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Hello, I’m Alissa,

a certified mindfulness trainer and occupational psychologist. I support organizations integrating emotional intelligence and mindfulness to establish a thriving workforce.  

My experience

I bring with me over six years of work experience in Organization and People Development in the financial services industry and as Consultant with BCG. At BCG, I was a core member of their mindfulness network and regularly delivered trainings for their employees.

My certifications

I’m certified by Search Inside Yourself, the world’s largest provider for mindfulness trainings. Additionally, I’m a certified coach and accredited for personality testing, team building, change management and agile leadership. I deliver my trainings in German and English.

My vision

My ambition is to make mindfulness and emotional intelligence practical and accessible, so everyone can apply and benefit from it at work and in private life.

Enjoy exploring my website!

 

My experience & background

I currently work as Organization Development Consultant in the financial services industry. With Flate, I follow my passion of delivering trainings and coachings and combining it with my corporate job. Besides that, I support the Federal Association of Emotional Intelligence as board member.

Previously, I was working as Consultant with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as part of their Organization & People Practice. Projects I was engaged in comprised leadership development, HR strategy, agile organizations, business transformations, new ways of working, employee health and wellbeing across all sectors and industries.

Prior to that, I gained my first HR experience at General Electric Inc. (GE) focusing on HR strategy and supporting a HR Business Partner.

I completed a MSc. in Organizational Psychology from the University of Edinburgh and prior to that a Double Bachelor’s Degree in Business with the ESB Business School in Reutlingen and Dublin City University.

 
 

My certifications and accreditations

 
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Mindfulness Trainer

Certified by Search Inside Yourself (SIY) Leadership Institute

 
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Design Thinking

Certified by Global Innovation Institute (GInI)

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Coach

Certified by Performance Consultants International

 
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Change Management

Certified by PROSCI, leader in Change Management

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Personality Testing

Accredited for Ability & Personality Testing (OPQ)

 
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Agile Leadership & Scrum Master

Certified by Scrum Alliance and Scrum Master

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Team Building

Accredited as TMS facilitator for profiling and building teams

 
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Yoga Teacher

Certified 200 hours by Yoga Alliance

Check out my interview

Watch my video with Angela Middleton MBE on the YBMB Show, where we discuss bringing mindfulness into business. We explore the benefits of mindfulness and some practical tips on how to get started.

 

Interested in a free chat?

I’m happy to have a free chat with you on how I can help you, your team or your organization either with mindfulness trainings or through coaching. Just drop your details, without any pressure of course.