Dr. D. Ivan Young is one of America’s most highly esteemed, preeminent life coaches. Hailed as the Reality Check Doctor®, he is known for his ability to empower his clients to change their beliefs and behaviors utilizing a provocative teaching style on complex relationship subjects.

Dr. Young is a Certified Master Coach and a leading behavioral modification and relationship expert. He specializes in evidence-based coaching. His coaching approach is rooted in behavioral science, law of attraction styled methodology. Dr. Young utilizes coaching strategies entrenched in positive psychology, neurolinguistics, and personality type.

Dr. Young is a Credentialed Master Practitioner in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment, an ICF Professional Certified Coach, a WellCoaches Certified Health and Wellness Coach, a Certified Professional Diversity Coach credentialed through the renowned Coach Diversity Institute and a Fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Coaching an affiliate of the Harvard University Medical School. 

His in-depth emotional intelligence theories helped launch his career as a world-renowned public speaker and one of America’s most highly sought after life coaches.  Two White House administrations, the United States Congress, and the Texas State Legislature have recognized Dr. Young for his positive influence on American culture and his contributions to the coaching field.  Dr. Young has appeared as an expert on Oxygen’s Snapped-Killer Couples, TV One’s Fatal Attraction, and ABC’s 20/20 Investigates. Dr. Young’s TEDX talk on the Law of Attraction has amassed more than 2 million views.