Our Approach to Coaching
Leadership isn’t measured by skills alone; it grows from self-awareness and drives the way you impact those around you. How we inhabit our roles - how we make decisions, exercise agency, and relate to others - is inseparable from our inner lives. Our approach to executive coaching begins here: with the conviction that lasting growth in leadership emerges from deeper self-awareness and inner work.
As human beings, we are shaped by habits, patterns, and narratives - often formed long before we entered positions of leadership. These unseen forces play out in the present: influencing how we respond under pressure, how we engage in conflict, and how others experience us. Left unexamined, they can narrow our choices. Brought into awareness, they open the possibility for profound change.
Drawing on our backgrounds as therapists and executive coaches, we help leaders surface these dynamics and reimagine their possibilities. Our work together is both reflective and practical:
We identify and align on key focal points of professional growth and development.
We pinpoint recurring patterns and the impact they have on your leadership and decision-making.
We explore the relational dynamics at play in your role and working relationships, discerning both obstacles and opportunities.
We create an actionable plan that provides you with tangible steps to take for growth and development.
Our approach is not about applying quick solutions or generic frameworks. It is about cultivating a deeper capacity to lead from presence, clarity, and agency. Together, we chart a developmental path - naming the places where growth is most needed, and designing practices that allow you to embody new ways of leading over time.
An integral tool in this process is the Enneagram, a framework that illuminates the motivations, fears, and relational strategies that organize your inner world. It not only enhances self-understanding but also provides a language for navigating the complexities of leadership and for understanding how others perceive and experience you.
At its core, our approach to coaching is about creating new pathways through old terrain - transforming ingrained responses into conscious choices, and expanding your capacity to lead with wisdom and relational intelligence. Our aim is not simply to make you more effective, but to support you in becoming the kind of leader whose presence itself invites trust, creativity, and growth in others.
A Conversation About Fit
Effective coaching depends on trust and the right working alliance. We’d love to connect for an introductory call to explore whether our approach aligns with what you’re seeking.
In our conversation, we’ll:
Clarify aims. What you hope to gain from coaching - outcomes that matter for you, your team, and your context.
Understand the landscape. Strengths to build on, constraints to navigate, and patterns that keep repeating.
Discuss our approach. How reflective inner work pairs with practical, between-session initiatives, to turn insight into action.
Consider the fit. Cadence, alignment, and how we would gauge progress together.
If we see strong alignment, We’ll outline a way of working. If not, we will suggest alternatives or resources. The purpose is discernment, not persuasion.