Leadership Coaching

Leadership coaching that’s grounded in somatics can unlock professional growth. It also offers a fresh approach to help you navigate challenges that arise in your career.

In this style of leadership coaching, we address all the same issues you’d explore in traditional leadership coaching. The approach and methodology is what makes this somatic approach so unique.

Why Somatics + Leadership Coaching?

If you find yourself navigating challenges in your career that are difficult to resolve on your own or if you’re looking for professional development, inviting your body into leadership coaching is often the missing piece of the puzzle.

This is because so much of how we show up in our careers is influenced not just by our rational minds, but also by emotions, stress, and blocked energy held in the body. Shifting these deeper patterns can help you become a more effective leader and can help you acquire and embody new leadership skills.

In particular, this type of leadership coaching can help you cultivate one or more of the following benefits listed below depending on your specific interests and goals.

Embodied Leadership Coaching for women combines somatics and energy work to support professional growth.

  • Somatic practices can deepen your self-awareness by connecting physical sensations with emotions and thought patterns.

    This awareness can help you better understand your strengths and opportunities for growth to support your professional development.

  • Emotional intelligence is the foundation of effective leadership.

    Learning tools to work with your own emotions and those of others can help you stay centered even under pressure and can strengthen your connection with others.

    Somatics provides a fresh approach to process and release your own emotions and to work with the emotions and stress of others.

  • Oftentimes the most challenging aspect of leadership is working effectively with other people.

    Improving your emotional intelligence, non-verbal communication and presence can help you build trust and foster collaborative relationships.

    Strengthening your communication and relationship skills can also help you navigate conflict with more ease, improve cross-cultural communication, help you give and receive honest feedback, set boundaries, and speak up with clarity and kindness.

  • Somatic practices can help you access your intuition which for many is held in the body, and make decisions aligned with this deeper wisdom.

    This can help you with decision-fatigue, managing your time effectively, getting clarity about your vision for the future, and developing strategies that are informed by your head, heart, and gut.

  • A key element of embodied leadership is aligning your work in the world with who you are as a person.

    As a result, this work can help you get clarity on your purpose, vision for the future, and how to move forward in your career in a way that aligns with your values.

  • Working with somatics can help you develop a leadership style that’s unique to you and aligned with your strengths and values.

    Leadership that’s guided by both your head and your heart is oftentimes far more compelling and effective at inspiring others.

    Authentic leadership can also help you stay motivated when inevitable challenges arise, can help you overcome imposter syndrome, and can help you show up at work in a way that honors your strengths and personality.

  • While it’s important to learn new strategies to support your leadership and professional development, it’s just as important that your work is sustainable. As a result, supporting your wellbeing is a key priority in coaching.

    Through this work, you’ll learn how to release emotions, limiting beliefs, and blocked energy held in your body. This can be crucial not only to support your leadership but also your health and wellbeing.

    Through this work, you’ll also learn strategies to deal with stress more effectively so you can feel more grounded and centered in your everyday professional life.

Logistics

Leadership coaching is typically scheduled as part of a six week program, which includes six one-hour sessions that are all virtual. Each session is one-on-one. Sessions include a combination of talking, somatic practices, and energy work, along with more traditional leadership strategies.

To learn more about leadership coaching, schedule a free consultation below.

In this consult, we can talk about what you’d like to address through possibly working together. We can also do a demo of somatic practices and/or energy work so you have a better idea of how this work can support your professional development.

Getting Started

  • Words from Kim H:

    After years of “traditional” corporate professional development, somatic leadership coaching with Elizabeth was a breath of fresh air. Past trainings left me with a checklist of things to do but without an understanding of why they might be difficult to implement. Following Elizabeth’s expert guidance, I was able to better understand the root issues holding me back and learn how to work with, not against, the mental and physical responses to tough work situations. With this knowledge, I feel equipped to practice with the new tools gained in these sessions and move forward.

  • Words from Flannery N:

    “Working with Elizabeth was such an enriching experience. I considered myself fairly in tune with my body before beginning somatic coaching. But she showed me how much deeper I could go in my awareness and understanding of how my body is communicating with me. Elizabeth’s presence is incredibly grounding and she knows just how to guide you to your own realizations so that you can gain confidence in listening to the wisdom your body is waiting for your mind to discover.

    I highly recommend working with Elizabeth if you feel stuck in any way, even if you aren’t quite sure why – she will help you uncover it and give you the tools to move forward.”

  • Words from Judy C:

    “Elizabeth helped me identify what my body’s response was to certain thoughts or emotions and it was mind boggling! This work helped me delve into myself in a way I hadn’t experienced before. The connection of mind and body is so underrated and desperately needed in our ongoing journey of self.”

  • Words from JC:

    “When I am in a stressful situation, my body often betrays me. My breathing feels constricted, my mind feels fuzzy. I feel tension in my neck and back; sometimes I feel fatigued, irritated, or overwhelmed. I am unable to tap into all that knowledge that is stored in my brain to change my present situation. It’s left me wondering: what can I do to calm my mind in the moment? Is there something I can do to shift my body to help me think differently?

    That’s where Elizabeth’s work comes in. She takes a holistic approach to leadership. It’s a somatic approach that has the same roots in somatic therapy — a form of body-centered therapy that looks at the connection of mind and body and uses both psychotherapy and physical therapies for holistic healing. This approach makes a ton of sense to me.

    Elizabeth helps you improve how you feel in your body ... and teaches you the techniques you need to improve your physical and mental wellbeing. The idea is that our body is the channel to our mind. When you improve your mental wellbeing, you can show up the way you want to show up in any situation.

    To me, that’s the holy grail of leadership.”