I work with leaders to enhance their agency, impact, and influence.
This isn’t your traditional leadership coaching. We won't be setting performance metrics or tracking achievements. This is coaching through a somatic lens. Our focus is on cultivating deeper emotional & bodily intelligence. I blend a variety of modalities & trainings: Integral Psychology, Polyvagal Theory, Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, & the study of Trauma & Somatics.
Why is your focus on clients in leadership roles?
For a decade I worked for leaders who were rarely set up for success in regards to their mental and somatic health. They were overworked, lacked support in the development of emotional intelligence, & had minimal somatic literacy.
This translated to work environments with high pressure, high stakes, unrealistic expectations, reprimands instead of constructive feedback, and overworked & disrespected employees. The end result of working for company after company & leader after leader where this was the case was burnout, and it doesn’t have to be this way. The world needs more embodied, empathetic, and effective leaders.
Will this type of coaching support both my personal development and my business & leadership goals?
The way we do one thing is the way we do all things.
How you lead at work impacts the way you engage at home and vice versa. Your capacity for presence and calm, your strategic decision making and communication skills - all of these impact your business, team, & family - and they are all connected to your somatic state.
Why somatic coaching?
Understanding the interoceptive signals your body is sending you has a direct impact on your mental & physical health. I call it Somatic Literacy. Think of it as learning to speak a new language. Some outcomes of somatic coaching:
Greater Self-Awareness: A deeper understanding of your emotions, sensations, & interoceptive signals, enabling you to more effectively recognize & regulate your emotions, leading to greater emotional intelligence.
Sharpened Communication Skills: Via an expansion of your somatic vocabulary, you’ll increase your capacity to interpret & express your internal experience. This clarity in communication fosters more effective collaboration in every area of your life.
Enhanced Leadership Presence: More presence. More authenticity. More embodiment. All of this translates to the way you show up in a room and the trust others have in your capacity to lead.
Increased Resilience: You’ll learn practical techniques for recognizing & managing stress in the body. Through the development of resilience building practices you’ll be better equipping to navigate challenges and stress as they arise.
What’s your style of coaching like?
Every coaching engagement is unique & custom to each client. Your program is designed exclusively for you. We meet weekly or bi-weekly for either 60 or 90 minutes. I work with most clients for a year. Consistency is a powerful tool when creating change. Compensation is paid in full from the start - an investment in mindful decision making, clear communication, & your capacity for bold action.
I take my work seriously and have invested hundreds of hours + tens of thousands of dollars in my own training to develop the skill, support, and service that I provide. Clients describe me as a skillful facilitator, distinctly insightful, gentle yet firm, and innovative.
My commitment to my growth & healing over the years is a foundational piece of my approach. I don’t claim to have it all figured out - I’m human and ever evolving just like you. My coaching is an extension of who I am in the world: curious, compassionate, empathetic, driven.
I ask that you commit fully to our coaching engagement, show up, do the work, and follow through with the practices. In turn, you can count on me to be honest, inquisitive, and persistent, holding you to the highest expression of yourself and your potential.
Why did you choose coaching?
For years I’ll admit I would cringe a little at the word “coach”. Growing up my experience with coaching was encountering life coaches of the “live, laugh, love” variety. As the child of a therapist, I was always a big fan of that modality of self-work (and still am).
In my late 20’s I entered into my first coaching relationship and…. over the course of that year I was supported, encouraged, challenged, and expanded in ways that created meaningful and lasting change.
Coaching is the lane I chose because I wanted to work outside of a licensed system with the freedom to use a variety of modalities that resonate with me and my clients. This has allowed me to create a unique container informed by multiple modalities, trainings, and lineages of healing.
How do I distinguish a skilled coach from an unqualified coach?
A skilled coach will be able to create new distinctions for you on a discovery call. They won’t be pitching you their services, they will be showing you their skillset in action from the start. They will ask you about your dreams, fears, and desires. They will meet you where you are with deep inquiry and you’ll feel excited about what they can help you create in your life.
I’m generally a successful, high-performing leader. Do I need a coach?
We hire skilled professionals in all areas of life: to cook for us, to educate us, to manage our money - coaching is no different. Instead of food or finance, the medium of coaching is change.
The definition of a coach, via Merriam Webster, is “one who instructs, teaches, or trains”. As your coach I’m holding you accountable for the changes you want to see in your life. I’m your mirror, your thought partner, your reminder of your capacity.
What could you create in the world with that type of support?
What could you shift & change in your own life?
Who do you coach? Do I need to be in a leadership role to work with you?
I work with a range of clients, not all are executive.
I have four criteria that my clients meet:
They have a deep desire to create positive change in the world around them. They want to have an impact.
They don’t shy away from commitment or a challenge. They’re here to do the work.
They’re open to alternate points of view and changing their mind. In fact, they love seeing from a new perspective.
They’re inspiring to engage with. They bring intelligence and expertise to the table, and I get to learn from them.
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. - Viktor E. Frankl