Marilyn Atkinson PhD

Dr. Marilyn Atkinson, founder of Erickson College and originator of the Solution-Focused and Outcome-Oriented Coaching model, actively contributed to the emergence and expansion of Solution-Focused Psychology, NLP, and the development of Meta Program Analysis for effective hiring and managerial approaches worldwide.

As an Industrial Psychologist she honed solution-focused methods for multiple kinds of corporate engagements, making the tools effective and easy for managers to use. She was a dedicated student of Milton Erickson for years and gave his name to Erickson College. She also had the privilege to work directly with Fritz Perls, creator of Gestalt psychology.

For the past ten years she has been developing both corporate and specialized coach training programs (ICF ACTP The Art and Science of Coaching) that have been taught in 33 countries.

A former Registered Organizational Psychologist, Marilyn is an NLP Master Trainer and specialist in Ericksonian Communications. She began developing formal business coach training programs in the mid 1990s. Since then she has been helping leading global companies and leaders through Solution- Focused and Outcome-Oriented Coaching methodologies.

Marilyn has produced three books in The Art & Science of Coaching trilogy with Rae T. Chois (Inner Dynamics of Coaching, Step-by-Step Coaching & The Flow of Coaching).