FULL REVIEWS
"As an experienced professional coach with 4 other coaching certifications, I've been shocked by the speed and life changing changes my clients have achieved as I've used the KCI (Key Change Institute) methodology. Clients have created freedom from entrenched behavior patterns such as self judgment, micro managing, people pleasing, indecision, perfectionism, self suppression, workaholism, and more. Clients have called it foundational, healing, and freeing. In addition to what I and my clients observe, as a BetterUp coach I have objective data that shows the impact this has had with my clients.
The neuroscience education extends to elevate my coaching outcomes even when the KCI approach is not used. I understand human nature in a way I couldn't before so I coach my clients more effectively.
Reut is a loving, effective teacher who has created communities for on-going learning, troubleshooting, and support. I could not recommend this certification any more highly.
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💛Lisa Brewer, PCC, CPCC, Certified Leadership & Wellness Coach | Helping Senior Managers & Directors Strengthen Influence, Relationships & Confidence to Advance their Careers
"After almost 17 years practicing as an ICF trained and certified coach and 12 years as a practicing Organizational Development practitioner...I didn't "get it" until I came to Reut at KCI. I thought I understood the neuroscientific principles of change but I was missing a key piece and now that I have access to Advanced Applied Neuroscience, it's a whole different story...
Reut is extremely intuitive, can explain the hidden world of why people do the things they do, and best of all, she is the most wonderful mentor who effectively teaches how to put the key principles into practice and allowed me to capitalize on my own abilities. Reut's powerful program at KCI will change your world!"
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💛Grace Trepte, MSOD, PCC Neuroscience-Based Change Facilitator
"I recently had the privilege of participating in Reut Schwartz-Hebron's “Advanced Foundations in Applied Neuroscience” course. It has been one of my professional journey's most transformative learning experiences. As an Executive Coach, I was eager to delve into the intersection of neuroscience and coaching, and this course exceeded my expectations in every way.
Reut’s exceptional skills in guiding our discussions from the first session stood out. She can distill complex concepts into digestible insights, fostering an environment where curiosity thrives. Reut encouraged us to engage in thoughtful dialogue and skillfully navigated our diverse perspectives, ensuring every voice was heard. Her facilitation made the learning process collaborative and enriching.
Reut’s empathy as a teacher is commendable. She possesses an innate understanding of her learners’ needs and challenges, demonstrating a genuine commitment to our growth. She consistently supported and encouraged us to explore the material at our own pace. It was clear that she cared deeply about our learning journeys, and this created a safe space for exploration and vulnerability.
Another highlight of the course was the selection of videos and readings. Each resource was thoughtfully chosen to complement the material, providing theoretical and practical insights into the neuroscience underpinning our behaviors, decision-making processes, and coaching practices. The multimedia approach kept the content engaging and allowed us to see the real-world applications of the theories we studied. Reut’s curated resources sparked rich discussions and provided a solid foundation for our learning.
As a result of this course, I have seamlessly integrated some of the models and concepts into my executive coaching sessions. The insights gained have enhanced my professional skills and personal growth. The principles I learned have positively impacted my personal life, allowing me to approach challenges with a new perspective and greater emotional intelligence.
I highly recommend the “Advanced Foundations in Applied Neuroscience” course to anyone seeking a practical understanding of neuroscience. Reut Schwartz-Hebron’s expertise, empathy, and dedication to applying the material make this course invaluable in your professional and personal development. Whether you are a coach, educator, or simply someone interested in the workings of the human mind, this course will equip you with the knowledge and tools to make a lasting impact.”
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💛Bill Gardner, Managing Partner, Noetic Outcomes Consulting, LLC, Sr. Facilitator/Coach, Adjunct Professor, Forbes Contributor
"I am an organizational change consultant. I went looking for help after exhausting my proverbial toolbox. Learning from Reut has been simply transformational for me professionally and on a personal level.
Reut's knowledge of the neuroscience of change and her ability to apply it in practical terms to difficult change problems is unique and incredibly effective. She is an individual of tremendous intellectual strength and incisiveness. At the same time she has an incredible heart and an uncanny ability to tune in to people on an emotional level and feel and hear the things that they themselves don't realize are there.
My clients have achieved significant and impactful shifts in how they relate to themselves and to the world around them thanks to this program. I can't recommend Reut enough! You will not only learn how to facilitate your clients to achieve change you didn't know was possible, you will significantly grow as a coach and change facilitator!"
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💛Lyuba Berzin, Enterprise Agile Coach and Life Coach
"Reut is a very powerful, kind, tough-minded and soft-hearted individual. She would be the first to tell you it's because of her journey through brokenness, trauma and the deep experience and hard work she endured in both her personal and professional journeys. She embodies "paying it forward" and delivers more than you sign up for!
If there's any doubt as to whether or not it's a smart or worthwhile investment hitching your wagon to Reut's star, please consider this your permission to dismiss that doubt straightaway!"​
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💛Paul Perez, MS, PCC, CVB, Adjunct Faculty & Executive Coach
"I have known Reut for many years and have experienced her genius process. I benefited from becoming a certified consultant which has been incredibly impactful for my consulting business. I have had clients tell me the experience has been life changing, providing clarity and focus in both their professional and personal lives.
KCI's program, and learning how to apply advanced neuroscience, is done at a deep level and is incredibly thorough. Reut makes sure you truly understand every aspect of the brain science of change and its application. And she’s always there for you, challenging you to push yourself further and to take on even the most resistant clients. I’ve never had so much joy as when I’m working with a client using this approach."
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💛Susan Vogel, Consultant and Transformation Coach
"While I've attended numerous courses in the past, I've often found them to be overly theoretical and/or lacking in practical application and challenge. KCI’s advanced foundations in neuroscience course did not disappoint. It offered a refreshing perspective that has provided me with valuable insights and tools as well as expanded my network and knowledge base!
What set this course apart from others was its emphasis on interacting with and engaging in the learning, guided by Reut, who was expertly able to take every and any question, and demonstrate how neuroscience can be applied to real-world challenges. I believe every participant, (who hailed from all corners of the world, making the dialogues even richer) would agree that this course significantly enhances self-awareness, knowledge and growth.
I was particularly impressed by the depth of knowledge and how well I’ve been able to take bite-size aspects of complex concepts and share them easily within the courses I deliver (namely leadership, management and coaching qualifications). It has provided me with a valuable credible toolkit of strategies that I can use to enhance my leadership effectiveness and contribute to the success of my organization. I would highly recommend this course!"
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💛Marie Pride, Fellow, The Institute of Leadership & Leadership Facilitator, Cayman Islands Government
"It was such a pleasure to be certified by Reut in the Key Change Institute Methodologies. Her understanding of Neuroscience and its application in moving individuals and teams through difficult change is phenomenal. Her ability to explain things in a practical and straightforward manner make it a joy to work with her."
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💛Lisa Michaels, Coach, HR Manager at Comcast
"The desire to learn and challenge my existing mental models have been instrumental to my professional and personal growth. Continuous learning fuels me and provides me with a rich tapestry of resources and tools to better serve my clients and colleagues.
My learning journey this year has focused on increasing my fluency with neuroscience and it's role in our ability (and inability) to identify and navigate change. In partnership with the incredibly knowledgeable and genuinely wonderful person who is @Reut Schwartz-Hebron, I recently completed The Key Change Institute's Foundations for Applied Neuroscience certification program. Hands down, this is one of the most insightful and thought-provoking professional development program's that I have been fortunate enough to attend.
This incredibly thoughtful, well-researched and thoroughly resourced program seamlessly blended weekly, self-paced learning modules and exercises with a highly interactive and intimate, weekly, virtual seminar forum. The self-paced material consisted of both reading and video resources that guided me through an extensive and inter-locking series of concepts re: the foundations of change, our ability and tools needed to better facilitate change for ourselves and others and why some of us cannot or won't embrace change.
The virtual seminars were adeptly facilitated by Reut and were largely driven by our reflections and questions from our self-study. These sessions were incredibly helpful in clarifying concepts, revealing new learnings and uncovering biases and misconceptions, all the while interacting with a wonderful community of fellow coaches and leadership development professionals.
Reut has the ability to create a wonderful learning forum that challenges, supports, cajoles and ultimately cares for and tends to the community and the concepts. She is the heart and soul of this program; her energy, perspective and depth of conceptual and practical knowledge is phenomenal. Though our time together was short, Reut's impact on me and my thinking has been tremendous. I encourage you to take this journey with Reut!"
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💛Kevin Jordan, Career Architect, Leadership Catalyst, Executive Coach, Adviser & Trainer
"As an NLP Master Coach & Designated NLP Trainer, I am always seeking to learn more about how our brain works and what causes people to respond and behave the way they do, especially in difficult and challenging situations. When I first learned about the Advanced Foundations in Applied Neuroscience course, I was concerned that it may overlap many of the principles I learned in my NLP training courses. I was wrong!
This course digs deeper and explains how the brain works and how to go further to really understand how to engage the neurology for deeper and lasting transformation. I loved the depth and discovery of all of the transformation models and theories and have been able to immediately apply these concepts into my coaching services."
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💛Suzanne Longstreet, CPQC, TNLP, TCYF, TCHt Mental Fitness Coach & NLP Master Coach
"A highly sophisticated and effective certification program for coaches seeking to help others transform.
In the Introduction course you get to learn awesome things like...
...During change resistance is when the brain is most susceptible to changing itself.
...Knowing something rationally and KNOWING it subconsciously are very different.
...Introspection is a vital skill to enable change agility.
...BIOLOGY --> Beliefs --> Behavior --> Results
...When playing Jenga, pay attention to the table.
...Mindset change is intricate and simple! at least that's what the T-shirt should say.
Additionally, the program's community based approach enables learning with amazing partners, building friendships, and collecting advocates. A special thank you to Reut Schwartz-Hebron for her caring and direct hand at both coaching and teaching."
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💛Charlie Rataj, Founder and Principal Consultant, Happiness Spreader, Future of Work Nerd.
"I highly recommend the Advanced Foundations in Applied Neuroscience program at KCI (the Key Change Institute)! As a current student, I'm incredibly impressed by how this program is transforming my ability to help others in the change process.
The curriculum is designed for coaches, therapists, and professionals who want to leverage the latest neuroscience techniques to make a real difference in people's lives. The expert faculty provides valuable insights and practical tools that I can immediately apply in my work. If you're passionate about empowering others and want to stay at the forefront of neuroscience-based change techniques, this program is a game-changer!"
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💛Rene Batson, Professional Speaker | Advanced Neuroscience Practitioner and Coach| LEGO® Serious Play® Facilitator | Sparking Self-Discovery Through Brain-Based Immersive Learning
"I've had the pleasure of dialoguing with Reut regarding neuroscience topics for more than a year and have always found the depth of her knowledge and discernment in practical application inspiring. A number of months following the successful defense of my doctoral dissertation on the integration of neuroscience with counseling, I had the opportunity to experience the Advanced Foundations in Applied Neuroscience program as facilitated by Reut.
While I had been using neuro-informed principles in practice with clients for a number of years, the approach, methodology, and content of this program provided a new depth of understanding related to the activity of the implicit brain in resistance to change and the associated application of change readiness skills as a tool to help restructure the brain.
The content and methodology of processing the information throughout the program allowed me to traverse from theoretical knowledge to experiential application of neuro-informed principles during our small group sessions and have since altered my brain structure by building stronger neural pathways surrounding the work of change management. The end state has been providing empowerment to clients through an incremental and time honoring process of change. If you have been practicing or teaching at the Doctorate or Post-Graduate level, you would do well to invest your time with Reut in the Advanced Foundations in Applied Neuroscience program. There is always something more to learn."
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💛Daniel Wood Ed.D., Executive Coach - Counselor - Co-Founder Healthy Disruption Project
"I met Reut over a decade ago at a SHRM event she presented at, and while the details of that event are a bit fuzzy to me, Reut kept in touch over the years and built a strong relationship, always with great insights and centering humanity.
As she is always on the forefront of neuroscience topics, I hired her to present for a group of government leaders as we faced our first year of the pandemic, so we could better manage the uncertainty we were riding into. After exploring organizational change management courses as I developed into a new career in Race and Social Justice, I turned to Reut's program at the Key Change Institute and enrolled in the Advanced Foundations of Applied Neuroscience to learn about how I might leverage Neuroscience in my anti-racist work.
I then invested in KCI's Certification, and my own transformation through her deft coaching helped me become an effective coach, all with tools that are accessible and provides me with confidence to continue my practice.
Reut offers an effective model of learning and adopting new skills, and her backbone of Neuroscience and her relational skills drive a new of transformation that is both challenging and effective. Reut is a skilled partner in helping people change their inner worlds and outer worlds, and she effectively guides new practitioners in this adopting this transformative and nuanced methodology. I greatly appreciate Reut's patience, her integrated approach, her willingness to both give and receive feedback, and her efforts to improve her work."
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💛Jennifer Dawson-Miller, Leadership Development | Applied Neuroscience | Workplace Transformation | Change Facilitator | Inclusion & Effectiveness
"As an experienced coach with multiple certifications, and as someone naturally curious about human behavior who continuously follows developments across neuroscience, psychology, and related disciplines, I consider the KCI Advanced Applied Neuroscience coaching credential the single most impactful capability I have added to my coaching practice.
The approach is distinct from any other, powerful, energizing, and genuinely refreshing. It honors the parts of us we often struggle to integrate and removes the “woo,” making it ideal for the serious-minded while still allowing room for a more relaxed style when appropriate. I view this as a thoughtful middle space between coaching and therapy, offering an accessible and sustainable path to meaningful behavioral change.
A requirement of certification is completing the program using one’s own goals. My experience was genuinely life changing. I felt a physical and emotional shift, an unmistakable “lightness of being,” in the area I targeted. Longstanding patterns that previously required significant effort began dissolving. Although it feels extraordinary, it is grounded in neuroscience. This is especially relevant for those familiar with burnout, where energy, cognitive sharpness, and motivation decline alarmingly. Regaining the ability to reengage effective practices quickly is invaluable.
The format is more demanding than typical online courses but produces deeper learning. It offers clear guidance and supports tailored coaching conversations.
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In a world where many people have repeatedly attempted and failed to create lasting behavioral change, this method offers a credible and science based path forward. It restores hope where repeated attempts have eroded it."
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💛Lisbeth Fabiny, Board Certified HWC, Wellcoaches cert & Well-being Coach, Lifestyle Coach, CDC NDPP diabetes prevention program
"The Advanced Foundations in Applied Neuroscience program was an incredibly intensive journey with opportunities to absorb and process profound insights. I find myself revisiting the models, striving to integrate the concepts into my practice fully.
This experience has not only expanded my knowledge but also transformed the way I support my clients. It has equipped me to guide them in goal setting, unlearning and relearning, and engaging with the implicit and explicit brain systems.
Significantly, it has enhanced my ability to help clients navigate difficult change, encouraging them to approach challenges with curiosity and resilience. I've learned to observe and articulate my observations without attachment, fostering a more supportive and constructive environment for their growth.
The transformative nature of this program has truly been a gift, and I am proud of the personal growth and transformation it has brought about. Reut, your gift, guidance and dedication throughout this journey have been invaluable, and words cannot fully capture the depth of my gratitude. Thank you for empowering me with more tools in such meaningful ways."
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💛Pearl Kanu, Executive & Leadership Coach (ICF-PCC) | Mentor Coach | Mindful-Leadership & Transitions | Founder, SageStride™
