Coaching with a Doctorate in Psychology

I am not a generalist coach.

I am a licensed psychologist with a doctorate in psychology and two decades of experience in executive consulting, human sexuality, leadership development, and organizational systems.

Before returning fully to clinical work, I founded and ran Whole Person Consultation, an executive and organizational consulting firm serving:

• Tech companies
• Construction management firms
• Nonprofits
• C-suite executives
• High performing entrepreneurs

I developed and implemented nationwide leadership and team development programs focused on emotional intelligence, communication, and class and gender dynamics in the workplace.

This background matters.

Because leadership challenges are rarely strategic problems.
They are psychological ones.

Coaching vs Therapy

Coaching and therapy are distinct.

Therapy explores formative history, attachment patterns, trauma, and deep psychological restructuring. It is long arc, identity level work.

Coaching is focused, forward moving, and goal oriented.

However, unlike most coaching, my work is psychologically informed.

We do not bypass patterns.
We identify them and move strategically.

If deeper therapeutic work is indicated, I will say so directly.

Coaching with me is not therapy.
But it is not surface level.

Executive Advisory Programs

12 Month Executive Advisory

A high touch, psychologically sophisticated container for C-suite leaders and founders.

This program is for executives who:

• Have achieved success but feel internal misalignment
• Want to lead with greater authority and calm
• Are navigating complex interpersonal or organizational dynamics
• Want a confidential space to think clearly
• Refuse burnout as a badge of honor

Sessions are held via secure video and structured for depth and momentum.

Selective enrollment. Application required.

6 Month Intensive

A focused engagement for leaders who want precision support around:

• Transition
• Scaling
• Conflict
• Communication
• Strategic recalibration

This is not a light touch container.
It is accelerated clarity.

Psychedelic Integration for Entrepreneurs

For founders and executives who have had psychedelic experiences and want sophisticated integration.

Many entrepreneurs reach a point where another exit, another venture, or another raise does not resolve the inner question.

Psychedelic experiences can open insight.

Integration determines whether those insights translate into grounded leadership or fragmentation.

As a trauma informed psychologist specializing in psychedelic integration, I work with entrepreneurs to:

• Integrate altered state insights into real world decision making
• Identify ego inflation versus genuine expansion
• Address relational shifts that often follow psychedelic work
• Align leadership identity with emerging values
• Prevent impulsive or destabilizing life changes

This program does not provide psychedelic treatment.
It supports integration and discernment.

Three, six, or nine month containers available.

Organizational Services

Executive Coaching

One on one advisory work for senior leaders.

Team Development

Emotional intelligence, communication, and conflict refinement.

Strategic Meeting Facilitation

High stakes meetings that require psychological steadiness and clear containment.

When appropriate, these services can be integrated.

Who This Is For

This work is for leaders who:

• Value psychological sophistication
• Want depth without dysfunction
• Are willing to be challenged
• Prefer precision over motivational hype
• Understand that internal clarity impacts external revenue

Testimonials

"I have made the significant growth over my 6 months of coaching with Denise.  She has taught me and worked collaboratively with me to create a lot of great tools to feel at ease in situations that previously created a lot of stress for me in the office.  This truly helps me on a daily basis."

                                                                    -M.S., Project Manager and Division Lead

"Over the course of six months of coaching with Denise, my confidence has increased both with others as well as myself. I have learned that I have self worth. This effects not only myself, but my team and [company name] overall. I am rejuvenated and learned through tools of mindfulness at the workplace that if I just relax, I can be more productive overall." 

                                                                          -G.W., Entrepreneur, Executive Director

Denise has a great leadership presence and a nice personable touch that made me feel comfortable.  I enjoyed the way she led meetings so that they were informative, supportive, and efficient.  Even during the most difficult work situations, Denise maintained a professional demeanor.   She provided helpful feedback consistently and motivated the team to work together and independently to be very effective at achieving maximum billable hours while still providing excellent customer service. recommend Denise as a counselor, a coach, and as a consultant that can help strengthen performance and provide better results for you and your organization."           -R.A., Entrepreneur and team employee, Healthcare Management Corporation

More testimonials can be found here