Common Questions
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We work with founders, senior executives, and leadership teams navigating complexity, change, or conflict. We partner with leaders when something isn’t working, but it’s not yet clear why. Many reach out when tactical coaching has run its course and they’re ready for something different.
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Leaders come to us when they need space to think and feel differently. As psychoanalytic consultants, we partner with clients navigating complex situations and challenging patterns so they can lead with authentic authority.
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A psychoanalyst is a mental health professional who has completed the most extensive clinical training in the field. After earning a graduate degree in psychology, psychiatry, social work, or another mental health discipline, psychoanalysts go on to several more years of specialized psychoanalytic training that includes advanced coursework, intensive supervision, and their own personal psychoanalysis. This broadens their perspective and provides new ways of listening to both conscious and unconscious drivers of people’s decisions, relationships, and behavior.
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No. This is coaching, not therapy or psychoanalysis. Our coaching approach is rooted in psychoanalytic theory and practice, which means we pay close attention to what’s said, what’s unsaid, and what might be trying to come into focus. We don’t treat or diagnose. Leadership is not a diagnosable condition. We engage your leadership.
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We don’t analyze your performance, provide formulas, or rely on gimmicks. We’re not magicians, but we listen for meaning, address hidden barriers, reveal unrealized strengths, and explore the dynamics influencing your leadership and culture.
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No, we’re not going to tell you how to run your business. You know more about that than we do. We offer something different: psychological perspective that helps you maximize what you already know. That’s where real leverage lives.
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We don’t. We believe too many leadership tools serve the coach more than the client. We don’t hand you a framework. We help you discover your own.
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Yes. We work with leadership teams, partners, and boards when the group is struggling with communication or needs help thinking through a shared concern, such as a leadership transition or executive search.
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Many clients meet twice a month, but we set the frequency together, based on your goals and capacity.
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That’s okay — you’re not alone. People often come to this work with a hunch, not a plan. Our first meeting is a working session. It’s a place to begin and see if it feels useful, with no commitment to continue. Just starting a conversation can be valuable.