Formal Bio

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”― Carl R. Rogers

Giulia Imbastoni is a Coach, Trainer and HR Consultant who helps individuals and organizations finding strengths and values that define a person/an organization, then creating a mindset which supports these and designing an alligned development plan.

Since 2003, she has dedicated her academic studies to find out what happiness means for people and how to encrease it in concrete: transforming thoughts, emotions and habits (academic degree); then she dedicated her studies to find out what practical philosophy and coaching can do to support people and organizations in their continuous challenges (master degree).

She has even an industrial experience in HR Offices of big companies (Fincantieri, Mercedes-Benz, Fendi) during which she has worked to set soft skills training programs and HR processes to support people being aware of their talents and leverage them to go ahead with the organization.

Experience with Organizations

As Talent coach & assessor she has helped more than 300 high potential employees finding their strengths (more used tools are: Alex Linley or VIA strengths finder) and freeing themselves from limiting beliefs to face new challenges and build the career they desire.

As Team coach, she helps teams being aware of recurring patterns (in thoughts, emotions, or behaviour) and accompanies them during the change process aimed to gain a more functional and engaged team.

As HR Trainer, she has delivered more than 100 programs to employees of different industry sectors and students of Universities/Business Schools. Her specialties are soft skills such as Change Management, Leadership & Managerial skills, Emotional Intelligence. Her method is creative and metaphorical (main metaphors: painting, creative writing, dance, improvisational theatre) to empower the “out of the box” thinking and stimulate a real and long-lasting change. The metaphorical method also helps people freeing from stereotypes and creating a new sense of the group and new relationships.

All Training and Coaching projects can be delivered on person or virtually and can occur in Italian, English and Portuguese.

Main Clients: Reale Mutua Assicurazioni, Variazioni Srl, Bristol Myers-Squibb, BNL, Sanpaolo Invest, State Street Bank, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Con.Te Assicurazioni online, Flying Tiger, Bricofer, Antony Morato, Lazio Disu, S.S. Lazio, Better Up, Core Consulting Spa, Micene srl, GeMa Business School, Elis, University of Rome, University of Viterbo, University of Camerino, University of Rieti, European University of Rome, SUN International.

Experience with Individuals

Since 2013 as Life coach she has helped people finding their strengths and values and making them grounded, having a defined development plan which can involve private life (making decisions about hobbies, volunteering, relationships…) or the professional one (expecially career development). Her approach is based on Martin Seligman Positive Psychology and is strengths-based. She also may use Psychosynthesis tools to help people accepting part of the personality they dislike, solving inner conflicts, making difficult decisions.

As Mindfulness group coach she helps people developing self-compassion, being in contact with the True Self and increasing this energy day by day. They learn how to reduce the inner dialogue, to be less critic and value themselves. Her method is inspired by Suryacitta Self-Compassion Mindfulness.

Based on more recent studies about happiness (mostly the philosopher Frédéric Lenoir and the psychologist Martin Seligman) she also creates a program which enable people encreasing their happiness (meant as a lastlonging state of wellbeing and satisfaction). People recognize their dysfunctional patterns and become able to turn them in something functional.

Main partners: Attivacrea, Wyse International, International Coach Federation (ICF), Camera Civile di Viterbo, Ricrea, Lifez honour, Associazione I Sentieri del Dharma, Associazione Spazi dell’anima, Radio UI Media Network

HR/Coaching Programmes and Qualifications

08.2023 – Professional Certified Coach (PCC) of the International Coach Federation (ICF)
02.2023/07.2023 – Level 2 Coach Training Program delivered by SunLight Academy
12.2020 – BetterUp Conscious Business Coach Certified
02.2019 -Mindfulness Life Coaching online training (CPD Standards Agency accredited) delivered by Transformation Academy
05.2017 – Associed Certified Coach (ACC) of the International Coach Federation (ICF)
12.2016 – Mentoring program with Teri-E Belf – Master Certified Coach (ICF)
10.2016 – Team coaching training delivered by Menslab (ICF Certified)
10.2015/03.2016 – Coaching Practicioner|ICF ACSTH delivered by TPC Leadership
10.2014 – EMCC Practicioner EQA Certification
02.2014/10.2014 – EMCC Practicioner delivered by TPC Leadership
5.2011/11.2011 – Business school Diploma in Administration and Management of Human Resources (ASFOR Certification) delivered by GeMa (Gestioni e Management)
11.2010 – Workshop « Coaching with NLP » at ISCTE (Instituto Universitario de Lisboa).

Languages: Italian, English, Portuguese