Circles certified
Letâs catalyze the personal and interpersonal growth you need in order to create the practical results you want. The process: assessment, recommendations, design, delivery, and measuring results.
- Culture Analysis
Expertly conducted interviews, surveys, and personal assessments to identify existing norms and gauge alignment in your team or system. Data-driven recommendations returned.
Expertise: Beneficiary Assessment, focus groups, employee surveys, Appreciative Inquiry
- Co-development Sessions
Professionally facilitated collaborative conversations to create new futures. Creating conditions for clean culture can be a collaborative refresh launched with large group processes. (Can include Open Space, World Cafe, Playback Theater, or topic trainings with custom content.)
Expertise: Conflict Transformation MA, Coaching PCC, Appreciative Inquiry, Playback Theater
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Custom Events
Custom seminars and retreats start with interviews, unfold in collaboration, and end with actions. Post-event support keeps execution top of mind.
Expertise: Custom events use all the special sauce ingredients!
Engagement and retention results are built by resilient individuals and conducive conditions. If employees feel good at work, and about work, they can function optimally, and stick around.
- Morale Appraisal
Find out whether your organization incentivizes and rewards the behaviors that attract and retain employees. Does the culture reinforce alignment with values like inclusion, psychological safety,
and integrity? Do people feel resilient, not burnt out? Is the mission clear?
Expertise: Beneficiary Assessment, focus groups, employee surveys, Appreciative Inquiry
- Peer Learning and Affinity Guilds
Sort, train, launch, and resource peer support groups to increase morale.Ongoing facilitation for peer groups is recommended.
Expertise: Forum-trained and certified, Psychodrama certified
- Destination retreats
Nourish relationships, reinforce values, reward teams, and prevent burnout.
Expertise: Resilience SME, Retreat design SME
- Alignment Sessions
Professionally facilitated key associate meetings to find common ground, aha moments, and new solutions.
Expertise: Conflict transformation MA, ABE PSGP certified, Appreciative Inquiry
- Resilience* Training
Customized group psychoeducation for leaders on self-care, work-life balance, self-mastery.
Expertise: Adult learning, Heartmath certified, Somatic methods (EFT, pranayama, guided meditation), Trauma-informed SME, Yoga teacher training, Psychodrama certified
*âResilience is the ability to respond to extreme stress with extraordinary competence. Numerous studies cite qualities such as intelligence, emotional flexibility, independence, sensitivity, curiosity, and the willingness to reach out for love and support as central components of resilience. Other protective factors include introspection, altruism, self-awareness, a sense of humor, optimism in the face of adversity, and a willingness to rely upon ones own inner resources⌠resilient people believed they had the ability to exercise some measure of control no matter how dire the circumstances in which they found themselves. Because they were committed to living as fully as possible, they developed their talents and abilities, acquired a high degree of personal discipline, and were willing to fight to preserve their own souls.â
-Dr. Kathleen D. Noble, âSpiritual Intelligence,â Advance Development Vol. 9, 2000
Atieno
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I want to listen and collaborate with you.
There is no ceiling on what we can create together.
- Certifying in MAP from the MAP Coaching Institute
- Certified by the ABE in Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy as a CP
- Master of Arts degree in Conflict Transformation from Eastern Mennonite University
- Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Religion from Kenyon College
- Yoga Instructor trained by Don and Amba Stapleton
- Trained in Appreciative Inquiry with Jane Macgruder Watkins and Mac Odell
- VOICES 360 with Korn Ferry International
Vision
I envision people rooted in the energy of love: feeling inwardly validated, vitally connected, flowing in creative power, and co-creating a new future.
Mission
I am on a mission to ally with people, connect them up, celebrate their wholeness and wisdom, and catalyze the creation of their highest wishes.
Values
I value presence, joy, kindness, trust, and authenticity.
I see a future where individuals co-create transformative outcomes and organizations operate in purpose and joy.
My mission is to ally with those I serve, celebrating their wholeness and wisdom, and supporting them to create the future they really want.
I love facilitating a rapid, painless dissolution of all barriers to improvement. I have spent my career learning modalities that can facilitate all of that.
These processes turn seemingly unremarkable elements into inspiring, meaningful results that feel beautiful and magical.
I offer you my trustworthiness, insight, and creativity, as I guide you through complex dynamics with a discerning eye and a playful spirit, ensuring that transformation is both profound and enjoyable.
My approach is rooted in responsive and curious listening, genuine connection, and forward-looking solutions.
I envision a world where every individual and organization is rooted in the energy of love, feeling inwardly validated, deeply connected, and creatively empowered.
I love to ignite transformation and creativity by fostering environments and conversations where individuals experience safety, belonging, connection, and authentic, purposeful action.
With warm, insightful attunement, I maintain dedication to presence, joy, kindness, trust, and authenticity.
Join me on your transformation journey and co-create a path where purpose, community, and heart-led leadership guide you with grace and ease toward a thriving future and culture.
Contact me. Change and growth are within reach.
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Atieno attunes to her clients with empathy and intuition, surfacing patterns and allowing root dynamics to safely emerge.
Atieno stays focused on future results, helping clients define success and create solutions.
Having a deeply trustworthy relationship with Atieno provides a valuable sanctuary for leaders in complex situations.
Atieno taps clientsâ strengths and uses a powerful blend of expertise to help them permanently clear troubling barriers.
Atieno empowers client breakthroughs effectively with an alliance that favors encouragement, inspiration, and compassion.
Atieno masterfully designs and facilitates rich group experiences that catalyze insight and move key shifts forward.