Executive Coaching
My mission is to empower executives and leaders to thrive in their roles. I help you discover and own your values, motives, and intentions in order to lead and align from a place of deep purpose and experience your own version of success.
I am dedicated to providing personalized coaching services that support professional growth, enhance leadership skills, and foster a productive work environment. The definition of coaching is a creative and thought-provoking process that inspires someone to maximize their best personal and professional potential.
Sometimes talking with family, peers, and even leadership can only take us so far. Working privately with a licensed coach with real world leadership experience and no hidden agendas can be the element that brings clarity, shifts your perspective, or supports you identifying and taking that next step that gets you the promotion, helps write that book, or follow that dream. Coaching is this little secret that leaders who know, appreciate. The truth is everyone should have access to a coach. We all sometimes need someone who listens professionally, so that we can be our best selves and move forward.
"Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace and power in it."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Client Testimonials
“[Susan] helped me gain clarity on my work challenges and provided actionable insights that significantly improved my approach going forward. Susan’s ability to listen deeply and ask the right questions helped me to identify core issues and develop effective strategies.
I highly recommend Susan to anyone looking for professional growth and clarity in their career.”
Sara H.
“Working with Susan allowed me to have clarity and forward motion on my goals. Susan does an excellent job of understanding the situation and the reality through insightful questions and active listening.”
Jackie W.
"Susan's calm yet encouraging approach has helped me articulate action. She has given me the space and guidance to put into words my values and identify incremental actions I can take to propel me forward. Susan has helped me start to rise above the spiraling and feeling of being 'stuck' in my career."
Catherine P.
FAQ
What's the difference between coaching and therapy?
Both coaching and therapy recognize the importance of self-awareness to facilitate change. Both require professional skills such as listening, presence, trust, and evoking awareness. However, the purpose of coaching is future-, goal-, and solution-focused and tends to contract for 4, 6, and possibly 12 sessions. Apologies to all my therapist friends for oversimplifying here, but in therapy we tend to reflect on obstacles and the past in order to be more present. In coaching, the aim is to focus on present action plans and solutions that will move us toward the future we envision.
What should I expect from a coaching experience?
Coaching, like life, is a hands-on experience. Clients come with topics that will help them move forward, gain clarity, and achieve personal goals. In a typical session you would set the goal. We would discuss the current situation. We would then generate and evaluate options and finish with a plan or a way forward. Somewhere in the middle is the thought-provoking and creative process. The magic. The aha moments of insight. It's one of the reasons I became a coach.
What are the Benefits of Executive/Leaderhip Coaching?
In a few words: clarity, forward motion, alignment. If you are considering coaching, chances are you are already a go-getter. a goal-setter, a high-achiever. So if you're like me, you're thinking, why do I need to pay someone to help with that? Answer: you don't. A coach doesn't help you set or achieve goals. You do that. A good coach supports you getting really clear on what goals or moves are ultimately really important to you, and exploring different approaches to challenges as you move toward your best self. Coaching gives you the space to have aha moments about your journey and then take action.