Find the direction
Values, strengths and the work you lose track of time doing. We turn a vague "something else" into two or three options you can name.
Margit SolbergPortland, Maine & online
For mid-career people who are done pretending
You're good at a job you don't want anymore. Let's work out the next one.
One-to-one coaching for teachers, nurses, lawyers and managers ten or twenty years in. We test the new direction before you quit the old one.
ICF Professional Certified CoachPCC credential, 1,100+ coaching hours
Accredited coach training140-hour ICF Level 2 program, 2018
Before coachingFourteen years in hospital HR, so I've read a lot of resignation letters
Three ways we can work together
Test it cheaply
Informational interviews, a short course, a weekend shift, a side project. Small experiments before you hand in your notice.
Make the move
Your story for a new field, a money runway, the conversation with your partner, and the first ninety days in the new role.
What it costs
Paid monthly or up front. No contracts longer than three months at a time.
Discovery call30 minutes, to see if we clickFree
Single session60 minutes, video or in person$180
Three-month programSix sessions, worksheets, email between calls$1,350
Two reduced-fee places at $95 a session for people between jobs. Ask if one is open.
Coaching isn't covered by health insurance. Some employers pay for it from a training budget, and I can send an invoice your manager will recognize.
Where we meet
Where and when
In person
212 Fore Street, Portland, in a shared studio on the second floor with an elevator. Metered parking on the street, or the Fore Street garage. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
By video
Anywhere in the US, Monday to Thursday, 8 am to 6 pm Eastern. Clients so far from Bangor, Brunswick, Boston, Denver and Seattle.
What coaching isn't
Coaching is not therapy.I don't diagnose or treat depression, anxiety or trauma. If you're struggling to get through the day, a therapist is the right first call, and I'm glad to work alongside one. In a crisis, call or text 988.
- Resume writing or job placement. I'll refer you to people who do it well.
- Legal or financial advice about leaving a job.
- Business coaching for founders and companies.
From former clients
"Eleven years of teaching, and I couldn't picture anything else. Eight months later I'm an instructional designer and I still like Sunday nights."Ruth · South Portland
"She made me test the bakery idea with Saturday shifts first. It saved me from a very expensive mistake, and pointed me at the thing I really wanted."Dev · Brunswick
"Practical, warm and allergic to vague answers. Exactly what a burned-out lawyer needed."Claire · Boston, by video