Kate Davis, Ed. D. 

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As the Principal/Owner of Kate Davis Coaching, I bring more than 15 years of experience working with healthcare executives, leaders, and physicians from inside a large healthcare system.  I coach executives, leaders, physicians, and individuals, focusing on personal and professional development, and physician leader resilience and well-being.  

My experience as a practicing psychotherapist informs my expertise in organizational communication. I support leaders in building effective conversations, leveraging their emotional intelligence to engage and inspire others, facilitate collaborative processes across functional groups, initiate difficult conversations, and effectively resolve conflict. Having worked in many different contexts, I bring a listening presence, a refined intuition, and a natural ability to connect with people from a range of experiences and needs. I enjoy asking the powerful questions that generate insights, learning, and new ideas.  

My professional background includes various hospital and other organizational roles within the MedStar Health system:

  • Director of Operations Innovation, Language and Culture Access; 
  • Director of Learning and Organization Development
  • Internal coach and consultant for the MedStar Institute for Innovation
  • Internal Consultant for the Total Eldercare Office.

In addition, I have worked as an Employee Assistance Counselor for several federal agencies, private for-profit companies and non-profit hospitals; as a Family Therapist for Montgomery County Child and Adolescent Services; and as a psychotherapist in private practice.

Specialities

  • Appreciative Inquiry
  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Certification
  • Mindfulness Practitioner
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy 

Degrees & Licensure

  • Ed.D., Human and Organizational Learning, George Washington University
  • M.S., Marriage and Family Therapy, California Lutheran University
  • B.A., Sociology, University of San Francisco
  • Maryland License, Clinical Professional Counselor

I am currently working toward certification through the College of Executive Coaching and toward the Associated Certified Coach (ACC) certification through the International Coaching Federation.