A different kind of coaching — because you’re at a different kind of moment

Most coaching is designed with a general framework: work with a partner — hopefully well-trained and credentialed — to help you discover, brainstorm, deepen insights, make decisions, and get things done. But it’s not what most of my clients need when they arrive.

They’ve tried to make changes, maybe even sought therapy — which was helpful but didn’t address what they need to get where they want to go. What they want now is a real process and a trusted partner — someone who can hold career, life, health, relationships, and purpose in one conversation without reducing any of it, and help them create a new exceptional life design.

That is what I offer.

How I coach

I don’t believe in selling DIY training and sending clients off to apply it alone. I believe in being a genuine thinking partner — asking the questions you haven’t thought to ask, naming the patterns you may not see, and holding you accountable to what you actually say you want to help you get it (because you can).

My own path took far longer than it needed to, mostly because I had no one doing this for me. That’s the gap I coach to close. You shouldn’t have to spend years finding your way to clarity and results, when a comprehensive set of materials and activities, combined with professional guidance, can get you there far faster.

My approach

The MASTERFUL LIFE Redesign program is a structured, whole-life process. It’s not therapy, not traditional career counseling, and not a course you work through alone. It’s a set of thought provoking design activities built around you, — your strengths, your values, your own definition of “having it all” — because what matters most to a truly fulfilled life is yours to define. And it’s delivered in a collaborative manner so you have experienced support as you develop your customized plan for moving forward.

We work through five interconnected steps: your current circumstances, your full-life foundation, your vision for genuine satisfaction, your personal power and leadership, and the practical path to put that altogether. The structure creates clarity. The partnership keeps you moving. Along the way, we cover all the research-based areas of a genuinely fulfilling life — health, career, finances, relationships, family, personal development, and more — so nothing important gets left out of the picture.
Most clients are surprised by how quickly the fog of change begins to lift when there’s a real process and someone who has walked this terrain guiding the conversation.

Training and credentials

I take professional coaching seriously — both what it can do for clients and what genuine credentialling requires.

I graduated from Coach University, one of the original founding coach training programs in the world. I earned the Professional Certified Coach credential through the International Coaching Federation, and directed the committee that created the ICF Code of Ethics and Ethical Conduct Review Process. I hold a founding Board Certified Coach credential from the Center for Credentialing & Education — an independent global credentialing body. My academic credentials include a BSN from the University of Michigan and a JD from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, followed by training in mediation, business and marketing.

If you’re evaluating coaches, I’d encourage you to delve into their background. The title “coach” is unregulated, and the difference in preparation and experience is significant.

What I bring to the work

Along with more than 25 years of coaching experience, I am certified in multiple modalities including life and career transition, entrepreneurship and money, retirement and life options, and neurolinguistic programming (NLP). I also hold certifications in the behavioral and communication frameworks I use to help clients understand their strengths and interact more effectively with the people around them.

I bring additional depth in behavioral assessment, neuroscience, communication styles, personal peak performance, mediation, estate and legacy planning, and whole-life wellness — because mid-career reinvention is rarely just about a job change.

How we work together

I encourage clients to begin with the MASTERFUL LIFE Redesign group program, a comprehensive set of thought-provoking content and activities combined with customized coaching input, to help you create a life+work plan and the confidence to implement it. The format also provides the insights from a supportive small group also going through the program who may illuminate issues you are similarly going through. Private individual sessions are available during the group program, but optional.

On a very limited basis, I may work privately, 1:1, with a client going through the MLR program who wants a higher level of personal attention. However, that lacks the shared experience and synergy from others doing similar work — which is quite valuable. So honestly, I take on private engagements only rarely, because the group format is richer for all concerned.

All work is done virtually — through the program platform and interactive conference calls — which means geography is never a limitation.

The place to start

My Services page (tab above) describes how I provide coaching in more detail, utilizing my Masterful Life Redesign program. It is a systematic and efficient approach uniquely developed for professionals and executives in business or government service who have reached a level of career mastery, but find they are longing for something different… new… more… As a structured program with live coaching, you may join at any time, so you can get started exploring what’s next right away!

If you have questions, click here to join me for a New Direction Clarity Consultation! It’s a complimentary conversation, just us or possibly a group of 6, where you can learn about how the program works and inquire about what you need to decide.

Already know you want to join? Click here for full Masterful Life Redesign program information and pricing.

For my personal story and the journey that shaped this work, visit About Dolly.