Judith Martin
Originally from Yorkshire in England, with dual UK-German nationality, self-employed, multi-lingual, and based in Munich, Germany
Has extensive cross-sector experience working with culturally diverse clients up to Board level, having worked and lived internationally for 34 years, in the UK, Germany, Spain, China and former Czechoslovakia
Has collaborated with a broad range of organisations, from large global enterprises to small family businesses and start-ups, from leading business schools to hospitals and humanitarian projects
An accredited Master Executive Coach and member of APECS (Association of Professional Executive Coaching and Supervision); also accredited as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation
Holds an Advanced Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching (2014), a Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching (2008), and a Systemic Team Coaching Certificate (2015) from the Academy of Executive Coaching, UK
Holds certificates in coaching supervision, action learning facilitation, and various qualifications in professional education and communication, including a Master’s degree in adult learning and language teaching.
How I work
My Structure & Flow approach embraces balance and paradox. It combines clear contracting, frameworks and commitment with flexibility, creativity, playful experimentation, joy and whatever’s emerging. It is adaptive, personalised and often deeply personal, drawing on psychological insight and humanistic principles.
I integrate various approaches, methods and disciplines, working in collaborative partnership with my clients based on mutual respect and recognition, and an egalitarian spirit. My systemic perspective creates value for multiple stakeholders beyond the individual through richer, more robust conversations and stronger relationships.
What I value
My own journey has taught me the value of safe spaces for learning, free expression, independent thinking and the generation of ideas. Openness and curiosity matter to me, as do encouragement and appreciation. Committed to my field for over three decades, I value ongoing professional and personal development, supervision, mentoring and ethical practice.
After careers in publishing and adult business education, I co-founded and ran a training and coaching company in Barcelona, later in Shanghai, for many years. Here in southern Germany, I enjoy walking in the local Alps and visiting the art galleries and theatres, as well as returning to my Heimat Yorkshire and other beautiful places in England.