Marina reid wilson
senior associate
 

Specialising in Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology

BA (Psychology & Philosophy), GDip (Psychology), Msc (Coaching Psychology), AssocMAPS

Marina Reid Wilson is a practicing psychologist with 15 years experience in executive coaching, workshop facilitation and psychological assessment. Working across a range of industries, including professional services, government and not-for-profit, Marina builds long-lasting relationships with her clients, whereby trust and context can be established.

She has a special interest in leadership development and assisting her clients to build resilience, develop emotional agility and flourish in complex environments. Marina’s varies her approach to meet the needs of her clients, relying on the principles of Positive Psychology, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Coaching, Mindfulness and Developmental Psychology. She is an evidence-based practitioner, incorporating current research and ongoing professional supervision.

As a coach, Marina has focused on a range of topics, such as authentic leadership, high performing teams, employee engagement, mindfulness, change management, effective communication and interpersonal skill development, workplace bullying, conflict resolution, stress management, time management and workplace mental health and wellbeing.

Marina is passionate about supporting people within the community that would benefit from coaching. As such, while partnering with the Positive Psychology Institute, she provides pro-bono coaching to The Helmsman Project, a not-for-profit organisation that runs an adventure- based coaching program for students from schools located in communities affected by disadvantage. Marina is also the Founding Director and Principal Psychologist of a successful private practice in Sydney CBD.

Marina holds a Masters of Science in Coaching Psychology from the University of Sydney, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology from ANU and a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University. She is certified in various ability and personality psychometrics and The Leadership Circle. She is an Associate Member of the Australian Psychological Society, a member of the Australian Health Practitioner Agency, a Member of the University of Sydney Coaching and Mentoring Association and the Growth Edge Network.