ICF Los Angeles Chapter DISASTER Response

During challenging times for Los Angeles, ICFLA stands ready to support our members and the broader community through a focus on: RESILIENCE | REBUILDING | RECOVERY.

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Immediate Support Available

If you're not sure where to start or where to go, you can download this EMERGENCY SERVICES list. For those coaches in need of community, you are invited to join us at any of these events:

COACHING CAFES: We cultivate these spaces to deepen our skills in coaching, and during this time, we also get to build bonds and support one another.
MEMBER CONNECT: Our monthly member connect serves to create more open space for the community. Join us.

Finding the Right Coach

Our directory connects you with ICF-certified coaches who can help you navigate this period of transition. While coaching is distinct from therapy, it provides a structured approach to process experiences and move forward with purpose.

Coaching becomes especially valuable once you are out of immediate danger and ready to shift from a reactive to a proactive mindset. Below, you’ll find a list of specially trained coaches who have generously agreed to provide pro bono coaching for those affected by the wildfires.

Grief and Trauma-Informed Coaches

Carrie Hopkins Doubts, PCC, Spiritual Resilience Coach, specializes in rebuilding after loss.
Zoya Bokhoor, Certified From Heartbreak to Happiness® Coach, specializes in processing and releasing grief.
Merle McKinley, MCC,MSC, ESIA, Somatic Coach with a focus on resilience and recovery following the Tubbs Fire.
Lea Appleton MA, MDiv, PCC, Wellness Coach practiced in creating a better day by building stress resilience.
Alina Ugas, ACC, Wellness Coach with deep empathy and profound life experience forged from personal resilience.
Heba Turner, PCC, CPCC, CPQC, a Somatic Coach certified in Positive Intelligence and committed to helping her clients survive and thrive after trauma to living a balanced grace-full life.

Moving Forward Together

Members are encouraged to update their profiles with specific needs and resource links. Watch this space for upcoming programs and events designed to support your professional recovery.

Our House (Bereavement) Grief Support has an additional list of resources including a list of options for pro bono therapy in Los Angeles.
CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) is a global humanitarian organization that provides emergency response and preparedness programs addressing climate change and health access. You can donate and/or get involved.

Recovery Support

We are developing additional partnerships to support long-term recovery. As we look at lean on the guidance of Subject Matter Experts we began to reimagine the Emotional Phases of Disaster Response as a spiral experience rather than a linear path for coaches, client, and community members.