What Clients Are Saying
“I would recommend working with Raphaela to anyone going through a career transition or in a leadership role. Her support through a transitional period was instrumental for me in securing a new role, as well as strengthening my focus on my overall career trajectory and [achieving] personal goals. Raphaela excels at asking questions and pushing you (in a good way!) to uncover your own experience-based answers and approaches that are right for you in the moment.”
— Karen G. Director of Programs, National Art and Community FoundationInstrumental…right for me in the moment
Helped me transform imposter syndrome into empowerment
"Leadership coaching … with Raphaela is truly therapeutic for [managing] the anxiety I experience as my career advances. Raphaela creates a safe space that … helps me discover and reckon with the origins of my insecurities. Our conversations have helped me transform imposter-syndrome into empowerment. [Our] sessions have given me tools that help me respond in healthy and productive ways to adversity and to inspire the teams I manage…."
—Candice H., Associate Artist Director, Regional Resident Ensemble Theatre Company“Raphaela is an empathetic coach with an excellent ability to sense where her clients are emotionally and what they’re truly feeling. She genuinely cares about the people she works with, and her kind presence creates a safe space for exploration and discovery in every session.
When I’m coached by Raphaela, I feel seen, supported, and understood. Her energetic yet gentle coaching style helps me uncover insights I wasn’t aware of and deepens my understanding of what matters most to me. Through her coaching, I’ve gained clarity on my priorities and recognized what can sometimes hold me back. I highly recommend Raphaela as a coach.”
— Anke S., Senior Leader, Talent Development, Global Education Solutions CompanyGenuinely cares…I highly recommend
“Working with Raphaela has been one of the more meaningful investments I've made in myself. She brings genuine curiosity to understanding who you are as a whole person: your ambitions, your fears, what you're protecting, what you're reaching for. The conversations go beyond career strategy. She holds space for big dreams and takes them seriously, while staying grounded in the realities that shape all of us, whether family, finances, or just the nature of finite time. That combination unlocks something. You leave sessions feeling expanded but not unmoored.
Her background in culture and the arts also brings a perspective I didn't know I needed. Most coaches in my world come from tech or consulting. Raphaela brings a completely different frame of reference, and it shows in the questions she asks and the way she listens.
If you're looking for a coach who meets you fully, I'd point you to Raphaela without hesitation.
— Blair L., Senior Director of Product Management, leading AI lending marketplaceGrounded in the realities that shape all of us
“Raphaela is a kind and thoughtful powerhouse. She packs the proverbial punch that requires [me] to dig deep and to not stop short of really exploring myself. Her questions tease you and her follow-ups demand your justification. Raphaela seeks an understanding that parallels what you might wish to only tell those closest to [yourself]….[The] safety she creates encourages me to open up, be vulnerable, and reason why what I want is within my reach. She’ll make you believe, and she’ll help you find your way.”
— Eric D. PhD, Head of Independent Schools,Requires one to dig deep…
"Working with Raphaela doesn’t feel like being coached. It feels like being met – fully, intelligently, and without pretense. She brings an uncommon mix of intuition and rigor: wickedly smart, deeply perceptive, direct when in matters, and imaginative in ways that reopen doors I'd long since closed.
Our sessions consistently leave me energized and grounded at the same time. I walk away with a clearer sense of my own power, a stronger sense of self-worth, and a renewed willingness to reach for the dreams I might otherwise keep on the shelf.
I look forward to our time together not because it is comforting – though it can be – but because it’s enlivening. I feel seen, valued, and genuinely supported […]. Anyone ambitious enough to want more for themselves, and brave enough to love themselves into the next version of who they are, will recognize what a rare gift it is to work with Raphaela.”
— Nazanin K., Architect, Interior Designer, WriterI feel seen, valued, and supported