Personal Leadership & executive Coaching

I define personal leadership as the ability to relate well to yourself and others.

You keep trying harder, nothing seems to be working...

Cultivating personal leadership can help break this cycle and increase your ability to live your life and do your work with more ease, peace, and joy – even and especially when the world around you is chaotic.

The aim of personal leadership coaching is to build internal resilience, cultivate emotional intelligence, and increase your ability to relate well to yourself and others. This kind of Innerwork for Executive Leaders can be especially transformative for teams and organizations.

Together, we will design strategies and practices that work for you – so you can experience more personal fulfillment and professional effectiveness.

I coach adults of all ages, backgrounds and identities. Most of my clients hold a commitment to positive social impact.

BENEFITS OF COACHING

Benefits of coaching: Investment in coaching has been shown to increase employee confidence & well-being, boost job satisfaction & performance and improve communication skills & working relationships.

Anecdotally from my own experience, clients have expressed an increase in confidence, reduced feelings of isolation, and deeper commitment to and effectiveness in their day to day work.

Working with a coach can be especially supportive when:

experiencing or contemplating a major life transition
beginning a new career, job or position
navigating difficult professional or personal relationships
feeling a disconnect (at home, at work, or simply within) between how you want to be and what you’re actually experiencing day to day

Coaching can support you to:

Cultivate self-awareness and self-management
Build internal resilience
Leverage a learning mindset
Experience more peace in your relationships
Be a more effective and impactful leader
Find your next “yes!”

What I bring

I’ve been on my own path of personal leadership discovery and practice for most of my life and bring a wealth of both lived and professional experience.

I believe more is possible when we stay curious, listen for and say "yes" to the nudge within.

My superpowers as a coach are presence, deep listening and asking powerful, strategic questions.

My coaching style is intuitive, thought provoking, and attentive.

I bring a settled, open, compassionate presence.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

“Rachel Zatterstrom’s coaching has transformed my personal and professional life. Where I once felt chaos and frustration with my daily schedule and life, I am now grounded in purpose and intention of how I can best utilize my strengths to serve others in ways that inspire them to work and relate more meaningfully to their callings. Rachel helped me find the root causes of my chaos and helped me find meaningful and powerful steps towards lasting change.”

~Karlee P. November 2024

“Rachel coaches with incredible ease and intuition. She helped me slow down and name my truth out loud, which ultimately helped me take powerful steps forward on my healing and growth journey.”

~Nikki M. July, 2024

APPROACH & CORE FRAMEWORKS

I partner with clients to tap the wellspring of knowledge and agency that already exists within, supporting them to learn, move forward in action, and realize their goals. I’m deeply committed to creating a world where everyone gets to be the full expression of who they are.
I employ an action oriented, values aligned and behavior based approach.

Core frameworks that inform my coaching practice include:

Appreciative Inquiry
Mindfulness + Awareness Practice
Emotional Intelligence + the neurobiology of emotion
Non-Violent Communication
Polyvagal Theory (how the state of our nervous system affects how we relate to our environments, ourselves and each other)

QUALIFICATIONS

Certifications and Education

Certified Life, Leadership + Executive Coach (ICF accredited) | Institute for Coaching Excellence
Foundational Skills of Emotional Intelligence | Daniel Goleman EI Courses
Mental Health First Aid | National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Authentic Leadership Certificate | Naropa University
M.A. - Resilient Leadership | Naropa University

Personal Practice

Yoga practitioner - 20+ years
Meditation practitioner - 18+ years

COACHING SESSION BLOCKS

I encourage all clients to commit to at least 3 months of coaching. We are working toward shifts in mindset and behavior, and those kinds of shifts take sustained attention over time.

Clients can purchase coaching session blocks that range from 3 to 24 sessions and anything in between.

All session blocks include:

Professional & personal exploration
Tools for self-reflection & self-management
Goal setting and accountability
Between session email or text check in
Evaluation touch points

Sessions can be scheduled in the manner that best serves your needs. For example, you may want to meet more frequently at the beginning of an engagement, and then less frequently for the remainder.

Contact me for pricing

I strive to price my services so they are accessible for clients and financially sustainable for me and am currently updating my 2025 rates.

I offer sliding scale pricing, and maintain a limited number of pro bono and pay what you can coaching slots.

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