About

Holistic approach

Anew University prepares you for personal and professional challenges as well as opportunities. Here, you’ll grow in wisdom, expand your knowledge and hone your skills to share your gifts and talents with others. We promote a healthy body, alert mind and peaceful spirit.

Excellence & Service

Anew University, its academies and predecessors have been in the business of developing excellence in leadership since the early 2000s. As we serve others and improve their lives, we demonstrate our love and compassion. As confident, well-trained professionals, we are even more blessed when we contribute our gifts to make this world a better place.

Loving Community

Anew University is a Christian institution of higher learning where we are committed to walking in Jesus’ footsteps by demonstrating a loving and welcoming community culture, specifically by honoring and respecting all people. “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples." ~ John 13:35 NLT

Global Impact

At Anew University, your education extends beyond the walls of our virtual campus. Your knowledge and skills will add to our combined, global impact. During your program, you will grow in many ways and the positive changes will be felt by everyone around you. As you become transformed both personally and professionally, your work will add to the ripple effect that our institution creates, reaching around the globe. Since 2003, our academies have trained over 50,000 students with graduates on every continent.

Curriculum Development

Anew University’s Curriculum Development Division, led by Dr. Leelo Bush, is dedicated to creating transformative, faith-centered education. Under Dr. Bush’s visionary guidance, this division designs school curriculum, certification programs, guides, and training resources that integrate Christian principles with evidence-based and practical applications. Each course is carefully developed to equip students with tools for real-world impact—empowering them to serve with excellence, compassion, and integrity in both ministry and professional settings.

Wherever you are in your life, today is 
your day to BEGIN ANEW.


Our Beautiful Life International Family of Schools and Programs:

PCCCA - Professional Christian Coaching & Counseling Academy
Grief Coach University
Group Coaching Facilitator
Essential Oil Academy


Anew University was built to provide you a transformational education that will build your faith, support your gifts and talents and increase your abilities to serve others.

We are based Southwest Florida, near the Gulf of America, with team members and faculty in other geographic areas.

Leelo Bush PhD

Anew University, led by its president, Dr. Leelo Bush, provides a variety of professional training and certification programs in behavioral studies and health and wellness, with a focus on practical education and career applications. Learn more about Dr. Bush here.

Her goal is to prepare you for your desired profession with deep, experiential knowledge as well as wisdom and practical skills.

A new University will prepare you for the opportunities that may have otherwise escaped your grasp.  With a holistic, transformational approach, you will grow personally as you develop the skills to make a positive impact on the lives of others. Your capacity to create change in your sphere will increase as you grow both personally and professionally. Want to expand your territory? Now is your time and this is the place.

Begin Anew!


Anew University grew from a need to create a centralized platform for the variety of curriculum created by Dr. Leelo Bush.

As you research the individual programs available you see where your goals will be advanced by one or more of our programs.

You’ll find current course offerings HERE.  Enrollment is open now. Why not begin Anew today?

About Dr. Leelo Bush

Dr. Leelo Bush, also a Certified Master Life Coach is recognized as the #1 authority on Christian Life Coaching. She is the go-to training expert on professional, Spirit-Led Life Coaching and business success. After all, she wrote the book!.

Leelo Bush PhD

"If you want to be ALL God has called you to be and experience unlimited growth, success and opportunities, prepare yourself by learning ALL you can, every day of your life!  Never, ever stop learning.  Knowledge is empowerment. Trust in God and invest in yourself. Only then will you have true security, regardless of the economic challenges you may face. You will always be able to re-invent yourself."  ~ Leelo Bush, PhD

Dr. Bush is the founder of Anew University and it's affiliated schools, dating back to 2003. Although her background and post-graduate degrees are in Christian Counseling, she soon learned that counseling was not the only answer for many healthy, functioning individuals.

Often those who seek counseling are served far better by Christian Coaching. She began her search for more training and was disappointed at the courses with "Christian" in their title, yet based on psychology with a few scriptures added, likely designed to make believers comfortable.

As a result Dr. Bush developed our foundational coaching program and in 2010 published our textbook, Comprehensive Christian Coach Handbook: Essential Guide to Spirit-Led Coaching and Business Success.

In 2017, she published the second edition of this book, that quickly became the #2 Best Seller in Amazon's Hot New Releases in its category!  

In this book, she challenged the previous thought leaders' reliance on secular humanism and psychology, bringing the truth of God's Word to create Christian Coaching 2.0, now 3.0, and completely redefining the profession for followers of Christ.

Over the years, many if not most Christian coaching schools and their trainers have studied under or learned from Dr. Bush's work. She is responsible for creating training programs on every continent, with (as of 2018) over 20,400 students trained and over 6700 certified graduates world-wide.

Dr. Bush works in partnership with her daughter, Ava, who serves as VP of Operations. 

Credentials:

POST-GRADUATE SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Master Life Coach
Certified as Master Mindset Coach
Certified Professional Life Coach
Certified Confidence Life Coach
Certified Forgiveness Coach
Certified Emotional Intelligence Coach

Certified Business and Entrepreneur Coach
Certified CBT Practitioner Coach
Certified CBT Cognitive Behavior Coach
Certified Life Purpose Coach
Certified Total Life Coach
Certified Wellness / Christian Wellness Coach
Certified Goal Setting for Success Coach
Certified Happiness Coach
Certified in Neuroplasticity (Stress and Anxiety focus)
Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner

Clinical Aromatherapy Certificate
Aromatherapy Acupressure for Emotional Healing
Aromatherapy Acupressure for Pain Relief
Diploma in Addiction Counseling
Certified in Personality Development & DISC
IBM Sales Training Certified

ACADEMIC / DEGREES 

Harvard Medical School - Certified
(Focus: Building Personal Resilience: Managing Anxiety & Mental Health)

Distance Education, Boston MA, June, 2024

Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Counseling
(Dissertation topic: Christian Life Coaching)
Newburgh Theological Seminary / Bible College,
Distance Education, Newburgh, Indiana, June, 2006

Master of Christian Counseling Degree
Summa Cum Laude
UHBI, Distance Education, Indianapolis, Indiana, April, 2004

Bachelor of Arts
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio