What Is Leadership Coaching? It Could Be the Edge You’re Missing

Jul 16

Coaching session with women leaders in a supportive environment

In today’s fast-moving, high-stakes professional landscape, technical skill is only part of the equation. What separates good leaders from exceptional ones isn’t just what they know, but how they lead.

Leadership isn’t just about expertise; it’s about self-awareness, presence, and the ability to navigate complexity with integrity.

As a leadership and executive coach, I work with driven professionals, many of them women, who are smart, capable, and technically excellent, but who recognize that leading others and growing in their careers requires more. More self-awareness. More nuance. More trust in their own voice. More ability to manage the complexities of leadership and power with both confidence and integrity.

They’re not just chasing titles, they’re building careers rooted in purpose and aligned with their values.

Maybe you’re preparing for a promotion or stepping into a bigger role and wondering, “How do I manage the visibility and pressure without losing myself?” Or perhaps you’ve been leading a team for a while, but you’re navigating tricky dynamics, unclear boundaries, or a dip in confidence. Or maybe you’re just ready to stop second-guessing your leadership style and start owning it.

This is where coaching comes in.

It’s not about fixing you. It’s about equipping you. Coaching is a space to pause, reflect, and grow. A space where your ambition can meet support, and your questions can lead to clarity.

What Happens in Leadership Coaching?

My coaching is grounded in psychology and focused on real-life application.
We start with clarity:

Who are you as a leader?
What do you believe in?
What’s getting in your way?

Together, we’ll map the beliefs, behaviors, and blind spots that shape your leadership, so you can lead more intentionally and effectively.

We can work on:

Executive presence: Understanding how you show up, where you get wobbly, and how to step into rooms with more gravitas, authenticity, and authority.
Managing others: Whether you’re new to people leadership or managing complex team dynamics, we’ll sharpen your skills around communication, feedback, boundaries, and influence.
Navigating transitions: Promotions, reorgs, returning from leave, or taking on a C-suite role. These are often moments of both opportunity and uncertainty. Coaching helps you lead through change with steadiness and clarity.
Confidence and decision-making: We’ll address the doubts and overthinking that slow you down, and build your capacity to act decisively while staying aligned with your values.

You’ll learn to lead with less hesitation and more conviction.

What It’s Like to Work With Me

Clients describe my coaching style as warm, insightful, strategic, and direct. I combine evidence-based tools (including the Hogan Assessment), a deep background in psychology, and real-world leadership experience. I’ve supported leaders across industries, from healthcare to law, startups to large corporate environments. My past clients include individuals from companies like Biogen, Gilead, Janey Wealth Management, and various top law firms and hospitals.

But more than that, coaching with me is a space where you don’t have to have it all figured out. You can explore, reflect, test new behaviors, and grow.