| ABOUT
US
Faith Halter,
president of Insightful Transitions, is uniquely qualified to
help her clients make “insightful transitions” by harnessing
the power of their intuition and creativity.
Faith spent
more than twenty years working first as an attorney and later as
a
consultant and
coach in the environmental field. After
clerking for a federal District Court Judge, she joined the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency as Special Assistant to the
General Counsel. She then moved into regulatory development and
defensive litigation, and finally served as a Branch Chief for
enforcement litigation in EPA’s Office of Regional Counsel in
New York City.
In her
international career, Faith collaborated with senior officials
and their staffs in the public and private sectors of more than
twenty countries worldwide, often working in French or Spanish. She
was known especially for her expertise in tackling complicated
issues of organizational management and institutional growth, as
well as policy, legal and program development. She frequently
conducted training programs, facilitated meetings and
conferences, and served as a speaker for institutionally and
culturally diverse organizations. Her clients
included the World Bank and other international development
banks, U.N. agencies, bilateral institutions, national
governments, nonprofits, trade associations, universities and
private companies.
During her
years of international work, Faith became a devoted practitioner
of yoga and meditation, partly to help cope with the challenges
of her intense work and travel schedule. (Plus, it was fun to
drop in on yoga classes in other countries, especially when
taught in languages she doesn’t speak!)
After she
formally shifted into leadership coaching, Faith drew
increasingly upon her knowledge of yoga and meditation --
including her experience as a teacher -- to help her clients. No
matter what the problem, reducing stress levels was an important
part of the solution. And as her clients learned how to manage
stress better, their overall effectiveness and satisfaction
improved both at work and in their personal lives.
Faith’s
interest in the impacts of stress led to her studies and
certification in biodynamic craniosacral therapy, a specialized
form of bodywork that can help address both physical and
emotional conditions related to the nervous system. She had the
extraordinary opportunity to apprentice privately with Dr.
Michael Shea, a leading international practitioner and master
teacher of this specialized form of craniosacral therapy.
Faith is an accomplished public
speaker. You can see a video of her talk to the New York Society
for Ethical Culture about making conscious choices at:
http://www.nysec.org/2008/01/27/halter-acting-from-inner-wisdom.
Faith's
major professional credentials include:
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J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School. Member
of the Bar Associations of New York, Pennsylvania and
Washington, D.C.
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Certificate of Leadership Coaching, Georgetown University. Member
of the International Coach Federation.
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Diploma
in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Shea Educational Group. Member of the
International Affiliation of Biodynamic Training.
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Certificate in Interdisciplinary Yoga Teacher Training, Nosara Yoga Institute. Member of the Yoga Alliance. |
Faith has a
wide range of interests that contribute to the work/life balance
that she encourages in her clients. In addition to yoga, she
enjoys swimming and dancing. She is also an accomplished painter
and collage artist. Some examples of her artwork appear below:
(Please scroll down to see all the paintings. Click on image
to view larger version) |
