Teresa Schwab, LMSW, MCC
Teresa grew up in rural Western Kansas, in a small town of about 500 people—literally a one stoplight town. She grew up riding horses, hanging laundry on the line in the summer and enjoying the ease of small town living. Her parents were involved in the community and taught her that “showing up” is always the right thing to do even when it isn’t easy. Once she graduated from high school she had a need to press her boundaries and see the world through a different lens. She married her high school sweetheart, and together, they made the decision to sell everything they owned and join the Peace Corps. They moved to the South Pacific country of the Solomon Islands in 1995 where they spent two years doing rural community development work in extremely challenging (and fun) conditions.
Because of her early experiences with leadership through 4-H, her subsequent experiences in the Peace Corps, and with a driving personal value for social justice, she went to graduate school to get a Master’s Degree in Social Welfare (MSW). All of this led her to an early career in policy and systems change work that allowed her to use her skills to make a difference in the lives of others.
She found coaching as a profession by working with her own coach through a leadership development program. It was a powerful experience that allowed her to make sense of what she was learning in an environment that was challenging, supportive and confidential. That is what she aspires to do for others. Give them a space to be totally open to explore and challenge themselves to meet whatever goals they have for themselves.
Her individual coaching work has expanded to all forms of coaching. This includes group coaching, team coaching, peer coaching, teaching coaching skills to both future professional coaches as well as managers/supervisors who want to be more coach-like with their colleagues and direct reports, mentor coaching, and developing organizational coaching cultures. Her ultimate goal is to support others to get better at what they do and reach the goals that are important to their life and work.
In addition to having an MSW, Teresa is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She is a Core Strengths Certified Facilitator, a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, and a Breakthrough Coaching Advanced Practitioner. She is Dare to Lead trained and licensed to utilize Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey’s Immunity to Change approach.
Teresa lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with her husband, Brad, and their youngest son who is in high school. She has two older sons who are in college. One is an Interior Architecture major at the University of Kansas, and the other is a pole vaulter and General Studies major attending Washburn University. In her spare time, she and her husband can be found most often at a track or cross-country meet. When not following her sons to meets, she enjoys walking, being outside, traveling, and listening to live music.
To read about Teresa Schwab MCC Master Coaching session demonstration from her ICF MCC (BARS)Exam. If after June 27, 2024, read all about the call with participant taqke-aways on the past calls page. Scroll down to the "Locate by Different Types of Demos" under the "MCC Exam Sessions" tab.
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