Meeting Melissa and basking in her coaching glow became the jumping off point for me to become a…read morecoach myself. I enrolled in the same coaching program (ipec) that she had graduated from and was thrilled to find out she would be the assistant coach in my program! As an assistant coach she was so warm, informed and nurturing a presence that I hired her to coach me after I finished the ipec program. She remains a powerful partner in my process of self care, discovery and celebration! I recommend Melissa to anyone ready to trust and love themselves more and move through the world with more confidence, gentleness and curiosity.

I highly recommend Melissa as a coach. I started working with Melissa coincidentally the day after…read morethe traumatic end of my marriage. Melissa was right there with me with my grief and working with her was pivotal in my success in surviving the initial month of my breakup. She was completely present and was able to be with the deep sadness and helped shed light on the slivers of hope during this time. She works very intuitively, authentically and thoughtfully. Melissa empowered me during the darkest days of my life and I am forever grateful. I met Melissa after taking a class of hers on Intuitive Nutrition. She led this class with such grace and presence and with great connection to all the students. I initially wanted to work with Melissa on creating balance in my life as a self-employed artist and many of these challenges during our sessions were still relevant to me during this time. I feel stronger and more aligned due to my coaching sessions with Melissa and hope to work with her more in the future.

I had been reading Laura's newsletter for years under the advice of a friend and found her messages…read moreto be immensely helpful. When I needed a career coach to help me navigate the job search process, I went straight to her. Laura saw my strengths and helped me strategize the job search process. She helped me dissected job postings, strengthened my resume, and polished my interview answers. I am grateful to Laura for her patience, professionalism and most of all, for helping me land my dream job.

I found myself in the Bay Area and had a break in the job routine. I really wanted a reset after…read moreworking crazy hours for years and not advocating for myself. Laura helped me navigate this time, landing the job that I wanted, an overwhelming start in the tech world, and then plans to give it up &relocate when my husband's job transferred states. So much of my life changed during my 2 years of meeting with Laura and I felt that she was there for me as an ally, a confidant and to guide me in my career when I was lacking a compass. She was a champion of my strength and helping me recognize what they are. She is an incredible empath but will also challenge you to look at yourself differently. Thank you, Laura!!

I was burnt out when I reached out to Linda. I knew that I had gotten all I could out of my job,…read morebut the idea of looking for a new role was overwhelming. I reached out to Linda because I wanted to find someone who could give me a spark and help me develop a vision for what my next move would look like. Linda delivered. She helped me see my strengths and aptitudes along with an awareness of how I react to stress. Her advice kept me from making poor decisions in my job hunt. I was really impressed in Linda's ability to be an advocate and cheerleader, but also give realistic advice about the business world and job hunting. I was able to take her insights and craft a stronger resume. Now I'm transitioning to a new role that was designed for me. I wouldn't have had this opportunity if I hadn't been coached by Linda. Our sessions were the reason I could speak effectively about my talents and value proposition to the point where the hiring manager was excited enough to create my dream role. It feels so good to be excited about work again. I couldn't have done without Linda!

I turned to Linda after having found impressive reviews of her career workshops on Yelp. At the…read moretime, I was miserable in my current job and desperately needed to transition--to what, I didn't know, but I needed guidance and Linda was the perfect person to help me. Not only did she help me discover the reasons why my job was not a good fit, but she helped me build the confidence I needed to present my best self to future employers. I cannot stress how important it is to feel confident when changing careers. I would never have gotten my foot in the door in a new industry had I not gone through this process with her. Through personality tests and self exploration, we both discovered how I would be better suited for certain types of jobs. And through her coaching, I found ways to relate all of my experience to new work so that I could better articulate my background and interest in new jobs. I also greatly trusted Linda because she wasn't interested in getting me to meet with her on a regular basis. She only wanted to see me after I had met the goals we agreed upon. This gave me a sense of momentum that I wouldn't have had on my own. As another reviewer has said, Linda doesn't have a 'magic wand,' but she has a wealth of career counseling experience and industry expertise to help her clients gain perspective, confidence and direction. I would never have made the leap and found such an amazing job had it not been for her.

I cannot more highly recommend Megan for her career/ executive coaching…read more A few months ago, I took the leap to leave my position and break out on my own. I struggled for a few months with how to organize myself, and then was connected to Megan. Her direction was invaluable. She's motivational, empowering, and pragmatic in her approach. In just a few sessions, Megan was able to dig down into what exactly I needed, and provide a structure for me to be effective and accountable. Though I still have a lot to learn as an entrepreneur (a title I never thought I'd use for myself!), Megan's coaching has brought me so much closer to realizing success.

I had the pleasure of working with Megan on some on-going career challenges I was having. Megan was…read moreamazing. I loved her caring, empowering and common-sense approach. She never told me what to do, but she thoughtfully helped me look deep at what it is that I really want, and facilitated an action plan towards that goal. I could have never gotten there without her support. I would highly recommend Megan for anyone looking for real, effective support towards real change and positive growth in their lives. Thanks Megan!

I recommend She Thrives and Christina to any woman who has goals and wants to achieve them!…read more I really appreciate her ability to meld "conventional" business coaching with more human-centered, mindfulness skills to essentially get both your brain and heart to manifest your ideal scenarios in life. I also think Christina is unique in helping clients brainstorm abstract or large-scale visions, while getting down to the practical nitty-gritties of how to actually achieve objectives, and results! Beyond that, she's very intuitive and also has a comforting humility, never pretending to have *all* the answers. Sessions are definitely customized to you... The process feels co-creative and collaborative to make sure your needs are met. She Thrives is a great service... Christina is part-coach, part-mentor, part-cheerleader, part-friend. Highly recommend!

After searching for coaches for the better part of a year, I chose to work with Christina because I…read morecould tell immediately in our initial consultation that she struck the perfect balance between pragmatic and holistic that I had been looking for. I had the pleasure to work with Christina for 6 months in preparation of launching my new business. She provided the ideal mix of motivation, reflection, and action. I left each session feeling more clear and confident. Christina's approach is refreshing. She made the time and space for everything that came up during our sessions. This holistic approach was perfect for me as a self-employed entrepreneur since my home and work life are so tightly integrated. I got way more out my 6 months working with Christina than I expected - including a new mediation practice! I highly recommend She Thrives and Christina's coaching.

I came to Louise in the midst of a frustrating job search because I wanted to make a pivot within…read moremy industry in the near term. However, I was also thinking of changing careers in the long term to something completely different. I had a lot of confusion about how to move forward with both of these career goals, and Louise immediately understood my situation and provided relevant insights right away. From the very first session, she helped me find clarity and determine what is most important to me. Working with Louise felt like talking to a warm and wise friend. I felt seen and like she truly had my best interests at heart. My sessions with Louise left me feeling hopeful and more at ease. She helped me say no to things that didn't feel like the right fit, so I could ultimately say yes to something that does. I highly recommend working with Louise if you're having any career uncertainty. She is a wonderful person to have on your side and she will be your biggest cheerleader!

Louise is EXPERIENCED, warm, grounded, straight shooter, really cares, reads clients well…read more Compassionate, kind, and not a push over. She wants the best work situation for me (whatever that might look like). She's an incredible positive energy in my job search. Fee: Very well priced. Hourly, not package deals like some career counselors. I'd prefer to go under/over the limit as needed. More hours for areas you need help and less where one is well skilled. Passion/What you love: She is always looking for one's passion/s and figuring out work inspired by it. Homework: She often gives homework assignments at the end of the session. Have a paper and pen ready to quickly write what she says; she doesn't send graphic organizers with directions. Ask if you don't catch a detail. The homework is for you so ask if questions come up. Resumes/Cover Letters Louise gave excellent guidance for my resume and cover letter and sent me off to write. She could've pushed for more hours to write my resume/cover letter with me, but she didn't. It's on me to ask for more active writing time together. I get in my own way with these documents and realize I need to book more time for accountability.

I love working with Sarah! I am in the process of transitioning out of an unsatisfying and…read morestressful corporate law career, and into something that is more in alignment with my values and desires. Sarah is helping me uncover my desires and make this transition as rich and positive as possible. She has an incredibly intuitive sense of my "blind spots," and asks questions and explores ideas with me in a way that has my same old stories slipping away and unfolding into new possibilities. I'm also studying Qigong with Sarah through her weekly class, through which I'm developing a more grounded approach to whatever life tosses at me (not to mention relief from the physical pain of chronic injuries). I have greatly benefited from Sara's unique somatic approach to coaching, and would recommend her work for anyone looking to dive into what's not working in their lives in order to create something new and thriving.

I am making a transition to a new level of in my career. I needed a different set of capabilities…read moreto move from a manager to a leader - vision, stronger communication, confidence in myself. Sarah's coaching helped me clearly identify these needs, and she has worked with me to develop these new skills. Importantly, she gives me exercises so I can practice these skills until they become natural. She structures the exercises so I can do them regularly and often. I believe that her background as a lawyer helps her to understand the issues I face in the corporate environment, while her Qi Gong / Feldenkrais experience helps her help me "re-wire" myself and reach my goals.

I'm a dabbler. I'm curious in learning a bunch of things and wanting to try out different jobs. Due…read moreto social conditioning amongst many other reasons, I've always felt that wasn't okay and that dabbling should result in eventually getting to the "thing" I'm supposed to do. Like you get a few years after college to try stuff out, but eventually, people expect you to settle into one thing and start building your career in it. By the time you hit your 30s/40s, you should be well-established in said career. I saw this reaffirmed all around me with peers who were now being promoted to VP of some bank or Manager of some org. I'd always felt like something was wrong with me. Was I too lazy or flakey to want to put in the work to commit to building a career in something? Should I just pursue careers where you can do a bunch of stuff, like go be a consultant, which would ultimately lead me down the rabbit hole of considering business school yet again even though I know I have no interest in business school? Worse yet, I felt like I was having the same conversations with myself over and over again (like going to business school). This reached a head a few months ago when I found a journal from college graduation where I told myself that I hoped I would find my thing and would find meaning in doing it. I was at a moment of yet another career transition, and I finally decided to put an end to this decade-long conversation when it hit me that it was very possible that me 10 years from now would be feeling the same thing I was feeling in that moment. I started searching for career coaches just wanting someone to point me in the direction of which path I should be on. I found Lindsay's site, and I knew immediately that she would get me. Her language was just spot-on in what I was feeling: - "Unclear what you want to do do ... so of course you have no plan or strategy for what to do in your career." - "You're getting tired of asking yourself "why am I still here?" year after year. The waffling is a constant companion and the swirl of shiny options shows up like clockwork." I laughed so hard when I read this: "Is it more grad school? Should I stop being a lawyer? Should I immediately move to France and write books?" I knew Lindsay was who I wanted to work with because she specialized in working with people like me. I didn't have to explain myself. She got it because she was in my spot at one time. Just even in our consulting session, she revealed to me that what I was feeling was completely not unique. You'd think not feeling special would be a crappy feeling, but I felt a huge sense of relief in knowing this. I felt like I wasn't some weirdo, I wasn't alone, and more importantly, I could be "fixed" because there are other people like me. What I didn't understand until after starting to work with her over the course of 3 months was that there was nothing to fix. It sounds incredibly cliche, but she gave me so many lightbulb moments that led to clarity and confidence in moving forward. I've never really experienced the power of a reframe but having a shift in perspective makes all of the difference in how you view your past decisions and guiding you towards your next one. I can't say that I've come out of it with a 10-year plan. Lindsay's a coach, not a fortune teller. And I can't say that I even know where I'll be a year from now, but I carry so much less guilt in not knowing now. I view my journey as a delight to figure out, rather than a burden that I've been tasked with solving. And I feel so liberated in knowing what I have to offer as a "dabbler" instead of as a person without 10 years of experience in xyz. Lindsay has meticulously crafted a 3-month program to work through that covers values, strengths, personal narratives. It was hard and required a lot of hard reflection. She pairs each assignment with a 1-hour coaching session to discuss. I had my doubts. Maybe these assignments wouldn't work for me (I'd gotten no value from doing assignments in self-help books before) or maybe 3 months wouldn't be enough time to see any results. She reassured me that, again, I wasn't unique, and the program had been honed to see results. Of course, she was right. I tried talking myself out of coaching so many times because I felt like I should just be able to figure it out by myself ("I just need to read one more self-help book!"). Ultimately, I realized that I already spent this long trying to DIY it with clearly no success, and it was unacceptable to me to have the same unanswered questions 10 years from now. I am so grateful to Lindsay as well as myself for making this investment.

I worked with Lindsay over the course of about 5 weeks. She is the first career coach I have…read moreworked with and I found the experience to be enjoyable and so helpful. Lindsay is very easy to talk to and also extremely clear, outlining what her expectations and yours should be as you work together. I worked with Lindsay when I was evaluating a number of different career next steps. Prior to our sessions, I spent most of my time flip-flopping and feeling uncertain and a bit frustrated. After, working with her I was able to come to a clear decision for what was right for me at this time and I feel very prepared and well-equipped to continue to evaluate opportunities and grow my career in the best way possible for myself in the future. I'm really appreciative of Lindsay. She asked great questions as I worked through my options, cheered me on when I made progress, and left me with a great set of tools that I can use in the future. If you are thinking of giving career coaching a shot, I definitely recommend it and I think you should start your search with Lindsay!