Gladys M. Anderson M.Ed., CTACC, LMFT

Before I become a life coach, I was a family therapist in private practice. I began to notice more and more women who were struggling with fear and self-doubt about how to make changes in their lives. They didn't need therapy, I discovered. They needed tools to break through their limiting thoughts and feelings.

I had struggled with defining myself, just as these women did. It took me years to hone in on my own dream and sense of purpose, and then to gather the confidence to make the life choices that would get me there.

I had read every self-help book on the market. Yet I couldn't seem to put it all together and apply it to my own life.

One day, after I had begun to apply some of my training as a coach and therapist, I suddenly had an "aha" moment that changed everything. With the support and encouragement of an awesome mentor, I was finally able to break out of my comfort zone and address my fears of success and rejection.

I began to align my thoughts, actions and beliefs with the way I wanted to live my life, instead how I was living it. I learned to squash the nagging voice of self-doubt and the negative beliefs I held about myself and my abilities. And I became confident that I could achieve success in my professional and personal life.

I became a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified life coach, speaker and writer so that I could share what I’ve learned with other women who may be at a fork in the road.

I have always known deep down in my core that I wanted to help others. I gain great pleasure in connecting with people in a meaningful way, and assisting them with integrity and compassion.

Gladys Anderson is the founder of Coach for Your Dreams, a certified personal life coach and in private practice as a licensed marriage & family therapist. She is also the author of numerous articles and a speaker.

Gladys holds a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Cambridge College, Cambridge, MA, and certification as a personal life coach from Coach Training Alliance. She is also a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists and a member of the Connecticut chapter of AAMFT.

In her coaching practice, she works with women who want to make the life changes that will move them from overwhelm to empowerment. She facilitates monthly teleclasses on the Internet that focuses on issues of empowerment, stress, life balance, decision-making and other topics of interest to women.

Gladys has been a guest lecturer at various local venues and facilitated numerous workshops and groups on such topics as empowerment for women, relationships, anger, self-esteem, stress management, communications, grief and loss, adoption, blended families, rejection and abandonment.

My passion is empowering women to live life out loud! I mix a blend of life experience, training, coaching and counseling skills to guide women into new and powerful ways of being.

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