Why Career Impact Coaching?

Career Impact Coaching is a strategic, thought-partnership approach designed to help professionals build careers that are clearer, more intentional, and better aligned with what they want. It focuses on identifying what’s getting in the way, understanding the dynamics at play, and exploring practical options to move forward.

In coaching, Allison helps clients:

  • Clarify their career direction and long-term goals

  • Identify the internal and external factors creating roadblocks

  • Understand the patterns or dynamics shaping their current experience

  • Explore actionable options for shifting their approach or influencing situations

  • Strengthen communication, presence, and decision-making

  • Build strategies that help you achieve your work goals

Clients often come to coaching when they feel stuck, unsure of their next step, in the midst of complex workplace dynamics, or disconnected from the career path they want. The goal is to help them move forward with clarity and to create meaningful progress toward the outcomes that matter most to them.

About Allison

Allison is a career coach whose background combines corporate HR experience with formal training in psychology from Columbia University. She spent years at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and in the tech sector, working closely with senior leaders and high-performing teams navigating demanding, high-pressure environments.

Allison specializes in working with early- to mid-career professionals — the stage where people often face the steepest learning curves, the most complex workplace dynamics, and the highest pressure to define a clear career direction. Having supported employees from recent graduates through senior executives throughout her HR career, she understands the unique challenges of building executive presence, navigating organizational politics, advocating for growth, and making decisions that meaningfully shape long-term trajectory.

Her foundation in psychology gives her a deep understanding of how people change, how behavior shifts under stress, and why workplace dynamics unfold the way they do. Paired with her experience inside complex organizations, this allows her to help clients move through professional roadblocks, communicate effectively, interpret challenging dynamics, and build confidence in their path.

This dual perspective enables Allison to support clients in maximizing their career impact and making meaningful changes in both their own approach and the way they engage with others.

Common Coaching Topics

Coaching sessions cover a wide variety of topics, below are some of the most common:

Navigating Organizational Dynamics

  • Developing a working relationship with a challenging manager

  • Handling unclear or unrealistic expectations

  • Working through challenging relationships with colleagues

  • Addressing misperceptions about leadership presence or executive readiness

  • Troubleshooting team management issues

Advancement, Positioning, and Communication

  • Missing out on deserved promotions or unclear advancement paths

  • Struggling to receive recognition or effectively claim credit for contributions

  • Building a strong, consistent personal brand within the organization

  • Taking ownership of ideas, solutions, and messaging with confidence

Confidence, Capacity and Mindset

  • Experiencing self-doubt, over-deference, or uncertainty in senior settings

  • Feeling overwhelmed by workload, responsibilities, or team demands

  • Confronting imposter syndrome or questioning one’s abilities

  • Developing confidence in decision-making and long-term career direction

Coaching Process

Allison’s approach is practical, grounded, and focused on helping professionals navigate their careers with clarity and confidence. She helps clients build on their strengths to increase impact and progress towards their goals.

Her coaching is built around five core principles:

1. Listen First
Allison begins by listening closely to understand the client’s role, context, and challenges. This includes exploring high-pressure demands, team dynamics, and internal patterns that may be contributing to stress or uncertainty.

2. Explore Opportunities Thoughtfully
Clients gain insight into the strengths they already bring to their work and how to apply them more effectively. She helps clients unpack the specific obstacles holding them back, whether it’s unclear career direction, overcommitment, or messaging. By understanding the underlying dynamics, clients gain clarity on what’s driving their current experience and what’s within their influence to change.

3. Consider Practical Options
Allison works with clients to evaluate actionable steps. She provides support with practical tools such as drafting talking points, preparing for key conversations, or outlining strategies for promotion, career transitions, or challenging workplace interactions.

4. Adjust Approach and Strategy
Clients refine how they communicate, lead, and influence others. Allison helps them build strategies that feel authentic while increasing effectiveness in difficult situations. Coaching includes building presence, addressing limiting mindsets, and finding ways to advocate for oneself in high-pressure environments.

5. Build Sustainable Practices
To maintain momentum, Allison helps clients develop simple, personalized routines and strategies for managing stress, building towards advancement, and sustaining confidence.

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