Who we are
(and who we aren’t)
We are psychoanalysts. We didn’t do a quick coaching certificate; we’ve spent years in deep psychological study and clinical practice. Our unique training enables us to engage in ways that move beyond the ordinary. We listen for what’s said, what’s unsaid, and what needs to be said to help leaders lead from genuine authority.
We’re not here to diagnose or prescribe. But we offer nuanced perspectives on the tensions that strain your leadership and fray your culture, so you can see differently.
How we work
(and how we don’t)
We’re not doing therapy or psychoanalysis with you, but we are thinking like psychoanalysts with you about your work in complex, competitive environments. The questions we ask help reveal what’s beneath behavior so that insight turns transformational.
Our work is relational — not diagnostic. We don’t deliver “data” with limited validity to manage the discomfort of not knowing. We sit with you in that not knowing to discover what surfaces.
Not everything calls for what we do.
We’re here when it does.
Joel Simons, PsyD
Founder & Leadership Advisor
Dr. Joel Simons founded Mirae Leadership Advisory to offer an alternative approach to human capital consulting. He brings a psychoanalytic presence and perspective to executives who need a trusted confidant on their leadership journey.
Dr. Simons is a psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice who trained at Harvard Medical School and Boston College, where he also pursued graduate studies in Leadership & Administration. He has held clinical and teaching roles at Boston College, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he served as Associate Director of the Faculty/Trainee Mental Health Clinic. He completed his psychoanalytic training at Boston Psychoanalytic Society & Institute, where he is guest faculty.
Sarah Vasiliauskas, PsyD
Leadership Advisor
Dr. Sarah Vasiliauskas is a psychologist and psychoanalyst advising senior women leaders navigating complex decisions, high visibility, and gendered dynamics. Her developmental, relational approach supports self-awareness, flexibility, and capacity as leaders work across the arc of their authority.
Dr. Vasiliauskas has consulted within health systems in Oregon and Massachusetts and trained at the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, and the Joan Karnell Cancer Center. She completed adult psychoanalytic training at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society & Institute, where she also trained in child psychoanalysis. She teaches, supervises, and maintains a private practice.