Your Questions, Answered

  • No.


    This work is coaching (executive, leadership, life), not psychotherapy, counseling, or mental health treatment.

    While I am a licensed clinical psychologist, the services offered here are non-clinical, non-diagnostic, and non-therapeutic. Executive coaching focuses on leadership effectiveness, decision-making, professional performance, and interpersonal functioning in work-related contexts.

    I do not diagnose mental health conditions, provide treatment, or engage in trauma processing within coaching engagements.

  • The distinction is important.

    Coaching focuses on:

    • Leadership effectiveness and performance

    • Decision-making under pressure

    • Professional identity and authority

    • Workplace relationships and communication

    • Strategy, judgment, and execution

    • Help individuals clarify goals and direction

    • Improve performance, habits, and decision-making

    • Support personal or professional growth

    • Increase accountability and forward movement

    Therapy focuses on:

    • Mental health symptoms

    • Diagnosis and treatment

    • Trauma processing

    • Emotional disorders

    • Clinical intervention and healing

    Coaching is forward-looking, performance-oriented, and applied to professional functioning.


    Therapy is healthcare.

    If therapeutic or mental health needs arise, I will recommend appropriate clinical care outside of the coaching relationship.

  • My background as a clinical psychologist allows me to:

    • Identify patterns that affect leadership behavior under pressure

    • Understand how stress, authority, and relational dynamics influence decisions

    • Work with complexity, resistance, and blind spots efficiently

    That said, this expertise is applied strictly within a coaching framework, not a clinical one. Psychological insight is used to improve leadership functioning, not to provide treatment.

  • Life coaching is designed for individuals who are functioning well overall and want support with growth, direction, and forward movement, rather than treatment for mental health concerns.

    Life coaching is appropriate for people who want to:

    • Clarify personal or professional goals

    • Improve habits, routines, or accountability

    • Navigate transitions (career change, new role, lifestyle shifts)

    • Increase motivation, focus, or follow-through

    • Develop skills related to performance, communication, or organization

    • Think strategically about next steps and priorities

    Coaching is best suited for people who:

    • Are emotionally stable and able to self-regulate

    • Are not seeking diagnosis, treatment, or mental health care

    • Want a forward-looking, action-oriented process

    • Prefer practical guidance over emotional processing

  • Executive coaching is designed for:

    • Founders, CEOs, and senior executives

    • VPs and directors with enterprise-level responsibility

    • High-performing leaders preparing for increased scope or visibility

    It is not appropriate for individuals seeking mental health treatment, crisis support, or emotional stabilization.

  • What issues can be addressed in executive coaching?

    Common coaching topics include:

    • Decision-making under uncertainty

    • Leadership presence and authority

    • Managing conflict and difficult conversations

    • Boundary-setting and delegation

    • Navigating organizational politics

    • Performance under sustained pressure

    • Professional identity and leadership transitions

    • Understanding personal dynamics and how it impacts leadership presence

    • and more

    All work is grounded in real-world leadership demands.

  • What issues are not appropriate for coaching?

    Executive coaching does not address:

    • Mental health diagnoses or symptoms

    • Trauma processing or recovery

    • Depression, anxiety disorders, or other clinical conditions

    • Crisis intervention or emotional stabilization

    • Substance use or addiction treatment

    If these concerns arise, I will recommend appropriate clinical or medical support.

  • When coaching is organization-sponsored, scope, goals, and boundaries are clarified upfront.

    Feedback to organizations, if any, is:

    • Limited

    • Pre-agreed

    • Focused on professional development goals

    • Never clinical

    No psychological diagnoses or personal mental health information are shared.

  • Engagements are structured as:

    • Time-limited packages (3- or 6-month engagements), or

    • Ongoing retainers (with minimum commitment of 12-months)

    All engagements are governed by a written coaching agreement that outlines scope, boundaries, fees, and expectations.