Scientists have unique leadership challenges.
Scientists have unique leadership challenges.
Today’s leadership demands balancing resources, funding volatility, and advocacy for both your team and yourself.
Thought Partner to Scientists • Formally Trained Coach • Fluent in the World of Science
• Thought Partner to Scientists •
• Formally Trained Coach •
• Fluent in the World of Science •
5+
Years Of Scientist-focused Coaching
5+
Years Of Scientist-focused Coaching
A thought partner who already speaks your language.
I’m not going to tell you what to do. I’m going to ask the questions that help you think more clearly, so the conclusions you reach are yours, and you actually trust them.
“Holy crimoly, I’m so glad I hired her! Right out of the gate our sessions were eye-opening and productive.”
— Emily T., Professor, UC San Diego
Does any of this sound familiar?
Running a lab and struggling with the people side
Difficult conversations, underperforming postdocs, a new department head with different priorities.
Navigating funding volatility
Staring at the question of what comes next in your career
And it’s not getting any clearer no matter how hard you think about it.
Feeling unseen by leadership
Hesitating to say no to projects and committees, even if they don’t serve your career.
If it does, let’s talk.
You’ve solved harder problems than this one.
You just need someone to think it through with: someone who already understands the world you’re operating in.
My clients come to me feeling stuck, frustrated, or quietly overwhelmed. They leave with clarity, a plan, and a different way of seeing the things that were hardest to see alone.
Whether you’re leading a lab
or wondering what comes next.
Whether you’re leading a lab or wondering what comes next.
Two different situations. One consistent question underneath them both: what does forward look like from here?
LEADERSHIP COACHING
You’re good at the science. It’s the people stuff where you need support.
You’re running a lab, managing a team, sitting on committees. You want to show up like the leader you know you can be, and right now you’re not quite there.
Managing lab performance and difficult conversations
Navigating institutional politics and new leadership
Setting boundaries and saying no to new commitments
Showing up with confidence in high-stakes moments
CAREER TRANSITION COACHING
You’ve given yourself a quiet deadline. It’s time to figure out what’s next.
You have ideas. Maybe even some options. But the picture won’t get clearer no matter how hard you think about it. You need a process and a thought partner.
Exploring what you actually want from your career
Translating your scientific background into new opportunities
Building a plan you can trust, not just a list of options
Moving through uncertainty without rushing the answer
Scientists I’ve worked with have…
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Figured out how to say no to the commitments draining them, and yes to the ones that mattered most.
03
Learned to walk into difficult conversations prepared, instead of dreading them for weeks beforehand.
02
Navigated exits from organizations they’d outgrown, on their own terms and their own timeline.
04
Stopped measuring their worth by grant outcomes they couldn’t control, and found a steadier footing.
Scientists I’ve worked with have…
01
Figured out how to say no to the commitments draining them, and yes to the ones that mattered most.
02
Navigated exits from organizations they’d outgrown, on their own terms and their own timeline.
03
Learned to walk into difficult conversations prepared, instead of dreading them for weeks beforehand.
04
Stopped measuring their worth by grant outcomes they couldn’t control, and found a steadier footing.
Simple, focused, designed for you.
It’s not therapy. It’s not mentorship. It’s a structured, professional relationship designed to help you think more clearly about the things that are hardest to think about alone.
Simple, focused, designed for you.
It’s not therapy. It’s not mentorship. It’s a structured, professional relationship designed to help you think more clearly about the things that are hardest to think about alone.
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Free consultation call
We spend 30–45 minutes together to see if we’re a good fit. No pitch. No pressure.
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Onboarding & goal-setting
We define your goals and establish the focus for our time together through the first few sessions.
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Biweekly sessions
One hour every two weeks over Zoom. You bring what’s on your mind. Things get clearer.
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A lasting shift, not a quick fix.
Most engagements are six months, enough time to build something real. You’ll leave with new ways of thinking and operating that don’t disappear when we stop meeting.
Between sessions: You’ll receive session notes within a day or two, along with any resources or worksheets curated specifically to where you are. Before each session, you’ll complete a short Focus Points document to identify what you want to work on next.
Between sessions: You’ll receive session notes within a day or two, along with any resources or worksheets curated specifically to where you are. Before each session, you’ll complete a short Focus Points document to identify what you want to work on next.
READY TO THINK THIS THROUGH?
The first conversation is free.
It’s a chance to see if we’re a good fit: no pressure, no pitch. Just an honest conversation about what you’re navigating and whether I can help.
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