About Marilyn

Marilyn Edelson, founder and president, is a Certified Co-active coach and a licensed clinical social worker with a Masters degree in Social Work from Boston University.  She also has had advanced training in family systems therapy, organizational development and family business consulting.

While she has worked with individuals, executives and corporate teams in high tech, her passion is in making a difference in helping individuals and families survive and thrive in their lives and businesses.

She is author of Values-based Coaching: A Guide for Social Workers and Other Human Service Professionals and has worked with the Best Year Yet program since 2001. Her philosophy is simple: “Do what works!” Her therapy practice, now completely online, focused on people and families with psychological issues that hinder their functioning, while her coaching work focuses on career and business. Unsure of what you need, she’ll be happy to help you sort that out in an introductory phone conversation.