Our Services
How this work shows up.
Career-oriented life coaching for people who want to be known for something.
Different starting points. The same way of thinking.
For individuals
Different places to begin.
Most people come in with a situation, not a plan. You do not need to decide what kind of coaching you need before we start. We begin with what is actually happening in your life and work.
I’m a career coach in Vancouver. Most people do not come to me because they need more information. They come because something about work no longer fits, and they need somewhere to think properly about what to do next.
I ask a lot of questions, challenge assumptions, and expect us to turn the conversation into action.
More about John →Career change
Something needs to change.
You know the current version of your career is not quite right, but you do not want to make a move just for the sake of making one.
- Figure out what actually fits your life now
- Test possibilities before making a major commitment
- Turn experience and ideas into a direction you believe in
Difficult workplaces
Work is becoming difficult to live with.
Maybe the environment is toxic. Maybe the relationship with a manager has broken down. Maybe you are simply spending too much of your life frustrated, drained, or trying to make something work that no longer does.
- Make sense of what is actually happening
- Protect your boundaries, reputation, and options
- Decide whether to repair the situation, change it, or leave
Growth, identity & advancement
You want more from the life you’ve built around work.
Your career may not be broken at all. You may be doing reasonably well and still feel that something important is underdeveloped.
Maybe you want to lead better, communicate with more confidence, earn more, make stronger decisions, take on something bigger, or become more deliberate about the person you are becoming through your work.
- Strengthen leadership, communication, and decision-making
- Build credibility, influence, and earning power
- Explore how your work fits the life you actually want
Where people usually begin
When people come here, it’s usually because something isn’t working.
Not because everything is falling apart. Because the way work fits into your life no longer makes sense.
This work starts by slowing things down enough to see what is actually happening — and what needs to change.
Ways we can work together
Start here when you’re ready to actually work on it.
You do not need a long-term commitment. You need enough structure, time, and accountability to move something forward.
Best place to start
Starter Package
Five coaching sessions give us enough time to understand what is going on, test something meaningful, and come back to what actually happened.
- 5 × 60-minute coaching sessions
- Email support between sessions
- Relevant worksheets and exercises when they are useful
- Enough time to build momentum and accountability
Additional time inside an active package: $150/hour.
One focused issue
Single Coaching Session
Sometimes you do not need a whole process. You need a focused conversation about one decision, situation, or problem.
- Focus on one key issue
- Challenge assumptions and sort through the decision
- Leave with something concrete to do next
No ongoing commitment.
When the work continues
Ongoing / Custom
Some situations need more time. Some people simply work better with an ongoing thinking partner. We can build something around what you actually need.
- Ongoing coaching and accountability
- Adjust the focus as your situation changes
- Build the rhythm around your goals and circumstances
Before we start
Questions people usually have before we start.
You do not need to have everything sorted out before the first conversation.
What if I don’t know what I want yet?
That is a perfectly reasonable place to begin.
A lot of people come to coaching because they can see several possibilities, but none of them has become a decision they believe in.
You do not need clarity before we start. We use the work to build enough understanding to choose something worth testing.
What if I’m in a difficult or toxic workplace?
Then the first priority is not motivation. It is understanding what is actually happening and protecting your options.
We can work on boundaries, communication, perspective, and the practical question of whether the situation can be improved — or whether it is time to leave.
Sometimes the right move is to leave. Sometimes it is to stay longer, but operate differently.
I have ADHD. Is this coaching a good fit?
It can be.
I work with a number of people who have ADHD or struggle with things like prioritization, follow-through, competing thoughts, overwhelm, and turning good intentions into action.
The goal is not to force you into somebody else’s system. It is to build enough structure, accountability, and experimentation to find approaches that actually work for you.
ADHD coaching training is also part of my ongoing professional development.
Who do you work best with?
Usually thoughtful, capable people who have enough experience to know that the obvious answer is not always the right one.
You might be changing direction, dealing with a difficult workplace, trying to grow into something bigger, or simply questioning how work fits into the rest of your life.
I work best with people who are willing to think carefully, try something, and learn from what happens.
What does coaching actually look like?
We talk. We ask questions. We notice patterns. We challenge assumptions. And then we turn what we learn into something you can actually do.
That might be a conversation to have, an idea to test, a behaviour to change, an application to make, or a decision you have been avoiding.
Then we come back to what happened and decide what that tells us.
Do I need a package, or can I start with one session?
You can start either way.
A single 60-minute coaching session is $160 CAD and works well when you have one specific decision, situation, or problem you want to work through.
The five-session Starter Package is $750 CAD and gives us enough time to understand what is happening, test something meaningful, and build some accountability around what happens next.
What if I’m still not sure coaching is what I need?
That is what the free 20-minute conversation is for.
Tell me what is going on. I will ask a few questions, and we can decide whether coaching sounds useful.
You do not need to convince me to work with you.
I have a friend who won’t stop complaining about their job. What do I do?
You probably cannot solve it for them.
Advice tends to go in circles when someone has not figured out what they actually want or what is keeping them stuck.
If they are open to it, send them my way. A neutral conversation can sometimes do more than another round of advice from someone close to them.
Send them the intro-call link →Start here
You don’t need to have it figured out before we talk.
Tell me what’s going on, what you’ve been thinking about, and where you seem to be getting stuck. We’ll see whether coaching makes sense.