NICOLE LIPKIN, PSY.D., M.B.A.
President and Founder of Equilibria
Through her work experience and education as a psychologist, author, and business woman, Nicole has developed unique skills that have distinguished her as a rising star in the business and corporate coaching and consultation field. Before opening her private practice, Nicole worked as a corporate trainer in a Fortune 50 company, a senior consultant for a consulting firm, a program coordinator in a not-for-profit organization, and an adjunct professor of psychology and forensics at Philadelphia University.
Once Nicole was satisfied she understood the inner dynamics of the administrative, financial, and human resource components of Corporate America, her entrepreneurial spirit led her to open her first private practice. Within a year, it grew into the esteemed Philadelphia group practice, Equilibria Psychological and Consultation Services, LLC. Within two years, Nicole opened Equilibria Kids and Equilibria Coaching and Consultation Services.
Through her collected corporate experience, education, teaching, consulting, and treating and coaching clients individually and in group settings, Nicole has developed a keen sense for assisting both individuals and the workplace operate at their most effective levels. In her capacity as an executive coach and business consultant, she maximizes both the symbiotic nature of the workplace and each individual’s greatest assets to produce optimal personal, professional, and organizational performance.
Nicole is most recently the co-author of Y in the Workplace: Managing the "Me First" Generation published by Career Press. This much needed book addresses the psychological, cultural, environmental, and social reasons that Generation Y behaves the way it does and both the positive and negative impact these individuals are having on the workplace. Effective coaching solutions for honing the strengths of this generation and minimizing their weaknesses are offered throughout the book. Through her work as a business and corporate coach and consultant, Nicole has developed an aptitude for teaching others to extract the unique talents of this generation while helping them integrate and gain acceptance in a cross-generational workplace. Nicole is also the author of the chapter "Leadership Coaching in Business and Industry" in Psychologists Earning a Living Outside of Managed Care: Fifty Ways to Leave Your Oppressor edited by Steven Walfish, Ph.D. and published by APA Books.
Nicole received a doctorate in clinical psychology (Psy.D.), Master of Business Administration (MBA), and Master of Criminal Justice (MACJ) at Widener University. She received additional executive coaching training from the industry-leading College of Executive Coaching. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Dance and Psychology at Skidmore College. Nicole is licensed as a psychologist in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She is the President-Elect of Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists and a member of the International Coaching Federation, American Psychological Association, Pennsylvania Psychological Association, and a Registrant of the National Register of Psychologists.
