In the helping profession, we often give so much to our clients. We may sometimes even go beyond our own limits, with their well-being as our primary focus. I started this way too, assuming I would be ‘just fine’ on my own and do not need to recharge. It took time to realize that self-care, setting boundaries, and reinvesting energy in myself are just as essential cornerstones for living a sustainable and nurtured life as professional development.
As a qualified mentor coach and coach supervisor, I am here to support you with a concrete professional toolkit as well as in nurturing your coach identity and practice. Our work together provides a safe environment to explore and resolve any blocks, caring for both your practice as a helper and for yourself.
The topics I most often work on with coaches include:
I am a certified mentor coach and coach supervisor, ICF-registered mentor coach, and a focusing trainer accredited by the Focusing Institute of New York. I have been a lecturer in the counselor psychology program at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BMGE) since 2011. I have been delivering train-the-trainer programs since 2018, and organizational development courses since 2022. I earned the PCC credential from the International Coaching Federation in 2019 and have dedicated over 2,000 hours to self-reflective and therapeutic work to ensure our sessions are truly about you.
"Working with Kriszta felt like time had stopped, and during this time, I was able to calmly and safely start putting together the puzzle of my own self and my professionalism. She allowed me to find the pieces myself but didn’t let me force mismatched pieces together."
Kriszta's selflessness is impressive, and it created great trust in me, making me feel that she was sharing everything with me that could benefit me, preparing me for the corporate environment."
Balázs Bőtös
"Each session with you was special, not only for my personal development but also from a coach's professional perspective.
With your help, I managed to bring the 'new' Eszter and the 'old' Eszter closer to each other, accepting that both have a place in my life, and now they walk hand in hand.
The images we painted together continue to live on and help me maintain awareness, acceptance, and support in dealing with emerging questions. Through your methods, I was introduced to new perspectives that generated deep understanding and acceptance. My professional dilemmas also smoothed out, and with your questions and encouraging support, I was able to move past them, for which I am very grateful.
I met an excellent professional in you. The softness, openness with which you work, and the space you give to the client are truly inspiring. I always felt safe, able to share my doubts honestly, and I feel that my uncertainty and internal conflicts have reached a point of calm, not just on a cognitive level, but also emotionally.
From here on, it's up to me to take action, but without this process, I would have had much less chance. If I do get stuck, I know who to turn to.
Once again, thank you for the opportunity, I think of you with a grateful heart. :-)
Dr. Eszter Fodor-Marosújvári
Fészek Coaching
"In Kriszta, I have encountered a confident, emotionally rich, and empathetic focusing trainer. She quickly adapted to my individual requests, and every focusing session was meaningful. I received the supportive and accepting atmosphere that made the group focusing experience exponentially more alive than individual sessions."
Linda
"I am very grateful for this process; in fact, I won doubly from it.
On the one hand, as I mentioned, your gentle kindness completely enveloped me every time, which made me feel that I would let you into my inner little world, even if I were otherwise much more reserved. It was amazing to experience the momentum I gained after each session, and I looked forward to sharing the progress each time. I learned a lot about myself and my relationship with myself. Focusing is an interesting experience, and I think it can be truly liberating. It also taught me to pay more attention to physical signals because if I feel something in my stomach, it may not be from the food I ate, quite the opposite...
On the other hand, as a coach, it was also great to see and experience how a professional works. In fact, I even saved a few great sentences for later use. Also, now I know how to close a process :-) Thank you for the journey!"
Anita Bálint
Coach
"In Kriszta Medgyesi, I have encountered an empathetic, approachable, open, professionally well-prepared, and conscientious focusing guide. She is someone you can trust yourself to and dare to reveal your imperfections and weaknesses.
Kriszta’s trust and energetic approach frame many of my personal experiences, as during the focusing sessions, it feels as if, with her support, I am getting closer to my innermost self.
The essence of focusing, for me, is precisely that I do not expect someone to give advice or suggest solutions to my problem while experiencing the failure of not having been able to solve it on my own.
Instead, it provides space, time, and a safe framework to draw from my own resources, allowing me to align the conflicting, ambivalent feelings and thoughts within me during the focusing process.
Kriszta can be a supportive, non-judgmental, encouraging, and empathetic partner in this process, which is why I warmly recommend her to anyone wanting to experience focusing."
Éva Deliága