Meet Our Teen Girl Life Coach

Gretchen Versace is a teen girl life coach based in Northern Virginia.  She is a graduate of the Teen Wisdom Life Coaching Training Program, earned a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology and was a site coordinator/coach liaison for Girls on the Run at Glens Falls Hospital, Glens Falls, NY for six years.  She attended the Owning Up Training Institute, an intensive, interactive professional development training which certified her to implement the Owning Up Curriculum: Empowering Adolescents to Confront Social Cruelty, Bullying and Injustice by Rosalind Wiseman.  Gretchen has also attended numerous professional conferences dealing with issues such as behavior disorders in children and adolescents, autism in children, bullying prevention, and parental empowerment.  Lastly, she is a mother of two amazing teenage daughters whose innocence, individuality and imagination continually inspire her to be a better person and life coach. 

As a graduate of the Teen Wisdom Life Coach Training Program, Gretchen is a trusted mentor, guide, and advocate for teen girls.  She helps them navigate through the obstacles of being a teen in today's society, with issues ranging from friendship challenges, dating, academic and college pressure, family issues/dynamics, body image issues, peer pressure, and more.  By offering a positive, supportive environment as well as a client-centered approach, she guides them with specific tools and strategies to help reduce stress and anxiety and increase their self-esteem and confidence. 

Empowering girls to achieve their goals in order for them to create and live an authentic life.  Because EVERY girl should feel valued, respected, confident, and appreciated as she navigates through the challenges of her teenage years...

Becoming centered in who you are to freely and beautifully express your own authenticity.