The Second Question Coaching

I work with people who are thoughtful, capable, and already carrying a lot.

Most of my clients are leaders who care deeply about their work and its impact. They are used to holding responsibility and emotional weight, and they are good at coping. What they rarely have is a space where they do not need to perform, justify, or rush to an answer.

My approach to coaching is grounded, reflective, and values-led. I am not interested in quick fixes or performative confidence. I focus on helping you think clearly, notice what you already know, and make decisions you can live with.

I ask careful questions and slow things down. I pay attention to what you say, and to what you hesitate around or keep returning to. Often the work is not about finding something new, but about taking seriously what has been true for a while.

My background is in animal welfare and conservation leadership, working in complex systems with high emotional and ethical stakes. That experience shapes how I coach. I understand pressure, ambiguity, and the cost of staying in roles that no longer fit, as well as the pull of responsibility, loyalty, and identity.

Coaching with me is a thinking partnership. It is a place to be honest, to untangle competing values, and to reconnect with your own judgement. The aim is not to become someone different, but to lead and decide from a place that feels steady, ethical, and genuinely yours.