About – GPS Coaching

A brief introduction

I have a passion for helping people and I have faith in the fact that everyone has the capability of creating change in order to be the best person that they want to be. I am here to support you in navigating through the complexities of life.

Maryam Ayrafar, CEO GPS Coaching

Who is Maryam K. Aryafar?

Welcome to GPS coaching. My Name is Maryam K. Aryafar and I am an International Coaching Federation (ICF) credentialed Professional Coach. ICF is a globally recognized federation which lends instant credibility to its members. “ICF Credentials are awarded to professional coaches who have met stringent education and experience requirements and have demonstrated a thorough understanding of the coaching competencies that set the standard in the profession. Achieving credentials through ICF signifies a coach’s commitment to integrity, understanding and mastery of coaching skills, and dedication to clients.” ~ ICF Website By choosing to earn an ICF Credential, I have earned the credibility conferred by the only globally recognized professional coaching credential. I am also one of the few Farsi speaking credentialed professional coaches in Toronto.

I have completed my training in coaching at Adler Graduate Professional School. I also have a Master’s degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology and continued on for my PhD in Human Resources Management.

Throughout my life, I have been passionate about helping others and feel that it is my social responsibility to support as many people as I can. Consequently, I dedicated many years of my life to pursuing humanitarian causes. In order to fulfill my dream of philanthropic work, I became a director at two not-for-profit charities.

Mental health and wellbeing, as well as education and women’s rights have always been significant driving factors in my life. Therefore, I decided to join these two organizations where I raised funds for homeless seniors with mental health disorders and young Middle Eastern girls’ education. I am a mother of two and have been married for 25 years. I grew into the role of becoming a mother by also helping raise my sisters. This experience gave me an opportunity of growth at a very young age and helped me realize the importance of empathy and support for others.

I pursued a career in coaching because I truly believe in the process and found it to be an effective way of helping people. I am extremely passionate about my work and believe coaching to be my calling in life.

My Approach

At Adler School of Professional Coaching, where I completed my training, we believe all people to be whole, resourceful and creative. I personally believe that everyone possesses the inner power to drive change and gain fulfilment through personal growth. It is through gaining awareness, that a person can learn to make better choices and further enrich their trust in themselves. I have a passion for helping people and I have faith in the fact that everyone has the capability of creating change in order to be the best person that they want to be.

I am here to support you in navigating through the complexities of life. Let me join you on your journey by helping you:

Unleash your potential through identifying your strengths
Gain awareness by knowing your values and guiding principles in life
Make better choices as a result of the clarity and awareness you have attained
Gain trust in yourself and obtain fulfilment in all aspects of your life

Why GPS Coaching?

What is coaching? Coaching is a collaborative relationship between the coach and the client. It is essentially a process where shifts and intentional change happens. I help my clients by creating a safe space of support where they can think for themselves and shift their perspective so that they can be in a better place. I am here to assist you with your personal and professional challenges and through this collaboration, together, we can take action on creating the change that you are seeking!

Whether you are stuck, or feel that you need to make changes in your personal relationships or career, I am here for you! Let me support you to get you from where you are to where you want to be. I am the expert of the process but YOU are the expert of YOU!! Together we can collaborate and gain a better understanding of what is important to you and how you want to show up as your best self.

“Maryam has the unique ability to notice hidden strengths that I wasn’t seeing. With her calming presence I was able to use those strengths to move forward in all aspects of my life. I am so grateful that I had an opportunity to work with Maryam and learn more about myself through coaching I would highly recommend Maryam to be your coach”

P.S. / A Satisfied Client