Her Education and Training: A Masterful Mix of Powerful Tools for Lasting Change

Sylvia’s Education

  • 1997 MA Phil: Magister in Philosophy, Linguistics, Germanistic, a university degree earned after years of study in early child development, history of German language and German literature, German as a foreign language, and educational science
  • 1989 Diplom Verwaltungswirt: Diplom Administration Science, a college degree with an emphasis on law, economics and social science

Sylvia’s Training

  • Stress-Management/Kinesiology using the Three in One Concept with Ambika Christiane Amini
  • Corporate/Executive: Coaching, design and facilitation of kick-offs and change workshops in the context of mergers and acquisitions with Winner’s Edge
  • Open Space, Futureconference, RTSC with Matthias zur Bonsen
  • Non-Violent Communication with a Marshall Rosenberg trainer
  • Solution-Focused Therapy with Insoo Kim Berg
  • Appreciative Inquiry with Sabine Bredemeyer
  • Storytelling with Martin Rutte
  • Transaction Analysis with Vera F. Birkenbihl
  • NLP Business-Professional with Martina Schmidt-Tanger & Thies Stahl
  • Hypno-Therapy with Martina Schmidt-Tanger
  • The Work with Byron Kathie
  • Integrative Systemic Constellation with Bernd Isert
  • Enneagram with Caro Tille
  • Provocative Coaching with Martina Schmidt-Tanger
  • Masterful Coaching and Powerful Listening with Margret Krigbaum
  • Two years of training through Toastmasters International
  • Speakers Bootcamp with Jack Bernard
  • EFT and Matrix-Re-Imprint with Pamela Bruner
  • Pro EFT Level 1,2 and 3 with EFT Master and AAMET Trainer Lindsay Kenny
  • ChangeWorks® training inside the Tension Management Institute and Certified as a ChangeWorks® Practitioner
  • Master Steam Essentials with the Tension Management Institute

To stay informed and keep abreast of the newest techniques for accelerating human behavioral change and corporate change, Sylvia is a member of several learning communities. These include the following:

ICF (International Coach Federation)


NeuroLeadership Institute

PCAM (Professional Coach Association Michigan)

SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Training Education and Research)

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