Meet the Founder - Queenette Itsemhe Enilama
THE FOUNDER

Queenette Itsemhe Enilama

The Visionary and Heart of TreeLeadsAfrica

"What happens to people when they are truly seen?"

Quietly shaping every season of her life, this single question drives Coach Queenette's devotion to behavioral health, therapeutic healing, and child advocacy across Africa.

Queenette Itsemhe Enilama Compassionate Insight Coach Author & Speaker Queenette
20+ Years Of
Active Impact
The Origin Story

Biography and Academic Roots

Long before setting up clinical structures or training corporate boards, Coach Queenette was an undergraduate with an unusual sensitivity to the world around her. She completed her secondary education at Girls' Model Secondary School, Ubiaja, graduating at the remarkably young age of fifteen.

She went on to study Marine Biology at the University of Calabar. Though science trained her mind to observe patterns and analyze ecosystems, it was the human ecosystem that captured her attention. During her university years, she spent her free time tutoring children in her neighborhood.

"Science trained my mind to observe life patiently, but the silent struggles of our neighborhood children captured my absolute devotion."

In those small rooms, watching children struggle with pressure, anxiety, and learning blocks, she realized that academic challenges were rarely about intellect—they were almost always about emotional safety. She began to develop an intuitive, heart-first mentoring method, sparking a lifelong journey into emotional intelligence, trauma coaching, and behavioral therapeutics.

Academic and Early Roots

PRIMARY

Auntie Maria Primary School

Siluko, Benin City

SECONDARY

Girls' Model Secondary

Ubiaja (Graduated at just 15 years old!)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

B.Sc. in Marine Biology

University of Calabar

The Laboratory of Her Life

Those early tutoring years became the laboratory where her life's philosophy was formed. Her practices crystallized into key unshakeable truths:

  • “Behavior is communication.”

  • “Every outburst has a backstory.”

  • “Healing begins when someone feels understood before they are corrected.”

She firmly believes that emotional intelligence is not a luxury reserved for boardrooms; it is the fundamental language of healthy families and transformed communities.

Roles & Recognition

A Transformational Leader

Today, Coach Queenette is a highly recognized and sought-after:

EQ Therapist
Child Advocate
Curriculum Dev
Author & Speaker

Her unique methodology weaves together biblical wisdom, therapeutic insight, and emotional intelligence in ways that invite genuine, lasting transformation.

Active Fields of Impact

Flagship Initiatives Under Her Wings

No Boys Left Behind Activity
Boys Mentoring
Founded in 2017

No Boys Left Behind

A movement dedicated to raising emotionally whole, responsible young men. Breaking cultural stereotypes, we provide a safe harbor for boys to unpack pressure and embrace emotional literacy.

Action Focus

Character building, self-discovery, and leadership training for boys.

Child Expression Circle
Counseling Children
Advocacy Engine

Let Kids Speak

Nurturing emotional vulnerability and self-expression in children. This initiative creates trauma-sensitive spaces where young voices are respected, protected, and healed without judgment.

Action Focus

Creative therapies, emotional circles, and child trauma coaching.

Coaching Session
Support Group Therapy
Therapeutic Sanctuary

The Healing Room

"Restoring the Garden Within"

A sanctuary where adult leaders, caregivers, and parents lay down their heavy armor. Deep healing encounters occur as Coach Queenette walks individuals through emotional recovery and somatic peace.

Action Focus

Inner child work, therapeutic counseling, and parent alignment clinics.

THE CALLING CONTINUED

"Beyond her educational initiatives, Queenette serves as a key faculty member of the Child Protection Academy, training child protection officers, school administrators, and social advocates in deep empathetic connection."

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Interactive EQ Tool

Somatic Strategy Finder

Select an area of challenge you are experiencing, and let Coach Queenette's guided strategic somatic wisdom support your path to recovery.

PARENTING & GUILT

Are you carrying the weight of parenting guilt or finding it hard to understand your child's behavior?

Healing begins when a child feels understood before they are corrected. Outbursts are not rebellions; they are communications. When we stop lecturing out of fear and start listening with high emotional intelligence, the child finds security to blossom.

RECOMMENDED ACTION

Next time your child reacts strongly, pause for three breaths. Ask yourself: 'What underlying story or worry is hidden beneath this behavior?'

"We must heal first, so our children do not inherit our shadows."

Coach Queenette

Somatic Self-Reflection

Take a quiet minute to pause and write down what challenge you want to bring into alignment: