How We Work Together

Coaching with me is a collaborative process
— a space to pause, reflect, and move forward with clarity and intention.

Together, we will calibrate your inner compass and turn insight into intentional action.

Whether you’re seeking personal clarity, stepping into a new role, leading others through uncertainty, or simply wanting to align your work and life with your values, I work with you to unpack the questions you’re holding, notice patterns, and identify what’s needed now.

As an experienced coach, I offer you the space to reflect, reorient, and make aligned decisions, stepping back to see the larger patterns and zooming in to the specific choices that will move you forward. Together, we explore how the pieces fit, how the system shapes your direction, and where small, intentional shifts can create meaningful change.

Let’s find your next step, anchored in what matters, and true to your direction.

I Work With

People who care about leading with intention — even when the way forward isn’t yet clear.

Many of my clients are:

Building self-awareness as new leaders

Developing strategies to meet leadership challenges

Working through conflict, power dynamics and difficult conversations

Highly dedicated to their own growth as well as to the advancement of the broader systems they operate within

I bring a steady presence, empathy, and curiosity; you bring your insights and lived experience. Together, we reorient and move forward with intention

Ways to Work Together

You can work with me in two ways:

Individual Coaching

Calibrating your compass

I take a non-directive, inquiry-based approach that supports your thinking, connects insights, and builds momentum.

Sessions are offered in packages of six to eight, spaced every few weeks for reflection and integration.

Cadence is flexible and co-designed once we begin, allowing space for reflection, practice, and growth between sessions.

Group & Team Coaching

Strengthening shared purpose

I work with teams to surface patterns, build capacity, and move through transition or strategic alignment.

Together, we focus on real-time challenges while strengthening collaboration, adaptability, and collective accountability.

My approach helps teams hold complexity with clarity and co-create purposeful, relational ways forward.

What to Expect?

We begin with a complimentary 30-minute discovery call — a chance to connect, ask questions, and see if we’re a good fit.

If we decide to work together, we’ll co-design a process that reflects your goals, rhythms, and ways of working.

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Each session offers deep listening, supportive challenge, and practical tools to help you identify clear next steps.

Between sessions, simply notice what’s shifting. No preparation needed — just come as you are.

“It is in silence that dialogue begins.”
— Paulo Freire

In our work, silence isn’t empty — it’s a space for deeper noticing and insight to emerge.
This process invites all of you — your histories, identities, culture, and context.
I pay attention to how these layers shape what feels possible, what gets in the way,
and what a values-driven path forward might look like.

Personal • Relational • Systemic

My Approach

I bring a blend of reflection and strategy, drawing on tools and frameworks that support both relational skill-building and strategic doing. Together, we balance inquiry and action — connecting inner clarity to the real-world contexts where you lead. Areas of focus may include:

Leadership Style

Exploring how you show up as a leader.

We examine the values and patterns that shape your leadership — helping you align your actions with what matters most.

Difficult Conversations

Building confidence to engage with courage and care.

Through reflection and practice, we prepare for real conversations — transforming tension into opportunities for understanding and integrity.

Focus & Priorities

Creating clarity about what matters most right now.

We work to clarify focus, reduce overwhelm, and move forward with purpose and calm direction.

Inner Critic

Navigating internal barriers

Together, we will explore the internal voice that drives overwork or self-doubt and develop a kinder, more motivating inner dialogue.

Leverage Points

Identifying where small shifts create big impact.

We look for patterns and systems where intentional action can create meaningful and sustainable change.

Decision-Making

Finding clarity when choices feel complex.

Together, we surface what guides your choices, balancing intuition with strategy to make decisions that feel principled and effective.

What My Clients Say

If you are looking for a coach who listens deeply, understands your context, and gently nudges you toward clarity by offering you helpful tools and strategies along the way, Maryam is an incredible fit.

D.M., PhD Student

Maryam has helped me see and solve challenges in new ways, by better understanding my own self and how I see the world. She is easy to open up to and always asks insightful and thought-provoking questions. I would recommend her coaching to any colleagues at any career stage.

J.J., Professor & Director

With deep university leadership experience, an insightful, empathetic approach and her EDI expertise, Maryam is an invaluable coach for academic and administrative university leaders, and other high-performing professionals.

C.C., Executive Coach

Curious about working together?

Whether you’re ready or just wondering, I’d love to chat.

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