Giovanna B.G.,
MA, LPC, LPC/S

Giovanna is passionate about the power of coaching and being a change agent. Giovanna’s coaching style is practical, down-to-earth, insightful and transformational. Clients report that she is genuine, honest, passionate, relatable and thorough. Clients also have confidence in her ability to develop evidence-based approaches to create lasting change based on her knowledge, experience, training and expertise as well as past results.

MY PASSION TO COACH

  • Giovanna has coached executives, leaders, and mid-level managers in the following sectors: Airline, Banking, Consumer Goods, Entrepreneurial, Faith-Based, Healthcare, Higher Education, Non-Profits, and Retail.

MY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Coached managers and leaders to embrace changes in leadership to continue to effectively manage their teams.
  • Coached thousands of women, men and young adults in identifying and overcoming self-defeating behaviors and self-limiting thoughts to achieve their highest potential.
  • Coached companies and organizations in developing more effective time management skills.
  • Coaching companies and organizations in developing diversity, equity and cultural competency skills.
  • Coached in various settings: Conferences, Retreats, Colleges & Universities, Boards and Churches.

MY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Owner/Therapist, Touchstone Counseling & Coaching since 2012 where she was responsible for managing, licensing and overseeing other clinicians and support staff as well as providing therapy and coaching to various individuals, families and couples.
  • Served as Executive Director of a Non-Profit organization and effectively managed a team of staff, board members and consumers for nine years;
  • Responsible for board development, fiscal management and policy development.

MY CREDENTIALS

  • Licensed Professional Counselor, South Carolina, License No. #5375
  • Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, South Carolina, License No. #6687
  • Licensed Professional Counselor, Georgia, License No. #012244
  • Webster University, MS, Counseling, 2004