Women in Leadership Positions Face Unique Challenges
In America, women still remain underrepresented in the upper level of corporations. Research studies show that while women tend to adopt leadership styles that are particularly well-suited for the complexity of contemporary organizations, female leaders repeatedly face people who question their credibility and capacities. Women are often the target of gender-based stereotypes, such as lacking assertiveness, drive or competitive spirits. Or they may be perceived as unfit for leadership roles or given less opportunities to show their leadership capacities. It is particularly common for women to worry about how pregnancy might affect a colleague’s perception or them or impact opportunities for promotion. The accumulating demands and stress from work coupled with responsibilities in your personal life, can leave you feel overwhelmed and out of balance.
It takes exceptional hard work and dedication to achieve a leadership role and success in your career. You deserve to be respected and appreciated at work. Coaching provides you with a supportive space to release distress, develop a realistic plan to improve your situation and establish a healthy balance in your personal and professional life.
You Can Gain Control and Confidence with Women’s Success Coaching
As a licensed psychologist, I have specialized in women’s wellness and deeply invested myself in helping women build their dream career. I understand how hard you’ve worked to get to where you are right now and it’s almost impossible to disclose your feelings of self-doubt or frustration at work. I welcome those raw feelings in my practice as we tap into your strengths to make positive changes.
My coaching approach is strength-based and solution-focused, which means that we’ll engage in active problem solving and skills training.
We’ll work collaboratively to assess the source of your challenges at work and identify goals for the future. If a psychological trap, such as imposter syndrome or perfectionism is getting in your way of feeling confident and secure, I’ll help you build solid self-esteem.
The practice of mindfulness and self-compassion can reduce your unhelpful thinking patterns, ignore the inner critic and help you become present at work.
I’ll teach you how to develop and practice self-care and stress management strategies to help you reduce anxiety, find a better work/life balance and nourish different parts of your life.
In our work together I will tailor the coaching process based on your unique challenges and professional goals within the context of your personal life.
If you are working with difficult people, I can teach you how to improve communication skills and generate greater interpersonal effectiveness.
I also incorporate tools borrowed from career counseling strategies, such as career assessment and leadership testing. Testing helps us identify your strengths, preferred leadership style, areas for growth and guides us to develop strategies that can strengthen your leadership effectiveness.
We can also assess problems in the team dynamics or organizational practices in your workplace. We’ll look at what changes are possible and what efforts you’d like to make to bring them about.
I can help you build a strong, supportive network in your professional life, advocate for professional support so you can thrive at work.
Sometimes our work might focus on solving a specific issue. For instance, if you are working toward a promotion, I can mentor you with hands-on assistance, helping you negotiate the process, manage priorities and advocate for yourself.