Joy Slesinger, ACC, is a quirky motorcycle riding, tree-hugging, ukulele playing introvert with a passion for connecting with people. As a teacher and educational administrator turned professional coach, Joy has developed a unique perspective when it comes to personal growth and transformation, influenced by years of study in neuroplasticity, growth mindset and the art of teaching and learning. When you work with Joy, you work with an ICF certified coach backed with 27 years of practical experience helping students and teachers reach their highest potential.

You could be seeking coaching around career, leadership, relationships, communication, transition, health or the meaning of life. Whether it's about leading teams, ROI, or personal relationships, when you work with Joy, you will be working from the inside out. You'll become aware of your mindset, how it is serving you and what it is costing you. You'll discover what inner blocks are keeping you from your desired outcomes and learn tools to break through them. You'll become aware of the strengths you already possess and be empowered to use them with confidence while building upon them. You will likely create smart goals and action plans with Joy, and yet be delighted to discover that the most powerful outer changes come from work done within.

Joy battled severe anxiety and depression for much of her life. As a "smiling depressive", most people weren't aware of how difficult even the simplest of tasks were. Imagine a life where it was too physically and mentally exhausting to push through the anxiety of doing something as mundane as picking up the phone to order a pizza. Overthinking, spiraling negative emotions, loneliness, fear, shame - she lived in that space for so long, she secretly wished for the ultimate escape. Ironically, the extreme fear of that option, mixed with an insatiable curiosity for learning and growing, saved her life. After years of determined study in all things "personal growth", she summited the mountain and the view is breathtaking. Since tasting the freedom and deep calm on the other side of anxiety, she has a special passion for helping others who battle anxiety and fear. She's lived it in all it's severity and knows from personal experience that no matter how impossible it may seem in the moment, anxiety can be released. And the joy and freedom which comes on it's heels is well worth eve