Personal Biography


Chanelle has more than 15 years experience working with teenagers. She is passionate about teenagers and discovered her calling whilst involved voluntary at church working with the youth in her early twenties.

She has been involved as a teacher in Life Skills, Accountancy & English. She has also acted as a counselor and mentor for the last 3 years of her teaching career.

Chanelle started her own business in 2001. Edutainment consisted of profiling teenagers’ brain preferences and a course which tooled teenagers with study skills as well as focusing on Emotional Intelligence. This program was practiced by Chanelle at various schools within the Johannesburg area.

Chanelle is a qualified teacher, with Psychology as one of her major subjects. She completed her Honour’s degree in Psychology at University of Johannesburg. She qualified in 2008 as a Teen Life Coach through Trinity Life Solutions in America. She is currently in the process of completing another Coaching course through a Results Coaching Systems SA, which is accredited by the ICF (Internationcal Coaching Federation). She is also an active member of COMENSA (Coaches and Mentors of South Africa.

Chanelle invests a lot of time in staying amid of the ever changing generations. She recently completed a foundation course in TA (Transactional Analysis). She is also a role model with Christian values. Her goal is to assist Teenagers in being and becoming who they optimally can be.

In Chanelle's bookshelf ...

Yes, Your Teen Is Crazy!: Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind
Michael J Bradley

A survival guide for parents helps beleagured adults navigate their childrens' teen years, with advice on how to turn adolescents into strong, confident, productive adults.

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Testimonials

"Life coaching with Chanelle has been an empowering experience that has left me feeling lighter and happier every time I leave her room."
Tamsyn O’Brien, Thomas Moore College, Durban

"The sessions with Chanelle has enriched Tamsyn as a person. Also taught her how to make more mature decisions and most of all has provided Tamsyn with a non judgemental sounding board!"
Cathy Hudson, Tamsyn’s mom 

"Since I started the coaching my relationship with my mother has improved dramatically. I have a more positive outlook on life and for the first time in my life I feel I can do Afrikaans (the subject)."
Roxy Buckle, St. Mary’s DSG, Kloof

"The coaching experience has been very beneficial to Roxy and us. She has definitely become more aware and sensitive to the things she says to us and the way she says them. Overall she is far more respectful towards us and more accepting of our views."
Sharon Buckle, Roxy’s mom

"Chanelle made me a happier person inside and outside, we have had a lot of fun together. She makes me feel like I am special, she is changing my life slowly but surely in a big way."
Kayla Solomi, Danville Girls Highschool

"Kayla could never speak to me with regards to her problems, when she started seeing Chanelle, I saw a vast change in Kayla, she is more loving, and openly shares her problems and feelings with me.  Our relationship has become stronger. Kayla loves spending time with Chanelle."
Nicola van Niekerk, Kayla’s mom