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Ariane Benefit
Life Coach, ADHD Coach, Author, Educator, Founder of Neat & Simple Living ™
Level 2 Specialist Certificates in ADD Organizing and Chronic Disorganization
9 additional Certificates in Chronic Disorganization (over 140 hours of special training)
Master of Science in Education in Adult Learning, Organizational Training and Performance Improvement,
University of Miami, FL
Professional Bio
Instead of trying so hard to change who they are, she facilitates change by helping people see and appreciate their strengths while working around their differences and special needs.
Ariane Benefit is a highly sought-after and inspirational Life Coach, ADHD Coach, and Virtual Organizing Coach. Ariane has over 25 years experience. She has specialized in chronic disorganization and ADD since 2005. She has helped hundreds of people get unstuck and get RESULTS.
Ariane shares her uniquely creative, simple and highly effective approach to organizing offices and paper in her highly acclaimed office and paper organizing books.
She holds a Masters' Degree in Education (Adult Learning, Performance Improvement) AND advanced specialist certificates in ADD organizing and chronic disorganization.
She has been interviewed by and quoted in such notable publications as The Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, and The Washington Times. Ariane also freely shares her expertise and views in the popular Neat and Simple Living Blog.
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Ariane has been quoted and published extensively on the deeper emotional and psychological aspects of overcoming chronic disorganization, clutter and hoarding, and the special needs of women with ADD / ADHD.
Throughout her career Ariane has been known for finding ultra - creative, practical and efficient solutions to problems. She was an executive with Arthur Andersen and has provided consulting services to UPS, Avaya, Lucent, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Merrill Lynch, Prudential, Ryder, GE Aerospace, PBS and others. She has designed, developed and managed hundreds of projects with budgets ranging from hundreds to millions of dollars.
Ariane has been a featured speaker at several international conferences. She has authored hundreds of workshops, self-paced instructional books, and web-based performance support programs. Her work has been published in professional journals. She has coached and led teams of 2-25 people to successfully accomplish a wide variety of performance development projects. In 1993, she launched her own consulting firm “Bridges to Performance” and has been the master of her own destiny ever since.
She is a member of the NSGCD, Attention Deficit Disorder Association, NAPO and the International Society for Performance Improvement
An avid student of psychology, human nature, technology, Feng Shui, gardening, and interior decorating, she currently resides with her husband Alan in Bloomfield, NJ.
Credentials
Ariane holds a Master's Degree in Education (Adult Learning, Organizational Training, minor in Business) from the University of Miami, FL. She has a Bachelor's in Spanish, speaks Spanish fluently, and holds certifications in Process Facilitation, Management Development, and Accelerated Learning.
Ariane is deeply committed to continuous learning and professional development. She has trained with the organizing industry’s premier organizer-coach, Denslow Brown. She has earned the following credentials
- Graduate, Denslow Brown ’s "Coach Approach for Organizers"
- Over 60 hours of training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational
Interviewing Strategies - Over 40 hours coaching training
- Group Process Facilitator Certification (Conexus and "Spirit of Facilitation")
- Level 2 Specialist Designation in Chronic Disorganization
- Level 2 Specialist Designation in ADD Organizing.
- 9 Certificates Awarded by NSGCD (Representing Over 140 hours of additional training)
- Teambuilding Facilitator Certification
- Accelerated Learning Systems Facilitation
• Basic ADD Issues
• Learning Styles and Modalities
• Understanding the Needs of the Elderly CD Client
• Basic Mental Health Conditions and Challenges
• CD Client Administration
• Basic Physical Conditions Affecting the CD Client
• Understanding the Needs of the Student CD Client
• Basic Hoarding Issues
Additional Training & Qualifications
• 25 years Experience in Performance Improvement Consulting, Leading
• Toastmaster's Certificate See full resume here |
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