Course Instructor:

Suzanne Bracci, M.S.

Suzanne has worked in the counseling, coaching & educational consulting realm since 2005. She has been the owner of a private consulting and life coaching practice, Stress Management and Wellness Solutions, LLC, since 2015. Suzanne has been a keynote presenter for up to 700 people and has delivered training and professional services for businesses, schools, universities, public servants, and organizations in the areas of well-being & stress management, solution-focused theory, positive mindset, and creating a culture of character. Suzanne has also worked extensively in the social emotional and character development realm, including 10 years of volunteer service for the Character Council of WNY, a not-for-profit organization based in Buffalo, New York. She served 6 of those years as President of the organization.

In August 2022, after several years of promptings from the Holy Spirit, Suzanne stepped back from her well-paid consulting work and rebranded her Stress Management and Wellness Solutions, LLC practice to incorporate her faith and the word of God. She now operates her business under her name as a personal brand, called Suzanne Bracci, providing Christian Life Coaching services for women. Her mission is to empower women to flourish in their self-image, well-being, and God-driven potential while living daily in the peace and presence of God. The three words that God gave to her as the foundation of her work are to build women up in FAITH, HOPE, and LOVE. She is honored and feels so blessed to have the opportunity to be doing just that.

Suzanne holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and a master’s degree in Counselor Education. To further her professional knowledge, she studied and received coaching certifications as a Stress Management Coach and Results Coach.

During her 8-year tenure as a school counselor from 2007-2015, Suzanne became an award-winning educator, being named the "2014 Judy Silver Humane Educator of the Year." That same year she was also named the school’s "Educator of the Year."

Suzanne is passionate about empowering people to be their best selves and live a more joy-filled, mindful, purpose-driven, and fulfilling life of faith, integrity, optimism, and hope.

Suzanne enjoys spending time with family, traveling, being in nature, and growing her faith and love for God by studying God’s word, reading Christian books, listening to Christian songs, and praying and encouraging others. She will be married to her fun-loving husband, Michael, for 30 years in October 2023 and they are blessed with three wonderful grown children, Alexa, Justin, and Amanda.