Moody Coaching and Consultation Services

What is life coaching?

Life coaching is a collaborative process for individuals who are committed to personal growth that leads to significant life changes. Many things can interfere with your ability to make progress in your personal and professional life including: anxiety, depression, low self-confidence, a limited support system, lack of information or resources, discrimination, and/or dysfunctional thinking patterns and behaviors. With the help of an experienced professional, life coaching can provide a supportive environment to help you discover your real potential.

Coaching and Consultation Approaches

Dr. Moody's coaching and consulting work is based on evidence-based strategies that derive from current research, theory, and best practices. She uses an integrated approach (when working with life coaching clients) that incorporates solution-focused, positive psychology, and cognitive behavioral frameworks. All services include a free phone consultation, an initial assessment, and a collaboratively developed plan that includes evaluation processes to track individual progress or the effectiveness of program/business interventions.

About Dr. Marcia Moody

Dr. Marcia Moody has over 25 years of experience as a faculty member, researcher, Institutional Review Board reviewer, dissertation chair and methodologist, consultant, life coach, counselor, multicultural education specialist, and senior administrator. She has taught courses in research design, philosophy of science, multicultural counseling, group dynamics, ethics, and multiple areas of psychology. She has also worked with public school systems, higher education institutions, non-profit organizations, and businesses to enhance infrastructures, develop innovative programming, facilitate team building, guide strategic planning processes, and strengthen outcomes and assessment practices.

Dr. Moody’s Educational History

Ph.D. - Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.Ed. - Counseling and Personnel Service, University of Maryland at College Park
B.A. - Secondary Education (Social Science), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Dr. Moody's Areas of Expertise

Depression and Anxiety
Phase of Life /Life Transitions
Ethnic, Gender, and Sexual Identity Issues
Stress and Time Management
Career Development and Work Related Stress
Discrimination
Self Esteem/Self-Efficacy
Grief and Loss
Social Relationships and Intimacy
Adult Development and Aging
Thesis and Dissertation Coaching