Ellen Truschel was born and raised in the Central Valley of California and has recently relocated to Southeast Missouri. She has been blessed to be married to her wonderful husband Jeff for 33 years and has two amazing faith-filled adult sons.
Ellen completed her ICF training through the Professional Christian Coaching Institute and has obtained her Life and Leadership Certification. She is currently in the Health Coach Training Program with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and is working toward certification with the NBHWC. As the CEO of Lit 4 Life Coaching LLC, Ellen provides Catholic Life, Leadership, Health and Spiritual Formation Coaching with a focus on assisting empty nester Catholic moms re-design their lives and purpose as well as helping them navigate through transitions, losses, and crosses.
Her vast experience with ministry includes youth ministry, marriage preparation, healing ministry, marriage retreats, healing retreats, and personal growth year-long programs. Her special calling is to strengthen Catholic Marriages through her Power Skills Couples Coaching Program, relationship skills workshops and retreats with the primary goal of mentoring Catholic couples to bring these skills to their own home parishes. Her favorite saying is to “Light one candle instead of cursing the darkness”.
Ellen is also a licensed marriage and family therapist (since 2006) and is the CEO of Central Valley Counseling Center which was established in 2007. She has worked in the field of mental health for 35 years.
She enjoys painting and ceramics, traveling with her husband, golfing, dancing, playing games, spending time with her family and friends, playing with her dog Winston, singing worship songs around the house (when no one is watching) and dreaming up new ideas on how to draw people closer to God.
