Are you ready to transform your life through nature and creativity?

I am Ivy Kim, Nature Connected Coach and Transformational Wilderness Guide. I’ve been guiding clients in and with nature for 10 years. I serve my clients with deep listening, soulful support, and creativity in nature to bring forward the visions of their hearts.

Training and Certifications

The Earth Based Institute(EBI) Nature Connected Coaching program is approved by the International Coach Federation (ICF). For my certification as a Nature Connected Coach (NCC), I completed 317 coach-specific training hours.

I am well-versed in the coaching process as it relates to transformational change, transitions, and accountability, the ICF Standards of Coaching, the ICF Core Competencies, Working with Grief and Trauma, Incorporating Gestalt & Somatic Awareness, and crafting individualized Long Term Coaching programs. I am a member of the ICF and in my practice I uphold the standards, ethics, and core competencies of professional coaches.

For seven years with EBI, I served as a mentor coach and teaching assistant to help deliver the NCC curriculum to students in the program. In this position, I served as an academic advisor, a teaching assistant, and a Nature-Connected life coach for my student mentees.

In Spring 2022, I completed a Master of Arts in Ecopsychology from Naropa University. My thesis explored how place relationship and creative ritual can contribute to healing trauma & growing resilience. In my coaching practice, I present invitations for clients to relate deeply with the land and tune into their inner wisdom for the transformation they seek.

Also, I have a Master of Arts in Painting and Drawing from the University of Colorado at Boulder.  As a practicing artist for over 25 years, I bring a creative sensitivity to the conversations and exercises in sessions.  The metaphors and artistic actions that arise in a session add a deep level of clarity to the process.