Dianna Dunbar has coached and taught behavioral change programs to over 19,000 people for business, non-profit, and government. She is a sought-after speaker on mindfulness, positive psychology, communication, and happiness.
Dianna Dunbar, LCSW
Founder, Mindful Experience®
Dianna Dunbar is a resiliency leadership coach and consultant with over 20 years experience creating culture and mindset programs for leaders and corporations.
Known for her extensive background in behavioral science along with her humorous and warm personality, Dianna’s programs and coaching are as inspirational as they are practical. Clients and audiences instantly lean in and connect with her—creating an environment of trust and curiosity where powerful solutions to sticky behavior issues can be purposely explored and meaningfully integrated.
Dianna is passionate about the profound impact of self-awareness as the catalyst for exciting mindset and culture change in individuals, companies, and communities. She is a graduate of Georgetown University’s Leadership Coaching program and is a Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation.
Georgetown University Institute for Transformational Leadership Coach Certification
Post Masters Fellowship, Behavioral Health, L.S.U Medical School
M.S.W., Tulane University
University of Massachusetts, Center for Mindfulness, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, (M.B.S.R.) Teacher
Gestalt Institute of Boulder, Certified Gestalt Therapist; Organizational Coaching
Dianna’s unique approach to serving clients led her to create and trademark Mindfulness Couples Therapy (MCT), drawing on 15 years of working with couples, mindfulness theory and practice, C.B.T. (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), and Gestalt tools. She has expanded her program offerings to include Organizational Communication Intelligence- a 6-week program.
A cutting-edge innovator in applications of mindfulness, Dianna integrated the principles and theories of mindfulness and cognitive behavioral science and developed the first mindfulness program concisely targeted for the needs of an HMO, Kaiser Permanente, Colorado. From the programs she piloted and designed, the Annual International Scientific Conference-Integrating Mindfulness-Based Interventions asked her to present on her mindfulness programs “Mindfulness Practice in the HMO Environment,” and her trademarked program, “Facilitating the Awakened Couple: Mindfulness Couples Therapy.”
Dianna offers 6-session, 3-month, or 10-month coaching plans. In your initial 20-minute consultation, Dianna will learn more about your goals and customize the right plan for you. Personalized sessions will take place virtually via ZOOM and last approximately 45 minutes. Your customized plan is designed to produce results within the first week.
Dianna is a mindfulness pioneer with over 20 years of experience creating resiliency programs for individual leaders and corporations.
During 1:1 virtual sessions, Dianna will be present and offer important insights and feedback to help you create efficient results toward your mindfulness and resilience goals. You’ll enjoy pre and post assessments with behavior-based goals and a personalized action plan. In-between session consultations are available.
Schedule a 20-minute consultation to learn if Dianna’s mindfulness coaching is a good fit for your and/or your organization.
Dianna can also be reached via email at dianna@mindfulexperience.com
Learn how to quickly recover from highly-irritable and fear-based states of mind
Experience increased feelings of inner peace and calm
Increase your ability to listen to yourself and others with more presence and acceptance
Strengthen a perspective rooted in possibility instead of threat
Cultivate a greater sense of mission, vitality, and purpose
Increase your productivity with a renewed ability to focus and engage
Expand your curiosity, creativity, and capacity to identify new options
Bolster trust and collaboration with others for smoother, more efficient (and more fun) projects!
“Dianna Dunbar has been developing as a student, practitioner, and teacher of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, MBSR, since 1994. On the strength of her passionate commitment to the principles and practices of mindfulness, vigorous pursuit of training with the highest quality teachers, and personal discipline in bringing mindfulness skills into her own life, Dianna has steadily progressed from novice to expert.
Dianna’s natural gifts as an engaging, charismatic teacher and therapist, coupled with a solid knowledge base in MBSR have enabled her to work effectively with clients in a broad range of settings.
Highly attentive to the nuances of verbal and nonverbal communications from her clients, Dianna is proficient in assessing their unique psychological needs and can adjust both her psycho-educational approach and therapeutic strategies to best accommodate diverse knowledge levels and personal styles. Dianna’s motivational skills enable her to facilitate clients’ incorporation of mindfulness practices into their daily lives so that the work is not just educational but a potentially life-transforming process.”
“Dianna was so authentic and real when she delivered the Mindful Experience training to a group of leaders at Capital One that she was able to move them into a place of vulnerability that allowed for powerful change. In the end, 94% of the leaders surveyed learned how to use mindfulness to identify thoughts, feelings and behaviors as they related to their personal stress. Dianna is a stand‐out in a crowded field of so‐called experts. Her tenure and expertise in the field of mindfulness really shows up as well, her ability to connect deeply with her audience is second to none! ”
“Mindful Experience® retreats are life-changing! Dianna Dunbar IS the Oprah of mindfulness. She is captivating, engaging and moved my team to transformation right before my eyes; that is why I have hired her for multiple retreats—she delivers BIG!”
“I met Dianna at a very difficult time in my life, there were 9 deaths, in between family and close friends, as well as a significant change in my business leadership. I was experiencing stuck-ness like I had never known as well as overwhelm, indecisiveness, fatigue, worry, sleeplessness, a lowered ability to concentrate and perfectionism that was no longer working for me. From our first meeting, I felt a sense of peace and trust and so I engaged Dianna for the Resiliency Leadership Coaching Program that turned ALL of the challenges I mentioned around.
Her expertise in behavioral science and communications was critical for my success. She is a pro in coaching leaders who need results fast. Dianna’s authenticity was consistently evident by her commitment to my goals in every session and in between sessions. With the outstanding results I achieved, I without a doubt recommend Dianna for anyone who is ready to look inside and experience transformation.”
