Brenda Van Rossum

Brenda Van Rossum is a dynamic leadership coach and trauma-informed workplace specialist with more than 14 years of coaching experience and a professional background spanning three decades across customer service, IT sales, and community development. Her work is grounded in building self-awareness, trust, and resilience—helping clients create environments where people thrive, voices are heard, and growth is sustainable.

Brenda empowers individuals and teams to build self-accountability, effective communication, and mutual respect through coaching that is rooted in compassion, integrity, and transformational questioning. Her expertise spans leadership development, team building, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), and supporting clients navigating high-stakes or emotionally complex environments.

Brenda’s coaching portfolio includes team and individual clients from the University of Toronto, the YMCA of Greater Toronto, and major Canadian service agencies, as well as political leadership groups and corporate executives. She has led workshops for newcomers, youth, and women facing social barriers—supporting self-esteem, reintegration, and skills for long-term growth.

As a committed volunteer, Brenda has spent over eight years coaching recently homeless women through the “Up With Women” initiative and mentoring young offenders toward reintegration. Her trauma-informed approach blends emotional intelligence with practical leadership frameworks to unlock personal and collective resilience.

Brenda is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coach Federation and holds multiple certifications including Emotional Intelligence, Diversity & Inclusion, Strategic Mindset, and Team Coaching. Based in Canada, she is known for her compassionate leadership, inclusive mindset, and deep commitment to community empowerment.