I am a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and a certified Integrative Enneagram Practitioner (iEQ9 Level 2). I have also completed Internal Family Systems (IFS) training through the Institute of Healing and Awakening.
My work brings together these complementary approaches through a systems-oriented lens, helping individuals, leaders, and teams better understand themselves, their relationships, and the patterns that shape their experiences.
I spent nearly a decade pushing to climb the corporate ladder because I was scared to ask myself the hard questions, until I eventually hired my own coach. With her, I found my natural gift of helping people realize their dreams and potential through the human connection.
My style has been described as sharp and gentle, calm with an infectious energy, where I listen with intent and speak hard truths.
I hold a BA in Economics from Middlebury College and am based in the Chicago Area while coaching clients nationwide.
Hello, I’m Elizabeth.
I believe: (i) in the importance of space — giving yourself room to sit in the hard and explore difficult questions is the foundation for growth, (ii) that understanding your natural essence and identifying repeated patterns to liberate yourself from past conditioning is a powerful gift, and (iii) that your greatest investment is an investment in yourself.
I believe in YOU.
I am passionate about shifting corporate cultures to be more empathetic and connected. My experience working for startup and consulting companies gave me unique insight into the tendency for toxicity. We spend nearly ⅓ of our lives, or 90,000 hours, at work. Let’s make it fulfilling by having meaningful conversations around who we are and how to best collaborate as a team and organization. When we invest in our employees, we invest in the greater good of the company.
I believe meaningful change begins with understanding ourselves—not just as individuals, but as part of larger, interconnected systems.
We all develop patterns that shape how we think, lead, communicate, and respond to challenges. Some of these patterns help us thrive, while others can keep us stuck, even when we’re ready for something different.
My approach integrates Co-Active Coaching, the Enneagram, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) principles to explore these patterns with curiosity and compassion. Together, we look at both the internal dynamics influencing our choices and the external relationships, teams, and environments in which we operate.
The goal isn’t to fix who we are. It’s to build awareness, expand our capacity for choice, and create meaningful change in how we show up for ourselves and others.
My Coaching Philosophy
"Elizabeth helped me grow to see myself as someone whose skills and instincts I trust, and whose character and values I admire. By listening to the stories I told, prodding for the truth, tracking the themes, and quantifying my talents and loves, the revelations her process unfolded ranged from validating, to re-calibrating, to liberating. When I met her, I was trying to conform. But she helped me see that who I actually am and what I have to offer is far superior to who I was trying to be. She helped me meet myself and delight in releasing my value into every sphere of life."
— Associate, K&L Gates