Professional coaching = support and accountability.
Creative work and entrepreneurship offer a million opportunities for growth—but in pursuing them, we can sometimes be hard on ourselves:
Where did that hour/day/week go? Who am I to be doing this? What if I’m doing the wrong thing? Am I getting in my own way?
We know that self-flagellation is not particularly productive, but sometimes we find ourselves doing it anyway.
If we were lucky, we had parents, teachers, music/theater directors, sports coaches, or others earlier in our lives to help us unlock our own potential. But cutting through the noise of adulting is hard, and we often yearn for the kind of support we received as students.
It’s ok to need help sometimes.
I am a YNAB Certified Budgeting Coach and am pursuing an ACC credential through the International Coaching Federation.
Offerings
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Have you been staring at the screen for days watching the deadline for that abstract, paper, article, or book manuscript loom ever closer? From collaborating to discover new tactics for task initiation to reigniting your love for your research, coaching can give you energy for starting or finishing that writing project.
Bonus: $25 discount for booking 2 sessions at a time!
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What’s your current monster? Is it imposter syndrome, or simply that massive project you can’t quite figure out how to start? This package offers 3 sessions dedicated to exploring mindset shifts and practical strategies to help you become more effective at doing the work you are passionate about. As part of this package, I offer optional accountability check-ins for the duration of our time working together.
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3-5 sessions devoted to exploring your money mindset, identifying (or tweaking) a budgeting practice that works for you, and exploring ways to track your income and expenses to make tax time easier. Learn more about financial coaching here.
Disclaimer: I do not offer investment advice.
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Choose your own adventure! Trying to overcome creative blocks or manage imposter syndrome? This option gives the flexibility needed to take on complex topics—or a one-off session for a more bounded topic.
Bonus: $25 discount for booking 2 sessions at a time!
Testimonials
“[Our] sessions have helped me to define a vision for the next stage of my career through identifying those qualities that are strengths. Tes is a friend and valued disciplinary colleague; she's someone with whom I already had trust, and when I learned that she was moving into coaching, I thought that foundation was perfect to undergird the vulnerable work of assessment and growth.”
K.A., ethnomusicologist and professor
“I’m pursuing a second publishing contract and trying to find the right day job that will support my creative career without being overwhelming. Coaching with Tes helped me look at all the moving parts of my life without feeling overwhelmed, which allowed me to start to see for myself how they might all work together.”
S.R., author, nurse, mom