Life Coaching
Move forward with clarity and intention
Life coaching is goal-oriented, action-driven work, designed to help you get unstuck, build momentum, and create the life you actually want. It's not therapy, but it can be profoundly transformative.
What we focus on
Coaching that meets you where you are
Every coaching engagement is different. Here are the areas we work in most, though sessions are always tailored to what you're navigating right now.
Career & Purpose
Clarify what you actually want from your work, navigate transitions, and build a career that aligns with your values, not just your résumé.
ADHD Life Coaching
Practical, strengths-based strategies for focus, time management, and organization, designed specifically for how your brain works, not against it.
Relationships & Communication
Develop clearer boundaries, more honest communication, and healthier patterns in your personal and professional relationships.
Confidence & Self-Leadership
Quiet the inner critic, build lasting self-trust, and learn to move through the world with more clarity and conviction.
Life Transitions
Whether you're starting over, stepping up, or figuring out what comes next, coaching gives you structure, support, and a thinking partner for the journey.
Habits & Wellbeing
Build sustainable routines around sleep, energy, and daily practices that actually stick, grounded in behavioral science, not willpower.
How we work
Life coaching techniques
Coaching techniques are strategies we use to help you clarify goals, overcome obstacles, and create actionable plans for personal or professional growth.
Understanding the difference
Is coaching or therapy right for me?
Both can be deeply valuable. The right fit depends on what you're working through. We can help you figure out which, or both, makes sense for you.
Focus
Present goals, future growth, and action
Past patterns, healing, and mental health
Who it's for
Anyone wanting to move forward intentionally
People experiencing emotional or psychological distress
Insurance
Self-pay (not billed through insurance)
Insurance accepted through Headway
Sessions
Goal-oriented, structured, action-driven
Exploratory, clinically guided, depth-focused
Your coach
Certified expertise, clinical depth
Our life coaching is led by Dana Glasser, a licensed clinical social worker and certified ADHD coach with 20+ years of experience. She brings the rigor of clinical training to the forward-focused work of coaching.
Dana Glasser
LCSW, MSW, LPC · Certified ADHD Coach · Licensed in California
Dana is a licensed clinical social worker and certified ADHD coach with over 20 years of experience, including co-founding two mental health organizations in San Diego. She specializes in trauma, narcissistic abuse, ADHD, and neurodiversity, with a particular gift for helping clients untangle complex relational patterns and find clarity. Known for her warm, non-judgmental presence, Dana creates a space where clients genuinely feel seen, understood, and supported.
How it works
What a coaching engagement looks like
Free Discovery Call
A 20-minute conversation to understand your goals, answer your questions, and confirm that coaching is the right fit for where you are.
Define Your Focus
Together we'll clarify what success looks like, identify what's getting in the way, and map out a realistic plan for moving forward.
Regular Sessions
Weekly or bi-weekly 50-minute sessions: a consistent, accountable space to make progress, reflect, and adjust course as you grow.
Coaching Rate
$175
per 50-minute session
Life coaching is a self-pay service and is not billed through insurance. Packages and sliding scale options available. Ask us.
Good to know
- Coaching is not therapy and does not treat mental health conditions
- Sessions are via secure telehealth: no commute, no waiting room
- Free 20-minute discovery call before you commit
- If therapy is a better fit, we'll tell you honestly
- Coaching and therapy can be done in parallel with different providers
Ready to begin?
Your next chapter starts with one conversation
No pressure, no commitment. Just a free call to see if coaching is the right fit for where you are right now.