Testimonials
"I sought Elicia's help at a time when I wanted to break through to the next level of my career as an actor, as well as claim more of my own personal power to shape my life. Talking with her was illuminating and enlivening for me. Her ability to listen with compassion, but also challenge and question in a way that felt supportive and honest, was the perfect combination. I gained more clarity around my goals and around limiting beliefs I'd been holding onto and I was able to take decisive action with confidence. Since working with her, I've booked more work than ever, I got a great review in The New York Times and went on a solvent trip to Paris and Madrid. I'm living a more expansive, adventurous and fulfilling life. I can't recommend her highly enough."
– Actor/Writer, New York City
"Elicia's intuition, as well as her empathy and pragmatic approach, helped me time and again to regain focus on my life, and find the inner resources to effect long-lasting change. Her interventions are always on point, and have really supported me through some challenging personal and professional moments. I now have a knowledgeable, compassionate ally, whom I can rely on to navigate life in all its complexity."
– Field Support & Human Resources Specialist, United Nations, New York City
"I enlisted Elicia's coaching to help me sort through a complicated transition period. She was very skilled in helping me draw out the roots of these complications through logical, objective, empathetic questioning. Elicia's personality and calm demeanor helped her develop the safe and welcoming environment necessary for me to work through some of these deeper questions. I look forward to working with the goals Elicia and I were able to develop as I continue through this transition period."
– Consultant, New York City
"Reflecting on our session this morning. You have a gift! Thank you for sharing it with me."
– Human Services professional, Chicago, Illinois
"Elicia has a natural ability to allow others to openly tell their story without feeling judged. I felt very comfortable talking to her about my relationships and could tell over the phone, that she was intently listening. She was able to draw out the right questions at the right time, without placing a feeling of pressure or interrogation. In a short amount of time, she was able to help me find a way to look at my problem with a different frame of mind, as well as showed me a tool to help narrow down on the right solution for me. She is simply a natural and I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with her."
– Healthcare Administrator & Program Manager, San Jose, California
"I love working with Elicia. Our coaching sessions were a wonderful journey together. Elicia had so many useful tools and tips for me when I was stranded at bottlenecks. She was always understanding and empathic. Her encouraging style helped me tremendously in developing my inner strength. I feel really lucky to have had Elicia as my coach. I owe so much of what I have accomplished to her."
– Executive Assistant, New York City
"I sought out Elicia’s help in dealing with the particularly difficult stresses of my profession. After my first session with Elicia, I was able to start making some tough decisions about work/life balance that would have been previously unthinkable. And, perhaps even more importantly, Elicia helped me discover and articulate what I truly valued, when I was happiest, and what goals I wanted to work towards. Elicia is wonderfully personable and amazingly professional, and while she is neither your therapist, best friend, nor Jiminy Cricket-like conscience, she embodies the best features of all three. Even if you think you have everything figured out, Elicia will help you become the best version of you possible."
– College Professor, Grinnell, Iowa
"I was struggling with a major life decision - centered on work - and Elicia was incredibly kind, professional and helpful. She thoughtfully asked questions to guide me on how to think through the process. Not only did it help me make the right decision, but it helped me reflect on bigger questions, too. She is a talented coach, who - with grace and skill - helps you lead yourself."
– Executive Director, New York City
"I spoke to Elicia when I was transitioning into another stage in my life. She helped me verbalize my thoughts and understand my feelings about the upcoming changes; her empathy was genuine. Her feedback was right on target and her probing efficient."
– International Gender and Asset Building Initiatives Specialist
"As a working professional and mother of three, it's easy to allow life to become cluttered with obligatory tasks which crowd out opportunities for personal growth. However, talking to Elicia created the space I needed for reconsidering my priorities so that I can realistically maximize who I am in my current roles as well as free up the needed time and energy to carve out new pathways for personal reinvention."
– Entertainment Producer, New York City
"Elicia is a great listener and goes out of her way to make you feel that it is safe to open up so she can help you figure out what is at the root of the issue. Working with Elicia was like having a sounding board and showed me that, in fact, I was probably on the right path and just a few simple tweaks could make the journey that much better. My life is definitely in transition and it felt good to speak to someone, particularly someone as gentle and warm as Elicia, who is trained to help me sort through all that I'm going through and make some better sense of it all. She's a natural!"
– Freelance Writer, Brooklyn, New York
"Elicia was able to help me find direction after a recent transition in my life. She took the confusing jumble in my head and guided me as I straightened out my thoughts so that I could figure out where I wanted to go next in my life. Even when confronting the my greatest difficulties she assisted me in extruding the options I would give myself that I had not yet considered. She doesn't serve you the solutions to all of your problems on a platter; she shows you that you have them inside you by asking the right questions. She is patient, respectful, and doesn't pressure you, which is a lot more than one can say about most of their friends when they need advice."
– Architect, San Francisco, California
“Elicia is an incredible person and professional – very well suited to coaching. She is an honest, empathetic and critical listener and questioner. Through our discussion and visualization exercise, she brought me to amazing points of critical reflection and self-honesty that helped shape my thinking and goal setting as I move forward in my life and work.”
– International and Community Development professional
"Elicia is a personal role model to me and an outstanding example of what it means to be someone's coach; she listened, intuitively knew which questions to ask me, and most importantly, how to ask them to enable me to find answers on how I should define my own goals. The four month period in which I worked with her was a crucial stage in my professional development as I was finishing graduate school and learning how to navigate my new role as a young professional in the international development and peacebuilding fields. Through working with Elicia during this transition period, the personal and professional goals that I was able to set for myself during that timeframe ultimately led to my personal growth and development; her coaching has put me in a better position to personally reflect as I learned how to ask myself some of the questions that she posed to me. As I begin a new international post in the coming months, I am positive that the coaching I received from Elicia will keep on 'giving' as I practice the type of questioning and reflection that her coaching illuminated for me and that Elicia lives in her daily life."
– International Development and Peacebuilding professional
– Actor/Writer, New York City
"Elicia's intuition, as well as her empathy and pragmatic approach, helped me time and again to regain focus on my life, and find the inner resources to effect long-lasting change. Her interventions are always on point, and have really supported me through some challenging personal and professional moments. I now have a knowledgeable, compassionate ally, whom I can rely on to navigate life in all its complexity."
– Field Support & Human Resources Specialist, United Nations, New York City
"I enlisted Elicia's coaching to help me sort through a complicated transition period. She was very skilled in helping me draw out the roots of these complications through logical, objective, empathetic questioning. Elicia's personality and calm demeanor helped her develop the safe and welcoming environment necessary for me to work through some of these deeper questions. I look forward to working with the goals Elicia and I were able to develop as I continue through this transition period."
– Consultant, New York City
"Reflecting on our session this morning. You have a gift! Thank you for sharing it with me."
– Human Services professional, Chicago, Illinois
"Elicia has a natural ability to allow others to openly tell their story without feeling judged. I felt very comfortable talking to her about my relationships and could tell over the phone, that she was intently listening. She was able to draw out the right questions at the right time, without placing a feeling of pressure or interrogation. In a short amount of time, she was able to help me find a way to look at my problem with a different frame of mind, as well as showed me a tool to help narrow down on the right solution for me. She is simply a natural and I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with her."
– Healthcare Administrator & Program Manager, San Jose, California
"I love working with Elicia. Our coaching sessions were a wonderful journey together. Elicia had so many useful tools and tips for me when I was stranded at bottlenecks. She was always understanding and empathic. Her encouraging style helped me tremendously in developing my inner strength. I feel really lucky to have had Elicia as my coach. I owe so much of what I have accomplished to her."
– Executive Assistant, New York City
"I sought out Elicia’s help in dealing with the particularly difficult stresses of my profession. After my first session with Elicia, I was able to start making some tough decisions about work/life balance that would have been previously unthinkable. And, perhaps even more importantly, Elicia helped me discover and articulate what I truly valued, when I was happiest, and what goals I wanted to work towards. Elicia is wonderfully personable and amazingly professional, and while she is neither your therapist, best friend, nor Jiminy Cricket-like conscience, she embodies the best features of all three. Even if you think you have everything figured out, Elicia will help you become the best version of you possible."
– College Professor, Grinnell, Iowa
"I was struggling with a major life decision - centered on work - and Elicia was incredibly kind, professional and helpful. She thoughtfully asked questions to guide me on how to think through the process. Not only did it help me make the right decision, but it helped me reflect on bigger questions, too. She is a talented coach, who - with grace and skill - helps you lead yourself."
– Executive Director, New York City
"I spoke to Elicia when I was transitioning into another stage in my life. She helped me verbalize my thoughts and understand my feelings about the upcoming changes; her empathy was genuine. Her feedback was right on target and her probing efficient."
– International Gender and Asset Building Initiatives Specialist
"As a working professional and mother of three, it's easy to allow life to become cluttered with obligatory tasks which crowd out opportunities for personal growth. However, talking to Elicia created the space I needed for reconsidering my priorities so that I can realistically maximize who I am in my current roles as well as free up the needed time and energy to carve out new pathways for personal reinvention."
– Entertainment Producer, New York City
"Elicia is a great listener and goes out of her way to make you feel that it is safe to open up so she can help you figure out what is at the root of the issue. Working with Elicia was like having a sounding board and showed me that, in fact, I was probably on the right path and just a few simple tweaks could make the journey that much better. My life is definitely in transition and it felt good to speak to someone, particularly someone as gentle and warm as Elicia, who is trained to help me sort through all that I'm going through and make some better sense of it all. She's a natural!"
– Freelance Writer, Brooklyn, New York
"Elicia was able to help me find direction after a recent transition in my life. She took the confusing jumble in my head and guided me as I straightened out my thoughts so that I could figure out where I wanted to go next in my life. Even when confronting the my greatest difficulties she assisted me in extruding the options I would give myself that I had not yet considered. She doesn't serve you the solutions to all of your problems on a platter; she shows you that you have them inside you by asking the right questions. She is patient, respectful, and doesn't pressure you, which is a lot more than one can say about most of their friends when they need advice."
– Architect, San Francisco, California
“Elicia is an incredible person and professional – very well suited to coaching. She is an honest, empathetic and critical listener and questioner. Through our discussion and visualization exercise, she brought me to amazing points of critical reflection and self-honesty that helped shape my thinking and goal setting as I move forward in my life and work.”
– International and Community Development professional
"Elicia is a personal role model to me and an outstanding example of what it means to be someone's coach; she listened, intuitively knew which questions to ask me, and most importantly, how to ask them to enable me to find answers on how I should define my own goals. The four month period in which I worked with her was a crucial stage in my professional development as I was finishing graduate school and learning how to navigate my new role as a young professional in the international development and peacebuilding fields. Through working with Elicia during this transition period, the personal and professional goals that I was able to set for myself during that timeframe ultimately led to my personal growth and development; her coaching has put me in a better position to personally reflect as I learned how to ask myself some of the questions that she posed to me. As I begin a new international post in the coming months, I am positive that the coaching I received from Elicia will keep on 'giving' as I practice the type of questioning and reflection that her coaching illuminated for me and that Elicia lives in her daily life."
– International Development and Peacebuilding professional