Oriana Zambrano
Coach
Raising a child with a disability, or rebuilding your own life around one, can feel deeply lonely. I was born with cerebral palsy and I coach parents and adults through it. Spanish and English, Berlin and online.
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About me
Raising a child with a disability can feel like carrying a weight nobody around you fully sees. Rebuilding your own life after diagnosis, accident, or loss can feel just as isolating. I work with both, and I work from the inside.
I was born with cerebral palsy. That shaped how I understand identity, capacity, and what it means to build a full life inside a body or a situation you did not choose. My coaching is not theoretical. It comes from being a mother myself, from thirteen years of professional life at IBM and IXIASOFT, and from certified training as a Coach Integral Personal y Profesional (TECOI, 300 hours, supervised practice).
My approach is calm, structured, and direct. We will not only name what hurts. We will look at what is true today, what you want next, and the concrete step that makes it possible. Our first conversation is free, lasts 20 minutes, and is simply for both of us to see if we fit.
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Location:
Media Gallery
Approach
My method draws from Integral Coaching, a framework that combines three distinct styles in every process. Humanistic coaching, which holds space for presence, emotional listening, and deep reflection. Ontological coaching, which works with beliefs, language, and the way you observe yourself and your situation. Pragmatic coaching, which builds concrete plans and accountable next steps. Every session is structured around an arc from current state to learning to action, with attention to body, emotion, and thought. My approach is calm, structured, and direct. We will not spend our time only naming what hurts. We will look at what is true today, what you want next, and what concrete step makes that next thing possible. I also draw on principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and positive psychology, which help clients work with what cannot be changed while moving toward what can. My own lived experience with disability has taught me how to hold space for grief, frustration, and reinvention without rushing the process. I work in two-month coaching programs of four sessions, weekly or biweekly depending on what fits your life. Single sessions are also available.
Experience
2026–present — Founder and Coach, Oriana Zambrano Coaching, Berlin
Bilingual coaching practice (Spanish and English) for parents of children with disabilities and adults navigating identity, parenthood, and life transitions. Individual programs, group workshops, and online and in-person sessions in Berlin-Steglitz.
2025 — Supervised Coaching Practicum, TECOI Escuela de Coaching Integral
Documented client work with formal evaluation reports from senior mentor coach, including supervised sessions and pro bono coaching. Final assessment: Expert Coach Integral Personal y Profesional, with sessions rated at Master Coach Integral level.
2023–2025 — DITA Specialist, IXIASOFT (a MadCap company), Berlin (remote)
Training of new clients on the DITA CCMS, supporting the full implementation process. Interaction with clients to understand and analyze their requirements and provide configuration options.
2014–2021 — Content Designer and Information Developer, IBM Deutschland Research and Development GmbH, Berlin and Böblingen
Content design of information displayed on product user interfaces. Writing and management of product documentation in DITA and Markdown for online help and technical documentation.
2012–2014 — Technical Writer, Zimory GmbH, Berlin
Content design for product UIs.
2011–2012 — Freelance Technical Writer and Translator
Technical documentation in English for software products. Translation, in
Education
2025 — Certified Coach Integral Personal y Profesional, TECOI Escuela de Coaching Integral, Sevilla, Spain (300 hours, Level 2 with supervised practice)
2020 — Máster Experto en Coaching Nutricional, Instituto DyN, Spain (300 hours)
2008–2010 — Master's degree in Translation and Multilingual Communication, Université Rennes 2, France
2002–2007 — Bachelor's degree in Education (Modern Languages: EN/FR/ES), Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Services
Intro Call
Individual Session
Individual Session for Parents of children with disabilities
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