
It’s Your Life. Welcome To It.
It doesn’t matter where you are in your life; there are always new goals to pursue and dreams to realize. No sooner do you check one off your list, than another one sneaks in. Life is like that. At Welcome to Living, we coach our clients to envision and articulate what they want their lives to look like and then we support them in making it happen. We’re committed to helping you achieve your goals and create a rich, dynamic life, one that is all the more fulfilling for having been designed and created by the person who actually has to live it – you.


DO YOU RECOGNIZE YOURSELF
In one or more of these scenarios?
- You have been successful but find yourself now seeking more balance/clarity.
- You have not received a job or the promotions that you desire.
- You see success in others and not yourself.
- Your life is busy, disorganized, overwhelming.

MEET YOUR COACH >
President
Pragmatic Coach
LaVonne Dorsey, founder and President of Welcome to Living, is a distinguished consultant, executive coach, life coach, and mentor offering pragmatic, compassionate, and honest coaching to individuals seeking to make a commitment to themselves, changing their lives for the better. LaVonne’s clients realize their full potential, by envisioning and verbalizing their dreams and goals, while taking small steps one at a time, transforming their lives towards a more vibrant, fulfilling future!
LaVonne brings a combination of 30+ years of academic, corporate, and practical life experiences into Welcome to Living. Her academic credentials include a B.A. in Psychology and Organizational Development , which she earned from the University of Washington . LaVonne completed her life coaching education from The Coach Training Alliance (CTA) where she became a Certified Coach and Mentor . Additionally, she is certified in Human Element FIRO B testing and analysis , which she achieved through the Business Consultants Network, Inc . LaVonne’s training is unique, and would not be complete without mentioning her training in Empowering Life’s Energies and Mastering Life’s Energies program from the Academy of Coaching Excellence .
"I’m certified through the Coach Training Alliance (CTA) and have additional credentials in a variety of professional development disciplines, as well as an extensive corporate background. I am currently a visiting Professor of Practice at Georgetown University."

YOU ARE HERE >
This might be you, or your team at work, or your entire company. In any case, coaching is a proactive engagement that focuses on people’s inherent strengths. The coaching process is custom designed to facilitate the specific actions that will take people from where they are now in their personal or professional lives to where they want to be.
People use professional coaches to:
- Discover and clarify the personal values that inform life decisions.
- Help build a small business.
- Achieve short- and long-term goals for financial success.
- Create and implement a plan for personal or professional development.
- Leverage personal or organizational strengths to advance careers or improve performance.
- Develop leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Clarify and de-clutter personal lives or organizations.
- Identify the dormant dream and bring it to life.

CLIENTS SAY >
Thank you for your email follow up, your words are encouraging and help remind me of things I sometimes overlook or forget to focus on. I truly credit you with helping me set goals and watch my actions to achieve a more balanced, healthy, happy life. It will take continual focus yet I am so very excited and thankful for the life I have! You have a gift to connect with people and also provide straight talk with actionable guidance.
– Kristie
"LaVonne has a deep belief in the ability of a person to evaluate their goals and determine if the life they are leading is in harmony with the life they envision for themselves. She truly wants you to make the most of your life and enjoy the process."
- Eva
"LaVonne asks me the right questions and encourages me to take smart risks and make the right sacrifices to work towards true happiness rather than settle for what I have or limit myself with my own fears. In simple terms, LaVonne’s an agent of change and a caring, savvy coach."
- Lindsay
"I feel like a new person… I would enthusiastically recommend someone seek your assistance as a personal coach. LaVonne is an incredible resource. Both professionally and personally she brings a fresh perspective and creative solutions to sessions and as her client you benefit from her occupational history and Network. Lavonne has specific experience with local, regional and international corporations as well as a deep understanding of what it takes to be successful when you are in business for yourself. I found her suggestions insightful, perceptive and effective."
- Erin



