Elana Feinsmith
Professional Certifications and Licenses
Certifications:
Certified Grief Educator
Certified Financial Therapist™
Certified Financial Planner® CFP®
Education:
Completed David Kessler’s Certified Grief Educator program
Certificate in Personal Financial Planning from UC Berkeley Extension, with Distinction
Graduate Certificate in Financial Life Planning from Golden Gate University Graduate School of Business
Bachelors of Science, Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration
Trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) for Coaches
Services Offered
Elana is one of a handful of Certified Financial Therapist™s in the US who solely focuses on financial therapy and coaching and also has a Certificate in Financial Planning®. She is also a Certified Grief Educator.
As a financial therapist, Elana helps clients with the emotional side of money as it relates to over or under-spending, clarity on financial goals, estate planning, inheriting money, being comfortable looking at and addressing their financial situation. As a result, her clients are able to take effective actions to achieve their financial goals and go from feeling avoidant to empowered about their finances.
Many of her clients also suffer from grief, which can have unique and profound effects on their feelings of identity, self-worth, and their relationship with money. Often people dealing with grief are in new situations where they must confront money matters directly, sometimes due to the loss of financial resources, sometimes related to inheritance, or other changes which can feel overwhelming and compound feelings of grief. Elana helps clients who are stuck in grief so they can both deal with money in a positive way and deal with their grief.
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