Kathy , a “Positivologist”; seeks to find opportunity in challenge, and helps her leadership clients to do the same.

She is very process driven- but solution-focused; using her Psychology background to understand human behavior and potential, and help clients surface strengths and obstacles, develop awareness and insight, and implement action plans for success.

Kathy has over 30 years of experience developing and supporting leaders in many industries.  She was an Executive coach for Deloitte, where she was a member of the Career Connections team; coaching Senior Leaders around issues related to professional and personal development.

Kathy loves teaching  and sharing knowledge ; helping to spread strength-based approaches  to those with whom she interfaces.  She has 10 years experience as a lead trainer for an internationally  accredited Coach Training Institute and has co-facilitated a mentor program for coaches seeking their International Coach Federation credential for the past 8 years.   She has designed and delivered hundreds of corporate and non-profit trainings and has expertise in helping leaders to hone their presentation skills , covering both design and delivery. She was a consultant for Rutgers University, and continues to train for the Non-Profit  Help Desk  in New York , where she is  head of  Executive Coaching. She also trains for the London-based Inspirational Development Group, and is an active member of the Arden Coaching Team.

Kathy received a certificate in NeuroPositive Research and Applications through the Applied Neuroscience Institute in California.  She incorporates many powerful approaches in her coaching, including Appreciative Inquiry, Neuro Linguistic Programming,  Accellerated Learning, neuro-plasticity research,  and Positive Psychology.  She founded and co-hosted  The Positivity Project a comprehensive telesummit  of world experts in the application of Positive Psychology leadership skills to personal and career development.

Kathy sees fun and humor as an important component of everything she does, and is dedicated to creating more personal and global optimism, happiness and positivity!

Katherine  L. Poehnert, M.Ed.Psych., PCC