Biography
Hello! I’m Marta Koonz, PhD, PCC. I am a psychological creativity coach, providing both individual coaching and training for professional coaches. I have been a professional coach for over 25 years, providing coaching in career and life transition. After decades of facilitation, training, and coaching, I now offer myself as a guide for other coaches—sharing the tools and perspectives that have shaped my own work in the world.
COACH EDUCATION
I completed coach certification with iPEC in 2008, earning certification as a Certified Empowerment Coach (CEC). I became a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with ICF in 2009, and have maintained that certification since that time.
EDUCATION
I hold an M.A. and Ph.D. in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, as well as a B.S. and M.S. in Recreation & Leisure Studies from Southern Connecticut State University. My dissertation research focused on encouraging psychological creativity within a coaching partnership, introducing imaginal practices to participants working through a personal or professional transition. Much of what I offer now builds directly on this study.
PSYCHOLOGICAL CREATIVITY
Different than most types of coaching, which tend to move more quickly to outer goals and objectives, psychological creativity coaching moves inward. It brings the imaginal perspective of depth psychology to the coaching partnership, encouraging deep reflection and powerful insights.
Psychological creativity nudges us to look at things from different perspectives; it invites us to embrace knowing that is offered by not only the mind, but also the body, spirit and soul. It invites us, in particular, to rediscover the imaginal perspective of soul.
As a life coach, I have learned tools to guide individuals in finding the answers within. As a depth psychologist, I believe in the guiding voice of inner knowing, or psyche. My psychological creativity coaching is a merging of these two perspectives, a middle path that brings more nuanced sublety to the coaching skills of curiosity, intuition, and reflection. This blending encourages a more complex understanding of self, resulting in more meaningful inner discoveries and movement towards your authentic self.
COACHING AND TRAINING
For individuals moving through a life transition, my coaching provides a safe yet challenging container for deep inner work. If you're in search of a transformative coaching partnership to support you during a life transition, I invite you to connect.
For coaches wanting to increase their confidence in navigating the inner landscape of soul - rich with potential but often overlooked, my coach training provides a research-based grounding to grow from. If you're seeking to gain practices & perspectives to enhance your current coaching, adding an imaginal layer to an already creative process, I invite you to reach out to learn more.