Kristen Hecht has 15+ years of experience in leadership development consulting, coaching, and workshop facilitation. She has provided organizational, team-based, and one-on-one services to non-profit organizations, private foundations, membership associations, and academic institutions.
Kristen’s coaching approach supports coachees to create a more fulfilling and purposeful life, achieve more balance, move from feeling stuck to embracing possibility, work through emotionally charged issues, receive accountability on action commitments, and experience transformative and lasting change. Her personal values - which also guide her professional ethos - include adventure, growth, community, and integrity.
Kristen completed her professional coach training through the Co-Active Training Institute, recognized as the most rigorous professional coach training and certification program in the industry. She is also trained in Positive Intelligence Coaching (mental fitness model to boost well-being and performance) and Neurodiversity-Inclusive Coaching (coaching that supports the full spectrum of humanity).
In addition to her coaching experience, Kristen works with groups and individuals to develop their leadership capacity. She is trained in “Dare to Lead” (Brené Brown’s courage-building leadership framework), adaptive leadership (New York University), trauma-informed and resilient leadership (Center for Justice and Peacebuilding), and diversity, equity, and inclusion practices (Nonprofit Leadership Alliance). Kristen possesses a Master’s degree from American University and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas.
Kristen currently resides in Washington, DC. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, cycling, traveling, drinking coffee or tea, and planning her next adventure!
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