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Dr. Melissa Hankins
- Certified Executive Coach and Harvard-trained Psychiatrist
Melissa Hankins, MD, CPC, is the CEO and Founder of Melissa Hankins Coaching, a coaching and consulting firm committed to helping physicians and others overcome burnout and helping organizations create and maintain psychologically safe work environments and sustainable well-being for their employees. Dr. Hankins is a certified executive coach, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, and Emotional Freedom Techniques (“tapping”) practitioner. In addition to leading her own organization, Dr. Hankins also serves as faculty for The Academy of Creative Coaching, an ICF-accredited coach training organization.
She has spoken at several healthcare and coaching organizations and corporations, including the Harvard Institute of Coaching, Stanford Medical School, University of California-Davis Health, Weill-Cornell Medical, and Microsoft. She has appeared on numerous podcasts, and her writing has been featured in KevinMD, MedPageToday, Medium.com, and Physician Outlook magazine. She is also a contributing author for the best-selling book, “Thriving After Burnout: A Compilation of Real Stories by Female Physicians.”
Dr. Hankins provides individual and group coaching, interactive training and workshops, and is available for organizational retreats and speaking engagements.
Many coaches hear the word “trauma,” and have an immediate reaction. “That’s for therapy!”
However, in our world, it’s impossible to escape exposure to trauma. Coaching clients cannot simply leave their traumas at the door.
That’s why coaches need some understanding of what trauma is and how it may show up for our clients. This is not so we become therapists, but rather so we can better help clients while remaining in our “coaching lane.”
What do you do when a client shows up with trauma? Many coaches struggle when trauma enters the coaching session. Sometimes a client clearly needs to be referred for mental health treatment, but there are other times where the answer is less obvious.
In fact, there are times when you can utilize a client’s trauma response to actually benefit the coaching session – WITHOUT crossing into the “therapy lane.”
“Impossible!, you say? Let’s find out.
Our team is available 24/7. You can either call us at +1 (415) 228-6857 or
email our support team at support@coaching.com.
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