You don't need another person telling you who to become.
You need someone who can see what's happening beneath the surface.
Someone who will listen closely. Ask the uncomfortable question. Challenge the story. Spot the pattern. And help you see what you can't always see when you're inside it.
That's the kind of coach I am.
Hi, I'm Vanessa.
I coach ambitious, freedom-seeking women who have already proven they can achieve, and know they can't keep achieving the same way.
I know this pattern from the inside.
I spent 15 years in corporate as a business development consultant: the person everyone counted on to make complex things work. I looked successful on paper. Inside, I was working all the time, overriding myself to keep it going, and thinking there had to be more to life.
In 2014, shortly after my dad died unexpectedly of cancer, my body burned out. I couldn't function, and I knew something had to change.
Now I help ambitious women make that change before their body makes it for them.
What I believe
Ambition isn't the problem.
You don't need to want less and you don't need to become a calmer, more balanced version of yourself. You need to understand how you're operating right now and decide what to change. That's deeper than goal-setting and far more useful than another list of things you should do.
How I Coach
I listen. I notice. I ask the uncomfortable question. I challenge the story and connect the dots. And I don't let you hide behind your own intelligence, because smart, capable women are often excellent at explaining a pattern without changing it.
That's why I work with both your mind and your body:
- NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) shifts the thought patterns that keep you second-guessing and circling decisions.
- Somatic work works with what you feel in your body, so change doesn't stay stuck in your head.
- Uncompromising self-leadership turns what you see into decisions and action.
You can't think your way out of a pattern your body still believes in.
I'm a challenger, a guide and a steady place to land. You bring the situation. We find what's really going on.
The work is deep, not heavy.
There's room for humour, honesty and uncertainty. There's room for ambition, and for enjoying the life you're building while you build it. I don't want your transformation to become another project you have to perform perfectly. I want you to learn to trust yourself in real life.
Why Groundwork?
Because everything you build sits on something. Your career, your business, your relationships, your money, your time.
If the foundation is proving, pleasing, pushing and second-guessing, eventually something has to change. Groundwork builds something stronger underneath: self-trust, self-leadership, discernment, boundaries, resilience and capacity. So you can go after what you want without leaving yourself behind.
And the point of all this? Freedom.
Not freedom from responsibility. Freedom from constantly fighting yourself.
Freedom to choose. To say no. To change direction. To want more.
Freedom to trust yourself enough to live your own life.
So you can go after what you want without constantly leaving yourself behind.
Background
- Certified Life Coach (2018)
- NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Master Practitioner (2019)
- Breathwork Practitioner (2023)
- 15 years in the fashion industry in international roles.
- Entrepreneur for the last 5 years
- Coaching over 100 woman worldwide
This is for you if
You're accomplished and quietly exhausted.
You want more, not less.
You're ready to be challenged, not just heard.
This isn't for you if
- You want someone to tell you what to do.
- You're looking for a quick fix or another productivity system.
- You're not ready to look at your own patterns.
If this sounds like you, book a conversation to see if Groundwork is the right fit.