Dr Kirsty Agar-Jacomb

I’m Dr Kirsty Agar‑Jacomb, a coaching psychologist who works with senior leaders operating in complex organisational systems.

With over 25 years of experience, I bring psychological, strategic, and system‑level insight to high‑stakes leadership work. I work with C‑suite and senior leaders across the public, private, and for‑purpose sectors when pressure is sustained and the stakes are high.

This work sits at the intersection of psychology, leadership, and organisational reality. It is not therapy or skills training. It is sustained coaching psychology for leaders whose roles carry consequence.

Coaching Psychology

Coaching psychology is the application of evidence‑based psychological theory and research to coaching practice, with the aim of improving performance, wellbeing, and sustainable behaviour change.

It combines rigorous psychological insight with a collaborative, goal‑focused coaching relationship to support leaders to think more clearly, act more deliberately, and lead more effectively in complex environments.

In organisational settings, this approach supports not just individual performance, but the quality of leadership conversations, decision‑making, and relational dynamics across the system.

How I Work

My style is thoughtful, challenging, and grounded in real‑world leadership contexts. I work relationally within a strong container, naming patterns, surfacing what is often unspoken, and supporting leaders to develop the internal authority required to lead well over time.

My work draws from developmental coaching psychology, systems thinking, contextual behavioural science, and neuroscience, applied pragmatically within organisational realities.

Professional Background

  • Accredited Coaching Psychologist – International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP)
  • Registered Clinical Psychologist – New Zealand Psychology Board (NZPB)
  • Member – International Coaching Federation (ICF) previously credentialed as Associate Certified Coach ACC
  • Member: Te Rākau Matua – Institute of Coaching Psychology, New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS)
  • Prequalified Executive Coach, C-suite and Senior System Leaders – Leadership Development Centre (LDC)
  • I also bring prior leadership experience in governance, strategy, workforce development, and leading change.

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