1st Edition

Key Topics in Coaching Psychology

By Rebecca J. Jones, Holly Andrews Copyright 2026
244 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

244 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

244 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Offering a concise and easy-to-read introduction to the subject, this book deals with key topics in the study of coaching psychology. It explains what coaching psychology is, when and why it is used, and what research can tell us about how and why it works. The book opens with an exploration of the key foundations of coaching psychology, including how it is defined, where it began, and how has... Read more

Part 1. Key Foundations

1. What is Coaching Psychology?

2. Where Did it Begin and How Has it Developed?

Part 2. Key Theories

3. Person-Centred Theories

4. Goal-Setting Theory

5. Adult Learning Theory

6. Theoretical Approaches to Coaching

Part 3. Key Methodologies

7. Number Crunching – Quantitative Research in Coaching

8. The Devil is in the Detail – Qualitative Research in Coaching

Part 4. Key Impacts on Practice

9. Coaching in the Workplace

10. Career Coaching

11. Coaching in Education

12. Life Coaching

13. Health Coaching

Part 5. Key Emerging Areas

14. Where Do We Go from Here: Research

15. Where Do We Go from Here: Practice

Index

 

Biography

Rebecca J. Jones is a Professor of Coaching and Behaviour Change, and the Director of the Henley Centre for Coaching at Henley Business School, UK, where she leads the coaching faculty who are responsible for teaching the next generation of coaching practitioners. She is a chartered psychologist and co-founder of the Inclusive Leadership Company.

Holly Andrews has worked in academia for more than 15 years and is an Associate Professor in Coaching and Behaviour Change at Henley Business School, UK. She is Programme Director for the Henley MSc in Coaching for Behavioural Change, which provides some of the most in-depth coach education in the world.