Member Spotlight: David Kobelin, PCC
Helping People Rediscover Who They Are
By Della Shaw, PCC, ELI-MP
David Kobelin, PCC, founder of ClarityCoach, describes himself as an Identity Restoration Specialist who helps people rediscover who they are and move forward with clarity and purpose. He describes his work as “helping people develop transitional intelligence” so they can embrace the next chapter of their lives with confidence.
He works with executives, ministry leaders, and people navigating significant life transitions — career shifts, retirement, loss, relationship changes, caregiving responsibilities, or other defining moments.
The Path to Coaching
As a pastor and trained counselor, he spent years in his ministry helping people navigate life’s challenges. He would counsel and offer guidance that seemed clear and practical. People left inspired but returned unchanged.
“I knew exactly what they needed to do,” David said humbly with a bit of tongue-in-cheek. “But they just weren’t doing it.”
He heard about coaching and decided to explore it, and it fundamentally changed how he worked with people.
It taught him to trust that people can find their own answers when given a safe space to reflect, explore, and grow. Rather than providing answers and taking responsibility for others’ change, he learned to trust them to identify what mattered most to them, plan their own actions, and take ownership of the outcomes.
That shift also deepened his ministry. Rather than telling people what Scripture said they should do, he learned to help them wrestle with what it meant for their own lives. Coaching gave him a way to create space for their reflection, discernment, and personal ownership—allowing people to connect faith, values, and action in a more meaningful way.
The Power of Becoming Yourself
As a trainer with Awyken, an ICF Level 1 faith-based coach training program, David has another opportunity to witness coaches' transformation.
One of the lessons he teaches is one he learned himself: stop trying to become someone else’s version of a coach.
“When I first got trained, I wanted to coach exactly like my trainer,” he recalls. “I wanted to ask the same questions and follow the same approach.”
Over time, he learned that although coaching is grounded in shared principles and competencies, each coach brings a unique presence and style.
His advice to new coaches: You don’t have to have everything figured out at the beginning. Don’t become overly anxious about finding the perfect niche. Trust the learning process. Trust the coaching process. You’ll begin to discover who you help best and who is most attracted to you. Learn to be you — trust that your unique voice as a coach will emerge with practice.
Faith as a Source of Renewal
Faith remains a central source of renewal and perspective for David. Through coaching, ministry, and teaching, he is passionate about helping people discover greater clarity about who they are, what matters most, and how they want to live.
Outside of his work, he enjoys worship, cycling, swimming, and investing in meaningful relationships.
Looking ahead, David is excited to expand the reach of coaching and help more people experience its transformative power.
Connect with David
Website: claritycoachme.com
Email: [email protected]
Member Spotlight: Dr. Scena Webb, PCC
“There is water in every desert.”
For Dr. Scena Webb, PCC, this phrase reflects both her journey and her way of moving through the world. With a warm smile, bright eyes, and a voice that draws you in, she reflects that even in difficult or uncertain seasons, there is always something life-giving to be found.
Scena’s path began with her service in the U.S. Navy and continued through her work as a federal civilian. These experiences taught her important lessons about leadership and fueled her curiosity about how people think and act, a curiosity she expanded by earning a Doctorate in Management (DM).
Why Coaching?
Scena discovered coaching in 2014 when a colleague invited her to join the Treasury Executive Institute’s coaching program. “I wanted to learn how to coach myself,” she says. “I was under stress and wanted to stay sane.”
What began as professional curiosity became a personal transformation. “Psychology is a way of thinking,” she explains, “Coaching is a way of being. It allowed me to calm myself, to meditate, to find perspective.” Prayer and meditation remain central in her daily rhythm. “They restore me,” she says. “I sit outside, listen to the birds, and let the sunlight in.”
What’s Next?
After 42 years of service, Scena retired in September 2025 and began a new chapter focused on reflection, freedom, and giving back through coaching.
Through her newest venture, Scena Solutions, she supports people navigating leadership transition, especially doctoral students writing their dissertations.
She also leads Celebrate, Inc., a nonprofit she founded in 2011 to coach military veterans as they transition to civilian life — work that holds deep meaning for her as a Navy veteran.
Scena is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and serves the coaching community as an ICF mentor coach. Since 2012, she has also taught as an Adjunct Professor in the Master of Public Administration program at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Now based in Jacksonville, Scena looks forward to connecting more deeply with ICF North Florida. “I just want to be Scena,” she says, “a member in community—learning, giving, and soaking up the light.”
Connect with Scena:
Learn more about Scena at Celebrate and on LinkedIn.
Contact: [email protected]
