Twelve week career transition
Twelve sessions, values and skills work, search strategy, accountability.
Coaching since 2017
Decide what is next, then actually do it
Twelve week engagements for people at a crossroads: a career change, a first leadership role, or a job that has quietly stopped fitting. Structured, with homework between sessions.
12 wksstandard engagement
8 yrscoaching professionally
ICFcredentialed coach
200+clients coached
Engagements
Ways we can work
Every engagement starts with a free 30 minute discovery call. No package is sold on that call.
Leadership coaching, 6 months
Biweekly sessions, stakeholder input, focused on a first or expanded role.
Single strategy session
Ninety minutes on one decision, with a written summary afterward.
Resume and narrative session
Two sessions to build the story you tell in interviews and on paper.
Team workshop, half day
Up to sixteen people, on communication, feedback or role clarity.
Discovery call
Thirty minutes to see whether coaching is the right tool for this.
About Deirdre
Fifteen years managing people, eight coaching them
I spent fifteen years in operations leadership, including six managing teams through two acquisitions, before training as a coach in 2017. I hold an ICF credential and I work with a defined structure rather than open-ended conversation, because most people who come to me have already talked it to death. We set a goal, we work on it weekly, and at week twelve we look at whether it moved.
•ICF credentialed with ongoing supervision
•Written structure and homework between every session
•I will say when coaching is the wrong tool and suggest therapy instead
Reviews
Client outcomes
“I came in wanting to quit and left with a role reshaped inside the same company. That was not on my list.”
Nadine F., Twelve week engagement
“The homework was the part that worked. Talking alone would not have gotten me there.”
Wes L., Career transition
“First time in a management role and I stopped dreading one-on-ones by about week five.”
Iman B., Leadership coaching
FAQ
Questions about coaching
What is the difference between coaching and therapy?
Coaching is forward-looking work on goals, decisions and behavior, with a client who is functioning and wants to move. Therapy treats mental health concerns and processes the past. If what you bring belongs in therapy, I will say so and help you find someone.
How long before I see something change?
Most clients report a clearer sense of direction by week four and a concrete action taken by week eight. Twelve weeks exists because that is roughly how long a real change takes to hold rather than fade.
Do you work with people outside Minnesota?
Yes, most of my clients are elsewhere and we meet by video. Sessions run between 8am and 6pm Central, which covers all US time zones with some scheduling flexibility.
What if I need to stop partway through?
Engagements are billed monthly rather than up front. If you need to pause for a work crunch or stop entirely, you give two weeks notice and pay only for sessions used.
Contact
Start with a call
The discovery call is free and involves no pitch. Bring the question you keep circling back to.
Phone(612) 555-0126
Address708 North First Street, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55401, Minneapolis, Minnesota
HoursMon to Thu 8am to 6pm Central, sessions by appointment
AreaMinneapolis and St. Paul in person, clients across the US by video