A Human Centered approach prioritizes people’s needs, growth, well-being, and contributions, not just performance. It emphasizes empathy, emotional intelligence, well-being, and authentic relationships, rather than purely results or metrics. Organizations that apply a Human Centered approach have been shown to out perform those that don’t.

Human Centered Coaching shifts the focus from purely functional outcomes (like a sales target or learning a specific skill) to the internal landscape and holistic well-being of individual we are coaching. We facilitate our client’s own discovery while focusing on self-awareness, resilience, values, emotions and identity so you can lead tasks or what to do, we teach you lead and inspire others.

No, applying human centered principles is a meaningful advantage at any stage of your career. Research shows that people who consistently practice human centered principles are:

• Significantly more likely to be rated as high performing and high potential.

• More likely to be seen as leadership ready.

• More likely to receive a promotion.

Whether the leader or just team member, people who practice human centered principles:

• Improve team performance and retention.

• Build trust and collaboration.

• Reduce conflict and burnout.

• Align individuals with team and organizational goals.

Together we explore your strengths, life experiences that have shaped you, ways you get in your own way, what motivates you in your work and life, what gives you joy, and what are the values in life you are committed to. By doing so, we will surface patterns that are difficult to see alone, challenge assumptions that may no longer be useful, and work through complexity without oversimplifying.

Being an effective Human Centered Coach is more than an academic pursuit. Both Melissa and Gary have done the personal work necissary to help others apply Human Centered practices in their work and life. It is why we offer a free consultation without limiting the length so we have sufficient time to know each other and determine if we are a good fit to work together.

We offer many different ways for our clients to work with us. Our goal is to help our clients succeed, so we offer flexible pricing based on the goals and individual situation of the client. After our initial consultation we’ll provide a transparent quote with no hidden costs.

No, we know that uniquely human skills are gained by a client in their own time and way. Our job is to facilitate their process so we design each engagement to meet their individual goals.

Yes, many of our clients start coaching and take breaks, coming back for further coaching when they want. Human centered coaching is a personal experience that is best when tailored to an individual’s current goals.