Joshua S. Ehrlich, Ph.D
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Dean Master’s Program in Executive Coaching jehrlich@beampines.com
As our lead psychologist, Josh brings special expertise to our Organizational Development, Coaching, Assessment and Career Management practices. Josh advises leaders and facilitates team development to help organizations achieve critical objectives. He coaches senior executives in leadership skills including communication, negotiating/influencing, network and relationship management, team building and stress management. His focus on these skills consistently increases his clients’ impact within their organizations and their ability to achieve extraordinary outcomes. He also provides career management coaching to help individuals prepare for advancement opportunities and transition into new roles.
Josh is the Dean and founder of the BeamPines/Middlesex Master’s Program in Executive Coaching, the first and only graduate program in the United States to offer an advanced degree in executive coaching. The program leverages BeamPines’ decades of experience and establishes a higher level of standards, training and credentialing for the field. The program, an affiliation with Middlesex University in London, is part of an international consortium of Centers of Excellence in Executive Coaching. In addition to serving as a Master Coach in the program, Josh heads up our Educational Services Division which provides advanced training in leadership skills with a special emphasis on coaching and mentoring.
Josh has a practical expertise in stress management. His research at Yale and New York University and numerous articles have clarified the psychological and physiological mechanisms by which stress impairs effectiveness. Based on his findings, Josh works with his clients to develop their resilience to stress through mindfulness training. This discipline is invaluable for optimizing concentration, strategic thinking and creative problem-solving.
An in-depth assessment of leadership competencies is fundamental to all of BeamPines’ services. Josh directs the BeamPines Assessment Division and develops state-of-the-art assessment tools including online and multi-rater feedback instruments for individuals and teams. He integrates assessment data into a comprehensive picture and provides practical suggestions for development.
Josh was awarded a BA with Distinction in Psychology from Yale University, and received his MA and Ph.D. from New York University in Clinical Psychology. Josh is on the faculty of Middlesex University’s Work-based Studies program in London. He is a member of The Worldwide Association of Business Coaches, The Human Resource Planning Society, The New York State Psychological Association and The American Psychological Association. Josh is licensed as a Psychologist in New York State.