Executive Coaching

Hi, I’m Lauren, a licensed psychologist with expertise in leadership development, organizational dynamics, and diversity, equity, & inclusion issues, I can provide the resources and skill-building you need to make changes at work, as well as address any underlying anxiety, depression, or relationship issues that may be happening alongside your work-related stress.

Do you wish you felt more empowered as a leader?

  • Are you struggling to own your accomplishments at work?

  • Do you feel undeserving of your success, like an imposter waiting to be found out, and it seems like one mistake could expose you or undo all your hard work?

  • Do you over-prepare and feel like you must perform flawlessly just to seem competent?

  • As stress at work increases, do you feel as though you’re not devoting enough time and energy to your personal life, ultimately leading feelings of guilt, shame, and inadequacy? 

  • Do you feel caught between advocating for yourself or your direct reports and living up to expectations from other leaders, leaving you feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and frustrated?

  • Do you wish you had the tools to effectively relieve work-related stress, better manage your team, and advocate for yourself?

With support and targeted skill-building, you can feel more empowered and influential in your role. And with that grounding beneath you, you are well-positioned to make your organization a healthier, engaging, and affirming place to work for you and your employees.

My Approach to Executive Coaching

  • Inclusive of who you are as a whole person

    In our sessions, I welcome imperfection, openness, and authenticity. In fact, a key component of this work is developing self-compassion and sustainable self-care practices that will help you reduce stress, enhance your creative problem-solving abilities, and feel more present in your personal life.

  • Specific & Strategic

    We will collaboratively develop measurable goals, build upon your strengths, and practice new leadership strategies for assertive communication, managing conflict, and improving morale.

  • Systems-Oriented

    Together, we will thoroughly examine how your workplace operates using a systems approach, which will help you gain clarity about how different parts of your work environment come together to function as a whole. That way, we can identify specific policies or practices that lead to harmful or frustrating organizational dynamics, and develop a plan for addressing those dynamics.

Modern leaders face distinct challenges.

If you are feeling overwhelmed and undervalued at work or you are having trouble balancing your responsibilities at work with those at home, know that you are in good company. Many leaders I work with are preoccupied not only with fulfilling duties and meeting deadlines, but also maintaining a healthy work environment by addressing burn out and DEI issues.

In a leadership role, this often means being in a double bind: you may have pressure from other leaders to push projects or new rules forward even when you know that they may not align with your team’s mission, capacity, or priorities. The constant, rapid shifts in the workplace landscape that have taken place during the COVID-19 pandemic have been especially stressful for leaders to navigate.

And, on top of all these pressures at work, you may have several responsibilities at home, such as parenting or caring for a sick or aging relative. Depending on your workplace and its unspoken practices, you may even feel like you need to conceal your disabilities, pregnancy, or other health concerns in order to maintain your influence and be considered for promotion.

You devote so much of your time to your work. You deserve to feel respected, authorized, and at ease as a leader. With mental health-informed executive coaching, you can develop effective strategies to find work-life balance, relieve stress, deal with difficult coworkers, advocate for yourself, and better serve your team.

Ready for a better way forward?

With support and targeted skill-building, you can feel more empowered and influential in your role. With that grounding beneath you, you are well-positioned to make your organization a healthier, engaging, and affirming place to work for you and your employees.

If you would like to learn more about executive coaching, click the button below to get in touch and schedule a complimentary 20-minute consultation. I’m happy to address any questions you have about what it’s like to work with me and how coaching might be helpful for you. 

Here are more questions I often hear about executive coaching.

  • Implementing change is not easy, and it’s impossible for one person to be solely responsible for changing an entire workplace. This is why I employ a systems approach. We will consider how various stakeholders influence your workplace and explore the roles you’ve taken on (or been pushed into) within this system.

    Using this understanding, we will work together to determine what changes are possible, what role you can and want to play in bringing them about, and what skills or support you need to create these desired changes.

  • Anytime you make a change, you don’t know exactly how those around you will respond, and that can be scary. In our work together, we will anticipate and plan for the possible reactions you may encounter.

    This will help you make informed decisions about what actions you are willing to take and feel prepared to address the possible outcomes. At the same time, I want you to imagine the potential positive outcomes of your advocacy:

    • a sense of empowerment;

    • opportunities to break coercive and exploitive workplace cycles;

    • mentor direct reports;

    • and feeling enthusiasm about going to work—if work were a place where you felt respected and appreciated.

    With the support and skills to advocate for yourself and your team, you can take powerful steps toward creating this reality.

  • Yes! Many organizations set aside executive coaching or leadership development funding for their leaders. If you haven’t already, find out about the professional development funding you have access to.