Coaching psychology offers a science‑based approach for nurturing personal and professional growth.

This concise guide helps prepare psychologists to work with individuals in an organizational setting to develop their leadership skills. It offers a complete overview of coaching psychology, from initial contact to termination of the engagement.

The coaching psychologist draws upon myriad tools including assessment inventories and video recordings of the client, to help evaluate current performance and areas for improvement.

Research demonstrating the effectiveness of various coaching methods is provided, along with practical discussions of how psychologists can acquire the often subtle skills required to become effective coaches. Common ethical dilemmas such as how to handle multiple relationships are also examined, along with evidence-based strategies for addressing professional issues such as maintaining emotional resilience.  
 

 
 
 

Vicki V. Vandaveer, PhD, is an independent management consulting and coaching psychologist based in Houston, TX. A Fellow in American Psychological Association, Society of Consulting Psychology, Society of Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology, and International Society for Coaching Psychology, she received her Ph.D. in I-O from University of Houston in 1981. She helps leaders and their companies excel through effective leadership, teamwork, and adaptive organizational transformation. Her clients include large and mid-size US and international public companies, academic medical centers, professional services firms, and professional associations. She is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop leader on coaching psychology in international professional conferences.
 
Michael H. Frisch, PhD, is a consulting psychologist who has traveled from traditional Industrial/Organizational psychology (PhD Rice University) and its application to human resources processes (PepsiCo) to assessment and executive coaching (PDI) and finally to coach training and case supervision (iCoachNewYork).  While he had many years of practice as a coach in a wide range of organizational contexts, his more recent focus is on supporting the growth and development of organizationally sponsored coaches, both internal and external.  He has spoken and published on these topics and hopes that this book further normalizes the path from psychologist to professional coach.

Series Editor's Foreword
Rodney L. Lowman
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Coaching Psychology: Individualized Leader Development
2. A Closer Look: The Coaching Psychology Engagement
3. Coaching Psychology Tools, Methods, Techniques
4. How Effective Is Executive Coaching?
5. How Psychologists Can Prepare for Coaching Leaders
6. Ethical and Professional Issues in Coaching Psychology
Epilogue
References
Index
About the Authors