Meet Gloria A. Cowdery
Gloria Cowdery is a dedicated professional based in Kelowna, BC, with over 20 years of experience in healthcare, client care, and administrative support. Known for her compassionate approach, strong organizational skills, and ability to connect with people from all walks of life, Gloria has built a career focused on both service and personal growth.
Her background spans roles as a Patient Ambassador, Comfort Care Aide, and Administrative Assistant, where she developed expertise in client engagement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and maintaining a high standard of care and professionalism.
Beyond her professional experience, Gloria has pursued advanced training in the fields of personal development and mind-body connection.
Gloria holds:
- Trained as an Emotional Integrative Therapy (EIR) Coach
- Ericksonian Hypnotherapy Certification
- Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner (NLP) Certification
- Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Certification
- Thought Field Therapy (TFT) Certification
- Accreditation in Neuroplasticity
These certifications reflect her commitment to empowering others through techniques that foster healing, emotional resilience, and mindset transformation. Gloria integrates her healthcare experience with these specialized tools to support people in overcoming challenges and moving toward healthier, more fulfilling lives.
When she’s not working with clients or supporting organizations, Gloria enjoys learning new approaches in wellness, spending time in her community, and exploring ways to inspire positive change in others.
What I Have to Offer
Alternative Therapies
Over five years providing alternative therapies to help clients overcome challenges.
- Emotional Integrative Therapy (EIT) Coaching sessions.
- Ericksonian Hypnotherapy sessions.
- Neurolinguistic Programing (NLP) sessions.
- Emotionally Freedom Technique (EFT) sessions.
- Thought Field Therapy (TFT) sessions.
- Peer-to-peer counselling sessions.
- Mindfulness breathwork and meditation techniques.
Public Relations
Over thirty years of providing quality public relations with clients and liaising with professionals and other organizations.
- Answered clients questions and concerns.
- Advocated on behalf of clients concerns and discussed them with administration.
- Directed clients to department and/or administrative personnel.
- Greeted clients in a manner that promoted a welcoming environment.
- Explained procedures of organizations to inform clients and/or patients.
- Proficient at creating and maintaining a positive social environment.
- Talented at generating atmospheres that enabled people to communicate openly.
- Networked with other professionals and organizations in a fund-raising capacity.
- Enjoy working with people and have been known to generate a fun atmosphere that is family friendly with humor that is culturally sensitive.
Case Management and Client Care
Over thirty years providing excellent case management and client care.
- Supervised and attended client outings.
- Clarified assignment objectives and goals to students with learning and behavioral challenges.
- Assisted students in acquiring and utilizing resources to complete assignments and projects.
- Conducted various motivational interviews of clients to obtain necessary information.
- Completed various progress reports in both the logbook and client’s personal file.
- Collaborated with staff to develop strategies to deescalate potentially volatile situations.
- Assisted clients in the development and implementation of various improvement plans.
- Developed resources to build and maintain networking contacts.
Research
Over twenty years of providing superb ability to research resources with the proven ability to maintain detailed networking, documentation, and presentation of results.
- Research techniques that could benefit a client such as mindfulness breathwork.
- Found and referred clients to professionals, organizations, or government agencies that could benefit my clients.
- Found cost effective resources to help individuals seeking financial help with an endeavor.
- Researched alternative routes of organization or government agencies that could meet the needs of my clients.
- Assisted individuals in job searching and educational resources not openly available to them.
- Helped individuals find the most cost effective and efficient means to address their needs and budget.
Teaching and Training
Over fifteen years of quality tutoring, training, and teaching.
- Adapted course material to help students with learning challenges.
- Maintained detailed records of projects, assignments, and test results for each student.
- Administered and evaluated testing procedures to determine student’s skills.
- Explained and clarified objectives of course for students with learning challenges.
- Offered examples that students could use to help them understand the course material.
- Encouraged students to apply what they were learning by offering suggestions.
- Giving students helpful homework for practical applications.
- Assisted students to access resources necessary to complete exams and other testing procedures.
- Responsible for entering test results into system so teachers could evaluate student’s progress.
- Responsible for acquiring and disseminating course results and transcripts to students.
Administrative Assistance
Over seven years supporting various schools and organizations.
- Administered client files, which included project assessments and progress reports.
- Advocated with external agencies on behalf of client to acquire necessary resources.
- Managed case files for clients including maintaining detailed record of assessments, forms, and activities.
- Arranged and organized reports in appropriate file system.
- Worked with administration to file outstanding bills and other billing of clients.
- Disposed and redacted of sensitive information within client files.
- Uploaded financial transactions to virtual storage.
- Emailed and shared financial transactions with company accountant.