2 Relationship Success - Build the relationships you want

Lesley Lawson

BA (Hons) Psychology MSc
Accredited, Coach Training
Institute Paris
FOCCUS Facilitator

"You are so cool – I’ve been on a real high since our coaching, which was meaningful, enjoyable and helpful. And many thanks for the email follow-up, which is much appreciated."
Bryony, young professional

About your coach
Moving to Switzerland from England at the age of 12 was decisive. I had to find my feet and adapt, and in a foreign language. Swiss boarding school gave me a taste for relationships within different cultures.

Later, running an intercultural communications agency I built relationships with clients holding differing world views as I adapted advertising campaigns to various cultures. My marriage to an American in my 40s brought another dimension to intercultural relationships.

As a psychologist I observed clients learning to understand their situation and its origins, and yet many stayed in a rut, not living their dreams.
During training in co-active coaching I discovered how to facilitate change. The shift in my thinking and the actions that followed were remarkable and convinced me that this was the way ahead.

Professional experience and training
I bring the unique combination of communications and business experience with psychology to my coaching practice. Here are some of the highlights of my career:

Intercultural communications:

Field publications manager (outside Geneva), International Committee of the Red Cross.
Director, internal and external communications, Republic National Bank of New York.
Founder, LB Communications, specialized in Geneva-based multinationals.
Journalist, The Financial Times, Newsweek and Geneva correspondent for Swiss News
Senior account executive, Chow Lang and Partners, later part of Saatchi.

Psychology and coach training:

BA in psychology (with honours) at Webster University
Masters in psychology at Geneva University.
Intern in the nutrition unit of Geneva hospital
Training in cognitive behavioral therapy in London and Lausanne
CTI coach training in Paris and London
FOCCUS Facilitator, Pre-marriage preparation.

Accredited by the Coach Training Institute, Paris
Member of the International Coaching Federation,
Swiss Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy

Contact: Lesley Lawson