VIA Certified MBSP Practitioners
The following practitioners have successfully earned their MBSP Certification, leading two MBSP Programs, receiving one-on-one coaching with a master trainer, and completing six in-depth training sessions—equipping them to integrate mindfulness and character strengths for personal and professional growth.
Name (Charter Member) | Maria Hoffman |
Certification Year | 2021 |
Country | Norway |
Language(s) | Norwegian, Dutch, English |
Institution or Company | TankeFlyt / ThoughtFlow |
Populations Served | Coaches, highly sensitive people |
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Bio | Maria likes to present herself as a Thought Artist driven by a mission to ‘colour the world more beautiful together’. Since 2011, she has been the owner of TankeFlyt (ThoughtFlow) where she provides (online) coaching and workshops in English, Norwegian and Dutch, primarily serving clients across Europe. Fueled by an enduring curiosity and a passion for continuous learning, Maria has expanded her expertise beyond her professional ICF PCC coaching certification. She pursued specialized training in positive psychology, achieving accreditation as a VIA charter-certified MBSP practitioner. Additionally, she delved into photo-based coaching as a certified Points of You practitioner and mastered transformative drawing techniques, becoming a certified NeuroGraphica and NeuroDesign structuring specialist. With Maria’s IT background in municipal, educational and healthcare sectors, and her experience as a middle manager, she understands the significance of appreciative communication. She is dedicated to inspiring you to focus on what you do best - and genuinely love doing - in ways that are stress-preventive, creative, and joyful. |
Name (Charter Member) | Matthijs Steeneveld |
Certification Year | 2022 |
Country | Netherlands |
Language(s) | Dutch, English |
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Bio | Matthijs Steeneveld is a positive organizational psychologist and works independently as a trainer, teacher and consultant. His mission is contributing to flourishing people in flourishing organizations on a flourishing planet. He wrote several (Dutch) books on positive psychology, his Character Strengths Intervention Cards were published in English by Hogrefe. He's a Faculty Member for the VIA Institute on Character and cofounder of the Dutch Network for Positive Psychology. |
Name (Charter Member) | Dana Walden |
Certification Year | 2022 |
Country | Switzerland |
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Language(s) | English, French |
Population Served | Adults including professional coaches |
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Bio | With an appreciative approach that places the spotlight on strengths, Dana facilitates learning, growth, and change for organizational and individual clients. She is the Managing Director of a human capital development business based in Switzerland, an ICF PCC-credentialed professional coach, and a VIA charter certified MBSP practitioner. Dana works in English and French providing coaching, assessments, and learning experiences; leveraging her career in multinational organizations, she specializes in leadership and leading change. Dana’s signature strengths include honesty, perseverance, hope, and gratitude. She serves as a member of the VIA Institute's faculty. |
Name | Nadia Auda |
Certification Year | 2022 |
Country | Denmark |
Language(s) | Danish, English |
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Population Served | Adults, organizations, and professionals in various sectors and industries |
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Bio | I am a coach, Communications consultant, educator, and a mindfulness teacher, passionate about creating more well-being. |
Name (Master Trainer) | Roger Bretherton |
Certification Year | 2024 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
Institution or Company | Centre for Positive Health Sciences; VIA Institute on Character |
Population Served | University Students, Large Organisations across all sectors |
Bio | Dr Roger Bretherton is a Clinical Psychologist and Coach. He is Honorary Lecturer at the Centre for Positive Health Sciences (RCSI), and Faculty of the VIA Institute on Character. He conducts training, consultancy and research on character strengths interventions. His research team has examined the benefits of humility in leaders, the role of mindfulness in character development, a strengths-based approach to pro-environmental behaviours, the role of wisdom in business leadership, and character strengths in entrepreneurs. He has written two books and numerous articles and book chapters. He is also a reviewer for leading academic journals in applied psychology. He delivers coaching, training, and keynotes to a wide range of public and private sector organizations and delivers the Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice (MBSP) program online for VIA. |
Social Media | Roger Bretherton (LinkedIn) |
Name | Eugene Tee |
Certification Year | 2024 |
Country | Malaysia |
Language(s) | English |
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Population Served | Students, adults, junior executives |
Bio | Eugene (Yu Jin) Tee is an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology, HELP University Malaysia, where teaches and conducts research on emotions and positive psychology. Eugene holds a PhD in Management from the University of Queensland and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice Certified Practitioner and Reflected Best Self Exercise (RBSE) Certified Facilitator. His work has been published in several academic journals including Emotion Review, The Leadership Quarterly, Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Journal of Affective Disorders, and The International Journal of Wellbeing. Eugene is a TEDx speaker and features regularly on national radio speaking on topics related to emotions, emotional intelligence and well-being. He has conducted training for numerous organizations, including JP Morgan and The New Zealand High Commission. Eugene is the founder of Emotivity, a web portal which features research on emotions and resources on developing emotional intelligence. He is the author and co-author of three books, one of which, The Science of Feelings, was awarded by the National Book Council as one of the 50 Best Malaysian Titles for International Rights in 2021/2022. Eugene’s signature strengths are creativity, judgment, humility, prudence, and perspective. He loves to write, and alternates between this with reading, playing video games, and crafting personalized origami artwork as gifts for his friends. |
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Name | Namita Chandra |
Certification Year | 2025 |
Country | India |
Language(s) | English, Hindi |
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Population Served | Coporate professionals; Health behavior change |
Bio | Namita is the founder of Yoganama Wellness and is passionate about helping people live healthier lifestyles. Before finding her calling in Wellness & Content Creation, Namita was an MBA and senior corporate executive with MNCs such as Citibank, Aviva, & Future Generali. She now focuses on health behaviour change and simplifying complex concepts to drive real-world impact. As a content creator and certified Yoga & Mindfulness coach, she empowers individuals to make sustainable shifts in lifestyles. She also supports startups to enhance productivity and build impactful, purpose-driven initiatives. |
Social Media | yoganama (IG and YT) https://www.instagram.com/yoganama/ |
Name | Michele Suhie |
Certification Year | 2025 |
Country | United States |
Language(s) | English |
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Population Served | Healthcare professionals, health coaches |
Bio | Michele is a board-certified health & wellness coach and certified lifestyle medicine professional. She divides her time between coaching individuals toward positive health behavior change, teaching university courses in pathophysiology & lifestyle medicine, and developing CE courses for coaches. Her virtual MBSP course has been approved by the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching for continuing education credit for health coaches. Michele also authors blog posts and podcast episodes on the intersection of lifestyle medicine, positive psychology and Catholic spirituality. She is a wife, a mother of 2, a breast cancer survivor, and a musician in her faith community. |
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