About Dr. Elizabeth Holloway

Dr. Elizabeth Holloway, a full professor and psychologist, has had over 25 years of international experience as a practitioner, trainer and consultant in relational practice with organizations, groups, trainers, and mental health clients. She has held faculty appointments at the Universities of California, Utah, Oregon, and Wisconsin where she has led research and training in the areas of supervision, mentoring, coaching, communities of practice and toxic personalities. She served as Co-director of the Organizational Supervision program at the IAS Institute in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland from 1998 to 2006 and has conducted teaching workshops on her models of practice in: United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, The Netherlands Switzerland, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Czech Republic, United States, Taiwan, and Germany.

During her career, Elizabeth has received numerous grants and awards for her research including being named a Fellow of Counseling Psychology by the American Psychological Association and the American Educational Research Association Research Award. A recognized scholar-practitioner, she holds the highest practitioner distinction in counseling psychology, Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology and is a Certified Emotional Intelligence (EQ) coach.

Elizabeth has over 100 articles, chapters and presentations that represent her research and practice throughout her career. She has authored or co-authored four books. Her most recent, Toxic Workplace! Managing Toxic Personalities and Their Systems of Power (coauthored with M. Kusy) addresses issues leaders face to mitigate and prevent the effects of toxicity in their organizations. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Honors Psychology, University of Waterloo (Canada), a Masters degree in Counseling, University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a Diplomate of Counseling Psychology, Board of Professional Psychology, Fellow of American Psychological Association, Leadership Fellow University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Professor of Psychology PhD Program in Leadership & Change, Antioch University

Specific areas of consulting practice and training include:

• Strategic Change in Toxic systems
• Mentoring
• Coaching
• Interviewing & Assessment
• Professional Supervision
• Relational Learning for Leadership

Sample Clients:
American College Radiology, American College of Veterans Administration Hospitals, Medica Corporation, Vistage Corporation, School of Executive Management, University of Minnesota, School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Oxford Mentoring and Coaching Institute Conference, Oxford, England, Coaching Academy, United States, American Society for Training and Development, MN, Institute for the Application of the Social Sciences, Maienfeld, Switzerland, INITA Training Institute, Hannover, Germany, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, ROC, National Changhua University of Education, Changhwa, ROC, Ministry of Education, Department of Counseling, Jerusalem, Israeli, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, Bristol England, Ireland, British Association for Supervision Practice and Research.

Click here to review Elizabeth’s full list of publications, keynote addresses, and media interviews.

Testimonials
Anyone attending Elizabeth’s presentations will come away with the confidence and information to handle one of management’s thorniest problems. – Sylvia M. D’Angelo, Sr. Vice President, Fortune 100 Corporation

“Toxic Workplace’ describes how to identify and best work with toxic personalities.  It also provides a systemic approach for creating a culture that’s positive and respectful while improving the bottom line.  Kusy and Holloway share how their national research translates into real-work practices in organizations.  I endorse their practical, concrete approaches that will make a significant difference in organizations today and in the future. – Gregg Steinhafel, President and CEO, Target Corporation

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