Coaching Qualifications Info Session

Judith is a chartered psychologist, executive coach and organizational leadership consultant, formerly Director of Consulting at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust with 20 years’ experience of working with individuals, groups, teams and organizations across all sectors but with a special interest and expertise in revealing and working with organizational culture.

Judith has worked across sectors and specialises in leadership coaching and role consultation to board level, bringing an approach to coaching that is informed by psychodynamic and systemic thinking, such that the work is firmly rooted in the current organizational context. Her clients range from global and FTSE 100 companies to NHS executive boards, government and charitable organizations.

She is also a teacher and trainer in consultancy, group-work and leadership skills and has expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methods. She is Course Director of the Tavistock Professional Doctorate program in consulting to organizations.

Erik de Haan is the Director of the Hult Ashridge Center for Executive Coaching with over twenty-five years of experience in organizational and personal development. He aims to support individuals in their search for what is right and just for themselves and for others in their organizations. His expertise covers process consulting for organizational change, facilitating management teams, working conferences, executive and team coaching.

Erik has an MSc in Theoretical Physics and gained his PhD in Physics with his research into learning and decision-making processes in perception. He is a British Psychoanalytic Council registered psychodynamic psychotherapist with an MA in psychotherapy from the Tavistock Clinic; has (co-)authored more than 200 articles and 15 books; and sits on the editorial board of three journals including the Consulting Psychology Journal.

Erik has worked with universities, hospitals and multinational companies. He is currently Professor of Organization Development at the VU University Amsterdam. Erik is an Ashridge accredited coach and supervisor and is qualified to deliver a range of psychometric instruments. He is fluent in Dutch, English, Italian, German and Spanish.