Johanna Nauraine

Professional Credentials

I have been teaching, coaching, training and providing consultation to white collar professionals for 33 years. I have a Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Chicago and part of a second master's degree in Organizational Development which I worked towards at Benedictine University.

For 27 years I had a private practice in psychotherapy in downtown Chicago specializing in premarital, marital and divorce therapy, infertility, alcoholism treatment and career coaching.

I also had a business consulting practice in which I taught business owners leadership development skills, strategies for boosting sales force performance, how to identify the most profitable targets for their business, ways to improve organizational productivity and techniques for effectively dealing with problematic employees.

In addition, I held adjunct faculty positions at two different universities where I taught graduate and undergraduate students in counseling psychology, organizational behavior and supervision and management.

I love working with people. Teaching, coaching and consulting are second nature to me. For more than three decades, I have coached my clients on how to develop successful romantic relationships, satisfying careers and strong, sustainable businesses.

I'm excellent at identifying client strengths as well as areas of challenge. I'm good at analyzing and breaking down problems into manageable chunks so my clients feel successful as they learn and try new things. I'm skilled at giving kind and direct feedback, while providing support and encouragement for adopting new strategies and behaviors.