Sometimes coaching begins with a choice. Sometimes it begins with a board recommendation, a leadership review, or a gentle (or not-so-gentle) nudge from the people who want you to succeed.

Either way, you’re welcome here.

I work with executives and creative leaders who are already highly capable, and who want to lead with more clarity, steadiness, and impact without turning themselves into a different person. Some clients come in with a specific goal (communication, confidence, decision-making, team dynamics). Others come in simply because it’s “part of the package.” We can start wherever you are.

Coaching That Focuses on the Person, Not Just the Tactics

Some coaching focuses on tactics. My work focuses on the person using the tactics, because when that shifts, results tend to follow faster and last longer.

A Clinical Psychologist with Real-World Business Experience

I’m a clinical psychologist and have practiced in the Bay Area for over 25 years. Alongside my clinical work, I’ve built and launched projects at the intersection of psychology and technology: two startups, multiple patents, and emotionally intelligent toys that made it into the real marketplace (which is a polite way of saying: I’ve learned what happens to good ideas when deadlines, budgets, strong personalities, and reality show up).

How Executive Coaching Works

In our work together, I bring a mix of psychological depth, humor, business-world pragmatism, and a collaborative, human style. That usually looks like getting quickly to the patterns that are costing you energy or limiting your influence (often ones you can’t see from the inside) and building a way of leading that your nervous system can sustain.

Who This Executive Coaching Is For

I tend to work best with people who are curious about themselves—not because we’re avoiding results, but because self-knowledge is often the fastest route to better results. When you understand what drives you under pressure, what you protect, what you avoid, and what you actually want, you become more effective and work gets easier. You become more direct. Your relationships at work get cleaner. Decisions get simpler. And the ripple effects often show up at home too.

“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.”

— John Steinbeck

 

Now that you have a sense of me as a therapist, the next step is to contact me in my Oakland, California office to find out how I can help.

I’d be pleased to assist you, your child or teen in creating a better life and becoming your best selves.

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