Why I Offer Leadership Coaching (and What It Means to Me)

Leadership coaching found me long before I ever called it that.

As a therapist, yoga teacher, and community leader, I’ve spent years sitting with people during seasons of transition when what once worked no longer does and what comes next feels uncertain. Again and again, I noticed deeply capable, values-driven people carrying their leadership with tension, self-doubt, and an ever-expanding sense of responsibility, myself included at times. We care deeply and hold a clear vision, but without space to develop self-leadership, the weight of it all begins to show through disrupted sleep, waning joy, and a quiet loss of connection to ourselves.

I believe that leadership coaching lives at the intersection of reflection and responsibility. It’s not about fixing people or offering a one-size-fits-all leadership style. It’s about creating space to ask deeper questions: What kind of leader do I want to be, especially during challenges? What would it look like to lead in a way that feels sustainable and aligned with your values? Where do self-doubt or old patterns tend to take over my decision-making?

One of the things I love most about this work is how rarely the growth stays contained to the workplace. As one client shared, the “aha moments” they experienced in coaching “went far beyond my leadership scope and seeped into every part of my life in the sweetest way.” When someone learns to pause, reflect, and respond with intention, that shift shows up everywhere: at home, in relationships, and in how they relate to themselves.

“Leadership coaching didn’t just change how I lead, it changed how I live.”
— Coaching Client

My approach to leadership coaching is both reflective and practical. We talk strategy and systems, yes, but we also work with the nervous system and the inner narratives that shape how we lead. Clients often tell me that the blend of reflection, somatic tools, grounding practices, and practical leadership tools and habits helps them feel more connected and steady as leaders. Many of my clients often share that our sessions feel like “work therapy,” which makes sense because leadership doesn’t happen only in the mind. It happens in the body, in moments of uncertainty, and within relationships.

Leadership coaching is a space where you can bring whatever is present (the doubts, the decisions, the excitement, the fear) and leave with more clarity and self-trust than you arrived with. My role isn’t to give answers, but to ask the right questions, illuminate strengths, and support a shift from reactivity to intention.

I believe leadership coaching can be a guiding light, especially for people who care deeply and want their work to feel aligned rather than drained. If you’re reflecting on your next step, your leadership shadow, or how you want to show up in the work you do, coaching can be a meaningful place to begin.