Gestalt Coaching
Using a unique combination of gestalt psychology, narrative therapy, and design thinking, I give you the tools to clearly see what's keeping you stuck and empower you to find a practical, adaptive, and sustainable path forward.
COACHING PHILOSOPHY
Awareness first. I help you notice what you're thinking, feeling, and doing (often patterns you're not aware of yet).
Here-and-now. Instead of endlessly analyzing your past, we zoom in on what's happening in your life right now, helping you find immediate ways to respond differently.
Experiments and action. we run small experiments in real-time to help you see situations from fresh angles and explore new ways of being.
Integration and results. By learning how your thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and relationships interact, you gain clarity on why you're stuck and how to move forward.
Areas of focus
Coaching is most effective when you bring current challenges, questions, or desires to our weekly sessions—we use those to gain better understanding of who and how you are so that you can make small tweaks towards bigger, meaningful change. Our work often focuses on these areas:
Anxiety
Burnout
Emotional regulation
Interpersonal relationships
Workplace challenges
Work/life balance
Purpose, focus, and motivation
Level 1 Autism
ADHD
Neurodiversity and communication differences
LGBTQ+ and queer identities
Leadership development
Entrepreneurship
Additional topics and challenges as they arise
How this works
You come with your hopes, dreams, and frustrations. I help you get past what’s holding you back. You guide us. I keep us on track. It really is that simple.
Sessions are held remotely via Zoom or phone. I also offer in-person sessions in Brooklyn, NY (and sometimes Manhattan) one day per week.
My standard rate for a private 45-min session is $450. I sometimes have sliding-scale spots available as long as you are flexible about when and where we meet. Many of my private clients find that work will reimburse part or all of our work together.
If you’re interested in working together, schedule a 45-minute consultation with me. If we then agree to work together, I will charge the consultation as the first session.
If your company is sponsoring this engagement, executive coaching is a better option.
“Working with Donna has changed my brain more than years of therapy.
“There are plenty of books out there that tell you how to improve yourself at work, but this is not like that. Experimenting with my life has helped me identify, break, and change patterns of behavior that I didn’t even realize were holding me back. This has had an almost unmeasurable impact on me because it’s permeated my whole life and is now such a big part of who I am and how I do things.”
