JUDITH BELL, M.S. Master LHEP™** 

Founder & President

Judith is a master facilitator, consultant, teacher, and coach. She has created and facilitated personal growth, team development, and organizational change seminars, coached executives and teams, facilitated strategic planning and high visibility meetings, and supported culture change for four decades. Judith works with a diverse range of companies from government agencies, non-profit, Fortune Global 500, to small and mid-sized family-owned businesses including such organizations as NASA, Seaflow, Total Oil, Restoration Hardware, San Antonio Water System, Culver Company, Cegos, Basin Street Properties, MagicLinks, Argonaut Investments, Scopely, and Friedman’s Home Improvement.

Superb at supporting individuals, pairs, and teams in developing the skills necessary to realize their full potential, Judith helps executives, managers, and staff gain the ability to respond flexibly and rapidly to their changing environment. Through extensive experience and research, she utilizes different approaches including the FIRO theory, systems theory, cybernetics, neuroscience, cognitive, positive, and success psychology.

As one of the world’s leading experts on the FIRO theory, she trains consultants internationally. A consultant’s consultant, Judith mentors facilitators, coaches, therapists and other professionals in the integration of the FIRO theory in their work. From 1981 until 2004, she worked closely with Dr. Will Schutz, the creator of FIRO theory. Independently, Judith developed FIRO Theory Profiling, which has been lauded as the first innovation in the FIRO theory instruments aside from Dr. Schutz’ own developments. She continues to develop courses that synthesize her studies and experience and are based in FIRO theory.

Starting in her teenage years, Judith has been a pioneer in her passion for authenticity, clear communication, and positive change. She is lauded for her ability to see others’ potential and help them realize it—be they individuals, pairs, teams, or organizations. Judith’s zest for life, appreciation for others, and generosity of spirit inspires those with whom she works.

An honors student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Judith’s desire and passion to learn about authenticity motivated her to move her studies to The Institute for Creative and Artistic Development (ICAD) in Oakland, CA. As the youngest student in their teacher training program, she created and graduated with an undergraduate degree that focused on authenticity through California State University, Sonoma. Continuing on her quest to study authenticity and creativity, Judith began taking courses at California State University, Hayward where she also created and graduated with a unique Master’s degree that focused on communication, transformation, and the creative arts.

Interested in systems and change, Judith began experimenting with her innovative action-oriented approach to assess and intervene with families, groups, and organizations. Through this work, she became a much sought-after instructor, training masters and doctoral students in her seminal work. As chair of a psychology program focused on Creative Arts Therapies at Antioch University, San Francisco, she developed curricula and continued to serve as guest faculty and lecturer at universities nationwide.

In addition to her work at Rewire Leadership, Judith and her husband, Daniel Ellenberg, co-founded [Relationships That Work™ ](http://www.relationshipsthatwork.com), where she serves as vice-president. She and Daniel co-authored [*Lovers for Life: Creating Lasting Passion, Trust, and True Partnership*](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0944031617), which applies the principles of Rewire Leadership to romantic relationships. Recently, they co-authored a chapter in *[Mastering the Art of Success: Volume 8] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F9H8XMG)*.