Three years ago, I stepped away from my full-time tech role.
Since then, I’ve had the privilege of working with hundreds of clients navigating career and leadership transitions.
The deeper our work went, the less it was about resumes and promotions - and the more it became about identity, meaning, how we define value, and the role work plays in our lives.
Clients shared their hopes, dreams, fears - and I saw firsthand how tightly so many of us are intertwined with our careers.
At the same time, I’ve witnessed massive systemic shifts in tech
companies virtue signaling
employees being asked to prove their worth
hundreds of thousands laid off despite strong revenue quarters
We’re living in a time where AI is being positioned as the answer to everything. While it’s has it’s place, I’ve also spoken with clients who spent entire weekends asking chatGPT for direction - for them to tell them what to do with their lives.
What we need more than ever isn’t optimization.
It’s empathy, connection, trust, with other HUMANS.
When I reflect on how I want to service, the truth is: I’ve always dreamed of becoming a therapist long before I became a coach.
I was afraid to “start over”. But over the past few years, I’ve reached an inflection point. It became clear that there was nothing left for me in tech.
I want to support people on a deeper level.
Last month, I began my first semester in a Master’s program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
It will take two years to complete. And from the very first class, I knew I was exactly where I’m meant to be. This is the first career decision, I haven’t second-guessed.
I’m living my purpose.
What this means:
I’m still actively coaching - and continuing to take on new clients.
In fact, working together now means you’ll benefit from expanded modalities and deeper frameworks as I continue my clinical training.
If you’re standing at your own crossroads, wondering if it’s “too late” to shift; it isn’t.
You’re allowed to evolve.
With care,
Roberta