Compass Coaching is centered on the values of integrity and excellence.

Speaker and Therapist Dr. Roxy Riefkolh

  • Dr. R has dedicated her life to helping others through guiding and teaching and by providing knowledge, education, and awareness through support, hope, and understanding.

    Experience:

    • Over 20 years working therapeutically with individuals, couples, families, and groups

    • Prior college professor of counseling/psychology at Houston Baptist University and Sam Houston State University

    • Worked in public education for 18 years as an elementary and junior high teacher and school counselor

    • Conducted research and presented locally, nationally, and internationally on extensive topics related to mental health and executive functioning

    • Podcast creator of Rich Thoughts Poor Jokes relating to topics about achieving mental wealth

    • Volunteered for Santa Maria Hostel, a chemical dependency treatment center for women and women with children in Houston, TX

    • Current volunteer with Citizens for Animal Protection, Houston, TX

    • Prior President of Fort Bend Counseling Association

    • Current Board Member, Upbring

    • Owner Renewing Hope Counseling, LLC

    Expertise:

    Helping adolescents, couples, and adults facilitate communication to achieve mutual respect which leads to direction, understanding, and growth. Helping individuals build confidence, self-worth, set goals, gain self-awareness, identify and express emotions and find strategies to facilitate change. Expertise in life and executive coaching.

    Education/Credentials:

    Sam Houston State University/Licensed Professional Counselor, Doctorate in Counseling.

    Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor

  • Dr. Ellis has spent the last 20 years providing psychotherapy and training future therapists through supervision and teaching. She has a passion for making sure that the hearts, minds, and lives that are served by people in mental health are fully honored and well cared for.

    Experience:

    • Over 20 years working therapeutically with individuals, couples, families, and groups

    • Ten years training counselors as a professor and clinical supervisor at Houston Baptist University

    • Member of the American Psychological Association, Texas Psychological Association, and Past President of the Fort Bend Psychological Association

    • Podcast creator of Rich Thoughts Poor Jokes relating to topics about achieving mental wealth

    • Conducted research and presented on extensive topics related to mental health and executive functioning

    • Authored books to assist mental health professionals, parents, retirees, and college students in transition

    Expertise:
    Helping clients increase the sense of power in their lives, build on their personal strengths, develop new strategies for coping and problem-solving, strengthen relationships, and clarify values by bringing the best research into practice, teaching and sharpening new skills, and tailoring every experience to each individual.

    Education/Credentials:

    • Licensed Psychologist, TX 34722

    • Certified, American Society for Clinical Hypnosis

    • Ph.D. Counseling Psychology

    • M.A., Counseling and Guidance

We are trained professionals and mental health clinicians who are using research-based knowledge and curriculum in specific areas to meet your needs. We are professional coaches with specific experience and expertise that can provide valuable service to others seeking specific life improvements. We come from the world of service in clinical mental health and realized that not everyone wants or needs the deeper experience of psychotherapy, but that we were well-equipped to help in the briefer, more strategic realm of coaching.

There are many people out there who are offering life coaching these days, and not all of them are offering the same quality. Compass Coaching is centered on the values of integrity and excellence, so we are taking coaching above and beyond to make sure we are giving you a valuable experience that you can count on. We are trained in the development of the helping relationship, the processes of change and utilize the best research available. We will tailor strategies to make change to your specific life, work, or organization needs.

Learn. Improve. Accomplish.