Frequently asked questions.

Therapy usually focuses on healing and mental health, and often on the past. Coaching focuses on your goals and on what you want to do next. It's a partnership for people who are ready to make a change, a decision, or a plan, and want to do it more deliberately.

Coaching is not medical care or therapy. If something comes up that a therapist or physician could help with more, I'll tell you, and I'm happy to help you think through where to turn.

Anyone facing a turning point. I work with people in any field and at any stage, from a first job to the years after a career. Many of my clients come from healthcare and higher education, where I've spent my working life, but you don't need to.

No. My background in academic medicine helps if you work in healthcare, but the questions that bring people to coaching, like what to do next or how to handle a hard relationship at work, look much the same in any field.

No. When I'm coaching, I'm not your doctor, and coaching doesn't create a physician–patient relationship. Please bring medical questions to your own physician.

Often. As a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, I find CliftonStrengths a wonderful starting point. It gives us a shared language for what you do well, and for the moments when a strength starts getting in your way. We'll use it only if it's helpful to you.

I've been a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach since 2021 and am completing professional certification through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). I direct coaching and educational initiatives in NYU Grossman School of Medicine's Office of Professional Development, coach faculty in a career design program at Johns Hopkins, and served for four years as an Ombuds for NYU Langone Health. I've also published research on coaching. More about my background.

It's a free, 30-minute conversation. You tell me what's going on and what you'd like to be different, and I'll share how I might approach it. By the end, we'll both have a good sense of whether working together makes sense. You don't need to prepare anything.

Most engagements run three to six months, with weekly sessions. Some clients come for a shorter, focused piece of work, such as preparing for a new role or a specific decision.

No. All of my sessions are by video, so you can join from your office, your home, or wherever you happen to be. That also makes coaching easier to fit into a busy week.

Fees depend on the length and scope of our work together, and I'm happy to go over them on the introductory call. Some employers and institutions cover coaching as professional development, so it's worth asking yours.

No. Coaching isn't health care, so health insurance doesn't cover it.

Yes. Confidentiality matters a great deal to me. I spent four years as an Ombuds, where it was the foundation of the role. The specific terms, including any limits, are in the coaching agreement we sign at the start. If your organization is paying, we'll agree up front on what, if anything, they hear from me.

No. This is an independent coaching practice. It isn't affiliated with or endorsed by NYU Grossman School of Medicine or NYU Langone Health.