Averil Leimon

Within the field of psychology, Averil Leimon is an author, executive coach, leadership psychologist and was one of the first UK-based psychologists qualified in the academic field of positive psychology. Leimon is the joint editor of The Essential Coaching Series from academic publisher Routledge and is co-author of Essential Business Coaching and Coaching Women to Lead. She is also the co-author of Positive Psychology for Dummies and Performance Coaching for Dummies and the author of 100 lessons on happiness in 100 words or less.

Leimon is also co-founder of business consultancy White Water Group.

Biography Leimon gained a masters degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Glasgow and a BA (Honours) in Psychology at Strathclyde University. She is a major contributor of psychological insight to television (BBC, CNN), radio (BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour), newspapers (FT, City A.M) and magazines (Women in Business, Cosmopolitan). She is also a member of and a speaker for the British Psychological Society.

Selected works Coaching Women to Lead, Routledge (East Sussex, UK), 2011 100 Lessons on Happiness in 100 words or less, Visual Aid Publishing Ltd (London, UK), 2011 Essential Business Coaching, Routledge (East Sussex, UK), 2010 Positive Psychology for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons (West Sussex, UK), 2009 Performance Coaching for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons (West Sussex, UK), 2008