Career & Life Coaching Services That Get You The Results You Really Want
As a certified PCC coach, I provide the structure and accountability for exploring the changes you want to make so you actually make them. Over a decade+ of practice, I've come to understand that I'm coaching the human first - your career challenges are just the entry point.
Though common themes emerge around transitions, confidence, and visibility, each person I work with is navigating their unique combination of circumstances, personality, values, and goals. That individual complexity is exactly why meaningful coaching can't be templated.
The client stories below showcase real partnerships and real results. Remember, these outcomes represent moments in time—growth is an ongoing, evolving experience that continues long after our work together.
From Corporate Burnout & People-Pleasing to Purposeful Work Day
A senior-level professional in her early 40s contacted me after reading my post on career exhaustion vs. career burnout. She was 99% sure she was on her way to burnout but scared to admit it. She was paid really well (aka golden handcuffs) and didn’t want to seem like she couldn’t keep up with her peers. Her gut kept telling her that something had to change.
Throughout our coaching, we focused on clarifying core values and strengths, defining success on her terms (something she had never done) and what was enough (in terms of salary and work accolades), understanding what work situations/environments energized her (vs. drained her), and how to create boundaries that protected her well-being without sacrificing her career. We also explored how to advocate for changes within her current role before considering a complete exit. She realized that small, strategic shifts in how she approached her work and communicated her needs could create the breathing room she desperately needed.
Results:
Negotiated a 4-day work week while maintaining full salary and benefits
Reduced work-related anxiety through values-aligned boundary setting
Gained clarity on personal definition of success beyond external validation and peer comparison
Improved energy levels and sleep quality by implementing new boundaries
Strengthened relationship with manager through proactive communication about workload and priorities
Discovered her "enough number" for both salary and recognition, eliminating the constant chase for more
Developed sustainable work practices that prevented burnout without requiring a career change
From Career-Only Ambition to Whole-Life Ambition
A high-achieving marketing director in her late 40s reached out after years of climbing the corporate ladder left her feeling empty despite her success. She had devoted every ounce of energy to work for two decades, earning promotions and recognition, but couldn't shake the feeling that she was "winning at the wrong game." When someone asked about her hobbies at a networking event, she realized that she couldn't name a single one. Her entire identity was wrapped up in her job title and professional achievements.
Throughout our coaching, we explored what she found genuinely interesting beyond work demands, revisited childhood curiosities and dreams she'd abandoned for "practical" career moves, and examined what ambition could look like when applied to her whole life, not just her resume. We worked on giving herself permission to try things without them becoming "optimized projects" or side hustles. Most importantly, we redefined success to include joy, creativity, and personal fulfillment - not just professional milestones.
Results:
Rediscovered her love of pottery and joined a local ceramics studio for pure enjoyment
Started hosting bi-monthly dinner parties with friends, rekindling relationships she'd neglected
Began learning Spanish through a community college class—something she'd wanted to do since college
Set firm work boundaries including no emails after 7pm and protected weekend time
Developed a "life ambitions" list alongside her career goals, treating both with equal importance
Improved mood about work paradoxically by being more present and creative when energized by outside interests
Gained clarity on what "enough" looked like professionally so she could invest energy elsewhere
Deepened her relationship with her partner through shared activities and present-moment connection
From Quiet Achiever to Recognized Leader
A software engineering manager reached out after being passed over for a senior director role - the third time in two years. Despite consistently delivering exceptional results and mentoring high-performing teams, she watched less experienced (and often male) colleagues get promoted around her. Her manager's feedback was always positive, but when it came to visibility with leadership, she was practically invisible. She described herself as someone who "let the work speak for itself," but was starting to begrudgingly realize that great work without strategic self-promotion often goes unnoticed and unrewarded.
Throughout our coaching, we developed a personalized self-promotion roadmap that felt authentic to her introverted communication style, optimized her LinkedIn profile to showcase her technical leadership and team development skills, and created a strategic networking plan focused on building genuine relationships rather than transactional connections. We also worked on reframing self-promotion from "bragging" to "raising all ships"—helping her see that sharing her wins was actually serving her team and organization by highlighting what was possible. Most importantly, we practiced articulating her impact in business terms that resonated with executive leadership.
Results:
Promoted to Senior Director of Engineering within 5 months of implementing her visibility strategy
Increased LinkedIn profile views and new connections in her industry
Invited to speak at 3 major tech conferences (after learning how to pitch herself)
Featured in her company's internal newsletter
Created a podcast profile so she can pitch hosts for podcast interviews
Built relationships with 3 C-suite executives through strategic internal networking
Received 2 external job offers from companies who found her through her enhanced online presence
Gained confidence to share wins in real-time rather than waiting for annual reviews to highlight her impact
From Resume Rejection to Interview Success
An operations tech leader with 15+ years of experience contacted me in frustration after months of job searching with zero interview requests. Despite her impressive track record of streamlining processes, managing cross-functional teams, and delivering cost savings in the millions, her applications seemed to disappear into a black hole. She had been using the same resume format for years, simply adding new roles to the top, and couldn't understand why companies weren't responding. The silence was crushing her confidence and making her question whether her experience was actually valuable in today's job market.
Throughout our partnership, we completely rebuilt her resume from the ground up with ATS-friendly formatting and keyword optimization, transformed her generic job descriptions into quantified achievement statements that showcased her business impact, and gave her LinkedIn profile a complete makeover to align with her target roles and attract recruiter attention. We also developed a strategic job search approach that included identifying her ideal companies and roles, customizing applications for each opportunity, and leveraging her network more effectively. Most importantly, we worked on reframing her narrative to highlight her unique value proposition and the specific problems she solves for employers.
Results:
Tripled her interview requests within the first month of using her new resume
Received 6 interview requests in 6 weeks compared to zero in the previous 6 months
Landed an operations director role at a growing tech company after just 2 months
Negotiated a 200% salary increase from her previous role, plus a relocation benefit and way better benefits
Generated interest from 2 recruiters who found her through her optimized LinkedIn profile
Gained confidence in articulating her value during interviews and networking conversations
Reduced job search stress dramatically by finally seeing tangible results from her efforts
Built a reusable system for customizing applications that she can use throughout her career
From Scattered Services to Intentional Business
A creative positive psychology practitioner reached out at a pivotal moment - after years of juggling small client projects while raising two young children, she finally felt ready to focus seriously on growing her business. With her kids getting older and her husband's full support, she had more time and mental bandwidth to invest in her work, but she felt completely overwhelmed about where to start. She had a master's degree, incredible expertise, and a small but loyal client base, but her "business" felt more like a collection of random projects than a sustainable enterprise. Deep down, she questioned whether she could really be a "real entrepreneur" after operating small-scale for so long, and whether people would take her seriously as she stepped into a bigger version of her work.
Throughout our coaching, we clarified her core service offerings that leveraged her unique expertise while fitting her current life season, investigated the limiting beliefs that were keeping her playing small (especially around stepping into her authority as an expert), and built essential business systems including proposal creation, invoicing, and sustainable content creation. We also refreshed her website to clearly communicate her value proposition, launched her first email list to nurture her growing audience, and developed her first signature course as both a revenue stream and a way for potential clients to experience her work. Most importantly, we redefined what success looked like for her in this new chapter—building something sustainable and meaningful that honored both her expertise and her values.
Results:
Launched her first online course proving she could create content that people would buy
Gained confidence in her core offerings and pricing and stopped undercharging for her expertise
More intention and discernment around social media use, using it as a tool for her business instead of as a way to fuel insecurity
Updated her website to reflect this new season of her business and her expertise within it
Shifted her mindset from “I have to make the entire offer before selling it” to “Market it and sell it, then make it.”
From Negotiation Fear to Compensation Confidence
An educator reached out after having a successful interview for a new job, overwhelmed by the thought of negotiating her salary. Despite having 10 years of experience and knowing she was underpaid in her current position, she had never successfully negotiated a salary and was terrified of seeming "greedy" or losing the opportunity altogether. She had always accepted the first offer, convincing herself she should be "grateful" for any job, but seeing all the social media memes about women’s tendency to undersell themselves made her realize this pattern was costing her significantly over time. The thought of having "that conversation" with a new potential employer made her physically anxious. She worried about coming across as confrontational or unreasonable.
During our single coaching session, we calculated her negotiation numbers including her walk-away point, target salary, and realistic asking range based on thorough market research for her role and location, identified which benefits mattered most to her beyond base salary (professional development, start date, flexible work arrangements, additional PTO), and addressed the limiting beliefs and people-pleasing tendencies that had kept her from advocating for herself in the past. We also discussed common salary negotiation mistakes—like accepting the first offer, apologizing for asking, or treating negotiation as conflict rather than standard business practice—and practiced how to frame her requests professionally and confidently. Most importantly, we reframed negotiation from "being difficult" to "being a savvy professional who understands her value.
Results:
Negotiated a 20% salary increase above the initial offer, adding $12,000 to her annual compensation
Secured a $1,500 annual professional development stipend that wasn't part of the original package
Gained confidence in articulating her value using specific examples and market data
Overcame her fear of salary conversations by understanding negotiation as normal business practice
Developed a systematic approach she can use for future negotiations and performance reviews
Recognized the long-term financial impact of advocating for herself early in her career
Shifted from "grateful for anything" to "strategic about compensation" mindset
From Promotion Pressure to Purposeful Choice
A senior marketing director reached out feeling conflicted about a promotion opportunity to VP level that everyone expected her to accept. On paper, it looked perfect—a $30,000 salary increase, a bigger team, and the prestige that came with a C-suite reporting relationship. But something felt off. She was already working 50+ hour weeks, barely seeing her family, and knew the VP role would demand even more. Her friends and family kept congratulating her on the "amazing opportunity," but she felt anxious rather than excited. She worried that turning it down would make her look unambitious or ungrateful, and questioned whether she was "settling" or being realistic about what she actually wanted from her career.
Throughout our coaching, we explored what success truly meant to her beyond external validation and societal expectations, calculated the real cost of the promotion including the impact on her hourly rate given the increased time commitment, and examined her core values around work-life integration and personal fulfillment. We also worked through the fear of being perceived as "lacking ambition" and reframed ambition to include being intentional about her choices rather than automatically saying yes to every opportunity. Most importantly, we practiced how to decline the promotion professionally while positioning herself for future opportunities that better aligned with her goals.
Results:
Confidently declined the VP promotion and negotiated staying in her current role with additional flexibility
Gained 10+ hours per week to spend with family and pursue personal interests
Avoided burnout that likely would have occurred in the more demanding role
Maintained strong relationships with leadership by communicating her decision thoughtfully
Discovered what "enough" looked like in terms of both salary and career advancement
Became a mentor to another woman struggling with a similar promotion decision
Improved work-life integration without sacrificing professional respect or future opportunities
Found peace with her choice and stopped second-guessing her decision to prioritize balance
