Testimonials
“Elizabeth has a gift for connecting the head and heart … and harnessing both.”
“Elizabeth is an exceptional thought partner and communicator. She helps you to deconstruct unhelpful patterns and to develop new, more successful approaches that are better aligned with your intentions.
My own experience had taught me that external tools often failed to deliver until I could better understand what was driving my choices internally. And understanding yourself isn't enough without the tools to convert that understanding into something concrete and actionable. Elizabeth has a gift for bridging this gap, connecting the head and the heart, and harnessing both. She creates major impact for her clients through deep listening and insight, deceptively simple but powerful shifts in language and mindset, and an unfailing willingness to accompany you through whatever challenges you want to overcome. I can't recommend Elizabeth highly enough.”
—VP, Business Development; Founder“…allowed me to hone skills that the world doesn’t seem to teach elsewhere.”
“As a person who thinks I can (and should) figure most things out on my own, I couldn’t be more thankful I had to courage to ask for Elizabeth’s help.
With an approach that was tailored to me, her guidance helped me navigate a messy and difficult season of transition in both the professional and personal areas of my life. Her ability to ask wonderful questions and make astute observations helped me slow down and take stock of where I was, where I am, and where I hope to go.
The space and care Elizabeth held for me made me feel more supported than I thought possible. Her thoughtful (and prompt) feedback on everything from my website to drafts of difficult communications was not only a huge help in the moment, but allowed me to hone skills that the world doesn’t seem to teach elsewhere.
Being seen and heard so deeply in our sessions allowed me to get honest and more clear about who I truly am and what I want. This period of coaching was a gift that I know will benefit me for the rest of my life.”
—Consultant, Strategist, Educator“…new levels of confidence and leadership…”
“Working with Elizabeth over the course of the last year has been invaluable. Her guidance was thoughtful and tailored, firm yet forgiving. Our time was always as I needed it to be — whether fully planned or more spontaneous as I processed the day’s or week's events. Together we explored areas and practices that needed consideration (often more than I realized) and provided strategies that both challenged me and that were realistic to implement. All of this came with a healthy dose of humor when needed!
Elizabeth is a calming, centering force. Her practice emphasized the way different facets of the self support the others, helping me to feed the resilience and creativity I need both at work and home on a daily basis. With her support I was able to push myself to new levels of confidence and leadership at a time when that was necessary. I find myself often going back to our session notes and key takeaways for inspiration and am deeply grateful for this experience.”
—Chief Development Officer“…grounded confidence that will steer me through this next chapter in my professional life.”
“I came to Elizabeth at a critical inflection point in my professional (and personal) life. I was ready to hang up my identity as a product strategist in the tech world and to try on something completely new — opening a coffee shop. Leaving behind success, experience, and deep industry knowledge to become a complete beginner again came with its challenges, fears and moments of doubt. I am so thankful I had Elizabeth by my side to navigate that transition. She helped me reframe fear into excitement, challenge into opportunity and doubt into confidence. In the 6 months I worked with her, I took a seed of an idea and developed it into a comprehensive concept and business plan, I developed an impressive network in the restaurant industry, secured a business partner, and took significant steps towards funding my coffee shop/ wine bar concept. The coffee shop dream transformed from something I was afraid to say out loud, to something I tell everyone now.
Elizabeth's gentle yet honest guidance helped me move from planning to doing, from dream to reality. She knows exactly when to push you, or challenge your thinking, and when to affirm you, and help you see your own potential, courage and accomplishment. In our time together, Elizabeth helped me release the long-held and unhelpful narratives I have had about myself, and I have emerged with a grounded confidence that will steer me through this next chapter in my professional life.”
—Innovation Strategist, Design Researcher, Entrepreneur“…substantive improvements in how I experience and embody my leadership role...”
“I see myself (most of the time) as a self-motivated, successful, high-achieving business woman and medical professional. Note, most of the time — thus seeking out Elizabeth! I was looking for one-on-one coaching that would encompass both the professional and personal aspects of my life and build on past coaching work I had done. Elizabeth came highly recommended by a dear colleague and friend, and I quickly understood why. Her approach truly is multi-dimensional, and she was fully attuned to all the interrelated aspects of my life.
Elizabeth drew connections and helped me arrive at insights that were new and extremely useful to me. She had the capability to challenge me with warmth and empathy, but also in a firm stance — and with timelines. This approach was both motivating and supportive. I always felt seen and heard, and Elizabeth’s commitment was more than palpable. Together we worked on leadership in my professional and personal life and identified where those skills could overlap. These overlaps enhanced one another and allowed for growth in both arenas in ways I had previously just started to scratch the surface.
Our work led to substantive improvements in how I experience and embody my leadership role within my industry. Elizabeth saw this opportunity right away, and helped me solidify putting this out into the world in powerful ways. She also enabled me to make important financial changes within my practice which I had been doubting for years. I highly recommend Elizabeth to anyone who is learning to embody their extraordinary self and who wants to achieve a greater understanding of their resilience. Thanks to our work, my path forward in both areas of my life finally feels integrated and complete. I would not hesitate to recommend Elizabeth to anyone.”
—Medical Professional, Thought Leader, Business Owner“…skills that replenish and nourish my perseverance.”
“To say that my life is different as a result of my work with Elizabeth would be a huge understatement. During our time together she helped me to navigate sensitive communication with colleagues, move towards greater awareness and embodiment of my leadership capabilities, and successfully re-negotiate my salary for the first time in over a decade. In the key moments of all these accomplishments she has been unfailingly supportive, perceptive, and gracious.
As meaningful as the external shifts in my work life have been, Elizabeth’s approach to exploring a person’s inner landscape is what put me on a path to sustainable growth and learning. She has challenged me to be more mindful of the patterns of thought that deplete and discourage me and has helped me to build skills that replenish and nourish my perseverance. I feel excited to continue striving for excellence and to see what’s next. It has been invaluable to have Elizabeth’s wisdom, humor, and openheartedness close at hand.”
—Leader, Major Arts Organization“Working with Elizabeth will undoubtedly change your life.”
“I came to Elizabeth because I sensed that my potential had outgrown my ability to efficiently execute, balance, and consistently maintain high productivity in pursuit of my goals. As a field scientist, researcher and environmental justice advocate, I navigate challenging terrain — interpersonal, political, and in the field. I lead major international projects with global impact. These require strong leadership, significant ‘deep work’ time investment, and sophisticated project and people management skills.
Coaching with Elizabeth was an experience that I will cherish forever. She created a safe space to explore both inner and outer work, guiding me along a necessary journey into the pathways that have led to my personal and professional successes and shortcomings. We worked together to assess my thought processes and habits and to make more effective, stronger choices.
Elizabeth helped me integrate the different skills required to succeed. I now harness my “inner CEO” and my “inner COO” to oversee the execution of my most ambitious visions, organizing big dreams into executable plans. She also provided practical, on-the-ground support, helping me navigate challenging workplace situations and providing invaluable assistance that, in one case, helped salvage a multi-stakeholder international project on the brink of collapse.
Elizabeth has a beautiful and kind way of encouraging and challenging her clients to re-examine long-held beliefs, without judgment. Our work was empowering and helped me become more able to look inward for my answers, better able to hear and trust my intuition. I became more confident setting boundaries and respecting my needs in pursuit of my mission. I’ve been able to foster self-compassion and clear the anxious and doubtful clouds that prohibited me from reaching my full potential. Thanks to our work I feel a new, grounded confidence and my inner light shines brighter.
Working with Elizabeth will undoubtedly change your life. I can’t recommend her highly enough.”
—National Geographic Explorer, Scientist, Leading Conservation Advocate“…I accomplished every single goal I set for myself at the start of our coaching...”
“Elizabeth's weekly email newsletters resonated with me so strongly that I eventually reached out to inquire about coaching. Her warm and thoughtful response, and the conversations that followed, convinced me that she was the right person to support me through retiring from a business I had started some 15 years ago. This was a major transition in my professional life, and Elizabeth helped me move from a disorganized, fuzzy idea of what that transition would entail to a clear and concise vision of the process, goals, and ultimate result. Along the way, she also referred me to books, articles, and other resources which deepened my understanding of what it meant to retire, how to find meaning in a less strenuous life, and how to structure the entire series of events.
Elizabeth’s humor, constant belief in me, and her non-confrontational ability to keep my feet to the fire (how does she DO that??) was such an effective and positive way for me to move forward. Our work helped me to identify and gently rewrite patterns of thought that no longer served me, clarify my boundaries and my commitment to myself, and to move forward to the future with confidence and joy. I accomplished every single goal I set for myself at the start of our coaching, and I am deeply grateful for our time together.”
—Founder, Small Business Owner“…a more holistic, joyful and grounded relationship with my job and myself.”
“I cannot overstate how impactful my work with Elizabeth has been. Put simply, it has changed my life. Not only has she helped me change my relationship with my job and career broadly speaking for the better, but she has also helped me change my relationship with myself. Working with Elizabeth has helped me become the truest, most empowered, and fullest version of myself to date.
Through her deeply attuned listening skills and thoughtful, nuanced approach, she helped me discover a more grounded, thoughtful, and nuanced approach to my own life, work, and relationships — both professional and personal. I've learned how to move through my days with more ease and peace, without compromising values or boundaries.
Elizabeth has changed the way I communicate and am in relationship with my colleagues, students, and most importantly, with myself. She opened my eyes to (and helped me navigate) the complex and valuable paradox of “both/and.” Not only is “both/and” a more accurate understanding of the world we live in, but learning to make room for the “both/and” in life has freed me from the crippling binaries that previously controlled my world view. My work with Elizabeth has helped ease the self-hatred and anxiety that had been so present for me, and I now have a more holistic, joyful, and grounded relationship with my job and myself.
I cannot recommend Elizabeth enough — not only has she helped me tremendously, but I'm confident her personalized approach would make her a great fit for a wide range of clients. I am so grateful for her patience, kindness, and willingness to go deep, and I am so excited to see what this new beginning holds for me.”
—High Level Performing Artist, Educator“…it feels great to know you did everything you could to fully succeed…”
“I came to Elizabeth for coaching as I was beginning a new, high-profile leadership role in a high-stakes work environment. I knew I wanted to succeed and thrive in this role, while at the same time I also needed to maintain a heavy focus on my own job performance and execution.
Elizabeth’s assistance was invaluable. The line of communication between us was very open and comfortable, which really reduced my stress level. She helped me develop game plans for complex situations and challenging conversations. We worked so I could stay as level-headed as possible, focus on being an effective leader, and create strong outcomes — even if it pushed me out of my comfort zone.
Elizabeth is a genuinely great listener. She really got to know me and my situation and tailored the coaching to exactly what I needed. She also helped me see that this was the time to lay a strong foundation so I can stay fulfilled and balanced in my career. We worked together to form a vision for my work that was sustainable over the long haul and would protect me against burnout.
It’s been especially powerful to have her support and guidance in learning to set stronger boundaries. I’m now much better at saying no, and focusing on quality over quantity.
My work with Elizabeth has given me valuable tools, wisdom, and insight I needed to become a more effective and confident leader. I’ve experienced a lot of growth and a major increase in self awareness, thanks to Elizabeth’s careful listening and how she helped me reflect on my choices in a different way.
If you’re considering working with her, I say go for it. When all your hard work pays off and you find yourself in that “dream role,” it feels great to know you did everything you could to fully succeed in it.”
—Senior Leader, Large Non-Profit Organization“…major career breakthroughs…”
“I reached out to Elizabeth because I knew that her work as an artist, educator, public speaker, and advocate would align with my work as an artist, educator, and legacy-carrier, but I had no idea that my time with her would help me grow not only in these areas but in literally every area. My confidence and ego used to be entirely achievement-based. I was raised in an environment where I was always the token Black person, so from the onset, I unknowingly struggled with my identity and used my outward success to seek validation. I became a perfectionist and too independent. After working with Elizabeth, I’ve learned to let go of the validation-through-work mindset and to embrace a validation-through-living mindset. Ironically, I’ve gotten both more efficient and better at working, because living a fuller life has made work more rewarding.
This change contributed to some major career breakthroughs, and I know it will lead me to even more successes! My coachings with Elizabeth were truly the best investment that I’ve ever made; I’ve gained career and life skills that I know will continue developing as long as I stay curious and true to myself. To anyone that’s considering working with Elizabeth — do it. As long as you go in with motivation and an open heart and mind, you’ll gain more than you ever hoped for.”
—Public Speaker, Performing Artist, Advocate “... one of the most important decisions I have made…”
“Choosing to work with Elizabeth was one of the most important decisions I have made in my life and career. Working with Elizabeth has given me the courage to build the life I truly want. Through discovering what values were important to me, and uncovering the strength required to pursue those values, I feel confident that I have the ability to recognize what does and doesn’t serve me in my life and career. I am no longer searching for how to feel confident, or waiting for the day when I would finally feel confident ... I finally know how to find the confidence that comes from within, and I am indebted to Elizabeth for supporting my journey to understand how to apply deeply rooted confidence in my life and career.
What I am most proud about as a result of working with Elizabeth is the person I’ve become — I have a newfound self-appreciation that has given me contentment with where I am in life, and patience to continue growing. I feel like a completely different person now than where I was when I began working with Elizabeth. As an artist, I feel at peace allowing myself to learn and grow at my own pace; as a person, I feel like my work with Elizabeth has provided the tools for me to build the life and career I’ve always wanted.”
—Member, US Coast Guard“... unrelenting encouragement and belief in my ability to grow and change…”
“During my work with Elizabeth, I was able to dive deep into the circumstances that brought me to this turning point in my career path, and I've grown in my understanding of not only my stumbling blocks but also my strengths. I've always been a strong advocate for others, but now I am becoming a much stronger advocate for myself. I am setting stronger boundaries, worrying less about what others think, and speaking to myself with more kindness and patience. I've also found myself embracing opportunities and exploring options for new career directions that I'm not sure I would have done before embarking on this work. I'm very grateful for Elizabeth's unrelenting encouragement and belief in my ability to grow and change, and for her compassion. ”
—Professor, Higher Ed Administrator“I've learned to respect myself, my work, my voice, and my time...”
“During our coaching sessions, Elizabeth led me on the path of self-exploration, discovery and healing, with care, kindness and grace. Our work together has given me greater strength to lead, and improved my professional and personal life quality. I've learned to respect myself, my work, my voice, and my time more than ever. Elizabeth made me feel honestly heard and seen, and I am grateful for the tools she provided me for continuous self-improvement and support. It was one of the best self-investments I have ever made.”
—Non-Profit Leader, Artist“Our work was transformative, powerful, and had a lasting impact.”
“I feel like a completely different person thanks to my work with Elizabeth. I am much stronger and more skilled in my leadership. I am more confident and empowered. I trust myself more. I experience greater inner peace and far less anxiety. I’ve also learned a lot about how I project myself into the world — and how this influences how others see me.
I’m a successful professional with plenty of external accomplishments on my resumé. Before working with Elizabeth I was also regularly trapped by binary, black and white thinking, and I often labored under unexamined “rules” I had constructed for myself. Elizabeth helped me to dramatically expand my thinking and move out of patterns that were limiting my leadership potential and keeping me from creating the kind of life I wanted. She helped me identify and create new patterns and ways of being, all of which have served me so well.
Thanks to working with Elizabeth I now think bigger about what’s possible in my life and career, and I’m much more empowered to make (and own) strong choices. My black and white brain now thinks in color!
In my professional life, I’ve become much better at setting and maintaining boundaries. I’m more able to handle the discomfort of saying no, and I now accept that this discomfort is part of creating a healthy professional (and personal) life. I’ve developed tools to set boundaries with warmth, and to communicate them well, both in conversation and in writing. This has been a game changer in so many ways.
Our work also helped me develop a healthier way of relating to my feelings. I’ve learned to accept that feelings will come and go. And I’ve learned that how I choose to act on those feelings matters far more than what the feelings are.
During our work together I always felt supported and completely free to be open. Elizabeth listens deeply, with no judgment. She doesn’t instruct her clients, she partners with them — and she always gave me the space to work through things, guiding me just the right amount so that I could arrive at my own best thinking. When it was important for her to walk me through new ideas or to challenge me into new ways of being she did it with patience, empathy, and humor. She always knew when to pause and give space, and also when to ask the hard questions. She set the bar high for me — and she so clearly had my best interest in mind. This approach helped me stretch and grow in important ways.
Our work was transformative, powerful, and had a lasting impact. It almost feels like I now carry a version of Elizabeth with me, a wise voice constantly inspiring me to be everything I am capable of. I think coaching is great – and who the specific coach is really matters. Elizabeth was the exact right person for me, and I’m so grateful that I had this time with her. I can’t say enough good things about our work together and I wholeheartedly recommend working with her.”
—Performer, Educator, Artist-Teacher