Kathryn M. Downing

Sunland,  CA

United States

Languages

Accreditation

2015

Introduction

Kathryn is in the midst of a major life transition from being a coaching supervisor, executive coach, author, and speaker to concluding her professional endeavors and retiring. She loves all aspects of coaching supervision and coaching. She is joyfully letting go of these and moving into living fully into many other loves in her life including play, adventure, family and friends.

More Details

Kathryn was a coaching supervisor, executive coach, author, and speaker. Her expertise and passion are in virtual group coaching supervision. She has a joyous commitment to lifelong learning and a belief in the value and rewards of regular reflective practice.

She completed a Professional Doctorate (D.Prof.) in Coaching Supervision at Middlesex University, London. Her research focused on what the qualities and conditions are that create enough safety in the supervision relationships within a virtual group to enable self-disclosure, reflection, and learning? How are these qualities and conditions designed and brought forth?

She found that the supervisor has multiple roles including being in a relationship with the individuals and the group, manager of the group dynamics, and reflective practice guardian. Her thesis focused on three areas, the creation and co-creation of the initial container for the group, the stewardship of the container moment-to-moment in the sessions as the level of trust and safety ebbed and flowed, and the possibilities for reflection, experimentation, learning, and practicing within the supervision context.

Her professional endeavors included being a member of the Faculty Team at Hudson Institute of Coaching (US), Co-Lead Faculty for the CSA Certificate in Developing Self as Group Coaching Supervisor and Co-Leader of the ICF Community of Practice for Coaching Supervision. She was also faculty for the CSA UK and Asia Pacific Supervisor Certification programmes.

She lives in Los Angeles, California. In addition to being a wife, grandmother and favorite Aunt, she enjoys hiking, beach walks, cooking, travel and adventure.

Her leadership experience in business (including as Publisher, CEO and President of the Los Angeles Times) and on the boards and as Chair of non-profit organizations has given her a real-world understanding of organization and systems dynamics.

Her work is informed by deep reflection and integration of the Brene Brown approach to authenticity, resiliency, wholehearted living, and The Daring Way. She is a Certified Daring Way Facilitator.

Professional Qualifications

Doctor of Professional Studies Coaching Supervision, Middlesex University, UK – 2021

Dissertation: Downing, K.M. (2021) Creating the Container for Reflective Practice in Virtual Small Group Supervision. Middlesex University. Available at: https://insightsupervision.com/full-text/ (Accessed: September 22, 2021).

Diploma in Coaching Supervision
Coaching Supervision Academy, UK – 2015

Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator – Consultant (CDWF-C) – 2013
The Daring Way™ from the work of Brene´ Brown

Certified Coach, CHIC
Hudson Institute of Coaching – 2009

PCC, International Coach Federation (ICF)

Almost 30 years in Corporate America
Publisher, President and CEO of the Los Angeles Times
Led several organizations through cultural transformations

J.D. Stanford University School of Law 1979
B.A. Economics, Lewis and Clark College 1973