Karyn Gordon
Relationship Expert for Families & Organizations
(Specializing in Youth / Gen Y)
More information: www.drkaryn.com

Karyn Gordon is one of North America’s leading relationship experts, and her mission is to inspire people to develop exceptional relationships at work and at home. She is a motivational speaker & trainer who has given over 1000 keynotes, a national media contributor, an author and a private consultant.  She has worked with 100’s of organizations (Fortune 500 Companies, Non Profits & Government) and families, bridging the gap between work and family cultures while educating about the EQ skills (motivation, communication, career direction, confidence) that improve all types of relationships (Managers / Employees; Teachers / Students; Husband & Wives/ Parents & Teens).

For 14 years she has provided her expertise through national media. She is the resident relationship expert on the national talk-show “CityLine” (CityTV) and the upcoming relationship expert for Chatelaine Magazine (Fall 2011). For 5 years she was the relationship expert for the TV show “The Mom Show” (Slice Network) and for 2 years hosted her own radio talk-show in Toronto (CFRB Newstalk 1010).

For the last 15 years she has maintained a thriving consulting practice for families called ‘dkb Coaching & Wellness Studio’ in Toronto (with a satellite office in Newmarket) and recently launched a New York City office.  She has coached thousands of teens & adults on a variety of topics from sensitive issues such as self-esteem, anger, depression and anxiety to more personal EQ leadership skills such as communication, career direction, time management and organization.

She has written 4 books including “Analyse Yourself” (a book for teens on self-esteem), “Analyse Your Teen” (a 4 part CD series + workbook for parents on building self-esteem, communication & boundaries) “Raising Healthy Teens In An Age of Overindulgence” (a 4 part CD series + workbook for parents on teaching time & money management skills) and her latest called “Dr. Karyn’s Guide to the Teen Years” (published by Harper Collins).

Her coaching style is pragmatic and solution-oriented. Her passion is helping people understand themselves so they can reach their full potential.

Karyn has a Bachelors in Psychology, a Masters in Counselling and a Doctorate in Marriage & Family*.

 “I was anti-counseling until I met Karyn. She was very down to earth. I had a lot of anger problems - I was freaking out on everyone in my life. She really helped me learn how to deal with things.”
Male, Age 18

“Karyn taught my husband and me to set boundaries and really teach responsibilities to our children. We were losing our minds before we started coaching. I would recommend coaching to anyone who has children.”
Mother of 2 teens

* Karyn is not a psychologist. Her Doctorate is in Marriage & Family which is a different educational stream.