Reclaim your energy, your voice, and your workday
Modern workplaces weren’t built for most of us, especially if you’ve ever been told you’re too much, not enough, or both in the same breath.
If you want to lead with more clarity, less chaos, and true impact, I’m here for you with expert 1:1 coaching, workshops, and truly useful tools. I’ve spent 20 years inside all kinds of workplaces — from the inspiring to the exhausting — and I’ve got the scars (and strategies) to prove it.
Work with me if you want someone who will:
Tell the truth, even when it’s hard
Hold you accountable to yourself, not the system
Help you resist the grind and create work (and life) on your own terms
Coaching | Workshops | Speaking
I help successful professionals reclaim their time, confidence, and purpose.
How we can work together
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Book a Reset coaching session
I’ll help you with a work issue, decision, or preparing for an important conversation in this focused 90-minute coaching intensive. Together we’ll zero in on what matters most, and you’ll walk away with a clear, grounded plan you can actually follow. I’ll share some helpful resources and follow up with you a few weeks after our call to see how you’re doing.
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Invest in yourself with a comprehensive coaching package
You spend all your time supporting other people — colleagues, your family, your friends. It’s time for you to give that love to yourself. With a 3 or 6-month coaching package, we’ll unpack the habits, systems, and expectations keeping you stuck. And then we’ll rebuild—with strategy, integrity, and a whole lot more self-trust.
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Find a supportive community
It can be really lonely out here. You’re a great leader, but no longer on the ground. You’re here for everyone else but sometimes wonder who’s here for you. And you need help figuring out how to fight burnout and overwhelm in a world that really wants to keep you spinning. I’ve got you covered with affordable group coaching cohorts that will ground you, inspire you, and remind you that you need to put that oxygen mask on first.
My clients say nice things
“I recommend Ellen as a skillful, supportive thought partner and coach”
Ellen helped me hone in on some of my key interests, superpowers, and goals for my process ahead. I appreciate that she urged me to have grace for myself in the difficult work of transition, and modeled it with her warm, no-nonsense, we-all-could-be-more-kind-to-ourselves approach.
Becky Kelley, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor, Washington State
“[Ellen] is great at asking the questions that go a little deeper to untangle the ‘why’ as well as the ‘what’”
I’m delighted to recommend EWB Coaching as I’ve had the pleasure of clarifying my professional values, identifying my job strengths, and envisioning what more I want out of my career with Ellen over the past six months.
Rebecca Denk, CFO, KEXP Seattle
“We all deserve our own personal cheerleader and Ellen lifts you up while also adding practical guidance.”
Ellen has a gift for deep listening and tailoring the work and content of the sessions to your personal goals for your life and your work. She is sincere, genuine, and supportive.
Executive, University of Montana
Free Boundaries at Work Toolkit
Setting (and keeping) boundaries is one of the best things you can do to protect yourself from burnout at work. Our workplaces will keep on taking (and taking) unless we do something about it. But it can be hard (especially for women in workplaces that don’t work well for us) to speak up and stand strong. In this free guide I’ll provide you with scripts for those boundary-setting conversations and email templates so you’re prepared and confident in putting your needs first.
Be part of the conversation with the Hard at Work Podcast.
Hi, I’m Ellen
I’m your real, raw, and experienced guide, here to help you prioritize yourself in a world that tells you not to, and I’m doing it imperfectly right along with you. With my superpowers of empathy and honesty, I live for helping you understand how uniquely awesome you are in a world that often tells you the opposite. With 20 years in the workplace and a certification in executive coaching through the International Coaching Federation, I’m here to help leaders become the best versions of themselves — without having to sacrifice your time or values. I do this work because of my own experience with burnout and feeling like I didn’t fit in at work, and my goal is to help others never get to that place.