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Life Coaching

Are you weird? Me too! You’re not bad, you’re not crazy, you’re not alone…

If you’re craving more confidence, clarity, or direction, you’re in the right place! If you lack direction or meaning, are going through a tough transition, or feeling stuck, I get it. And if you’re a member of a marginalized group (female, BIPOC, LGBTQI*, neurodivergent, first generation, etc.), you’re my people.

I specialize in unicorns, oddballs, and “onlys” who want to…

  • Discover new direction, clarity and movement
  • Increase confidence, and shift out of fear, doubt, confusion and overwhelm
  • Experience greater purpose, meaning and success
  • Prepare to make an important decision or have a difficult conversation
  • Experience more calm and resilience in the midst of chaos and uncertainty
  • Be more themselves

Interested in executive or leadership coaching, “leadership and diversity” coaching, or coaching in your organization? Check out my workplace coaching options!

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What makes me different from other coaches?

  • I’m trained, certified and credentialed by an international body governed by a code of ethics.
  • I’m whole brained – strong in both heart (emotional, intuitive, holistic, empathic) and brain (scientific, detail-oriented, practical, analytical).
  • I’m a trauma-informed practitioner.
  • I work on multiple channels – intellectual, emotional, intuitive and somatic (body).
  • I’m a multi-identity person – I’m culturally and linguistically unconventional, neurodivergent, a class migrant, and a multiple minority. I know what it’s like to feel like an alien or an outsider, and bring various lenses to my work
  • I’ve literally been there! I’ve worked in corporations, nonprofits, healthcare, education, local government and the performing arts. I’ve lived and worked across the U.S. and internationally, I’m a fluent Spanish speaker and I was an internal leader and change agent for a 6,000-person organization.
  • I bring 30 years of experience in diversity, equity, inclusion, race and identity, as well as a commitment to social justice and comfort with spirituality and religion.
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What people are saying about my coaching

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“Susana is very forthcoming with praise, which works very well for me. Because she's a truly skilled listener, she's a driving force behind my recent personal and professional growth after a period of acute mental illness. There were some aspects of my personality that I was afraid to show in coaching, but letting them out proved to be deeply beneficial. She helped me feel safe doing that.”

Emmett ButlerDirector of Engineering – Automattic
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“Susana’s experience enables her to get to the root of the matter quickly without you feeling shoved or pushed. She demonstrates superb listening and empathy skills to support your work. And she is clear that it is the client’s work. I was so happy that she followed up in a timely manner — that helped me keep myself accountable as well.”

Jillian GonzalesManager, Workforce Education and Development - TriCore Reference Laboratories
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“When working with Susana I always felt incredibly seen and validated, and she was beside me as a highly supportive and compassionate partner in my journey toward me deeply understanding and working through challenges that had been blocking me for YEARS. She quite sincerely has completely changed my life and how I view myself, and supported me during a critical time of professional and personal transition. I am a trans man as well as neurodiverse ... and I always felt that I could be myself.”

Basil D.people operations - major tech company
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“Susana’s coaching has hugely impacted me in my own experience of clarity and authenticity, and amplified my ability to make the impact and create the results I want. She is highly intuitive, graceful in her skills and has a depth of experience, perspective and context to bring to the coaching situation. I highly recommend her as your coach to be better positioned to get the results you care about and are committed to.”

Primitivo Rojas-Cheatham, MPHTraining Manager, Business Operations - BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
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“I had no one else to talk to. It was nice having a third party with no stake that actually listened. Letting things out is such a relief of pressure in my head, and my body feels it too. It’s new to sit down and talk about stuff. I used to always keep it in.”

white male managerfinance - manufacturing company
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“Your keen and supportive conversation has shifted mountains for me! I moved from feeling alone and sorry for myself to ignited and inspired – you are incredible at doing this! Your ability to see what’s needed to be said in the moment not only provided deep insight but I am now in action and miles away from the struggles I felt. Instead of pity for myself and ‘being stuck’ I’m determined to fail quickly and not make it mean anything about who I am or my abilities.”

Chris MontoyaSelf-Discovery, Change & Adult Education Consultant - Catalyst Workshops

Ready to explore working together?

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