Do you want to make confident decisions about you career, then make those changes a reality?
Learn to make decisions that feel so right
that it sparks you to action and enlists help from others
I believe that small changes can make a big difference, and that other times big changes are necessary. Through changes and adapting to change that happens to us, we don’t change at our core - knowing our core strengths and common themes we carry throughout our careers can help us make decisions, show up as leaders, and reach our goals. I also believe that we all deserve healthy, safe, and inclusive work environments and I support my clients in advocating for themselves and others to make jobs more aligned with what human beings need.
Wherever you are in your career - change and growth is inevitable and it is my mission to make that process easier, less stressful, and more successful!
Are you passionate about your work but it no longer fits into the logistical and financial needs of your life?
Do you ever feel like you are not where you belong in your job or career, but don't have any idea what's next?
Know exactly what you want to be doing, don't know how to get there?
Love your job but struggling with navigating the every day decisions, pressures, and burnout?
Feel awkward and freeze up when asked: “What do you want to do?” or "What kind of job are you looking for?"
Things I do for my clients:
✅ Make career decisions and plan strategy that motivates you, and motivates others to help you too
✅ Identify strengths and themes of your professional identity that carry you through twists and turns in your career and help you avoid burnout.
✅ Stay open to new ideas and use imagination as a tool for clarity, while being grounded and practical.
✅ Reset your goals after an unexpected job loss or company reorganization - sometimes we want change, and sometimes change just happens to us!
✅ Determine your best moves within complex "office politics," with a confidential thought partner that help you understand the perspectives of the other people you work with.
✅ Improve communication and leadership skills as you move into your next role whether in or out of your current company/org.
✅ Make connections between you and other professionals for advice, information, and inspiration.
✅ Prepare your job search materials whether you are currently job seeking or just want to be ready to jump on opportunities. Be ready to communicate about what makes you an asset to others, to use now or when the timing is right!
My clients come from all types of backgrounds and industries - including technology, entreprenuers, health care, marketing, education, the arts, nonprofit, politics, and more. I am fascinated by the overlap and integration of learning and growth across industries and love to hear about what you are up to no matter what type of work you do or want to do next!
Services
Career Change Decisions
I will guide you through a process of goal setting, decision making, and planning a career strategy so that your daily life lines up with what really matters to you and the future you want. We will start by imagining the future in a way that will make it easier for you to have clarity about what you want and why. Then, identify options that are both ambitious enough to excite you and practical enough to make you ready to get started. You will create a plan that feels like such a good fit that you enjoy talking about it with the people who can help you make it a reality.
Get A New Job or Promotion
You are always ready to grow and advance your career, whether it be changes big or small. I always start with my clients on creating a strong foundation for your professional identity through understanding your strengths and goals. That makes it a lot easier to dive into any job search preparation: Resume, Cover letter, Interview Prep, Linkedin. I love to help my clients analyze job descriptions, leverage your network, and respond to job offers with decicion making processes and salary negotiation skills. Working on a promotion? Let’s work together to understand exactly what your employer needs from you and start immediately impressing them with how you are advancing in your day to day work.
Advance your Leadership and Communication Skills
Whether you are in your first job, a new manager, or at the highest level in your field I will help you think big picture about work place and career to make your every day experience more successful. You fill me in on what is going on at your job or in any career related projects - and I will provide tools and collaboration to improve decisionmaking, prioritizing, assertive communication, time management, productivity, influencing and persuading others, your reputation, managing down and up, handling difficult conversations, and more.
How it Works
1) Start with the Big Picture
Join me in a transformational conversation that makes imagining the future easier than you think it will be. We start our work by setting aside time to understand the important threads of your career, the strengths you keep coming back to, what beliefs motivate your best work, and where you honestly want to be heading in the future. We will define success on your own terms, instead of what may be expected of you by others or your own past assumptions. You will come away with a summary in writing and a new understanding of your identity as a professional.
2) Plan Your Strategy
With a strong foundation of future-focused big picture thinking, we will work together to determine your strategy options. Whether you don’t have a job, love your job, or something in between - a career strategy has the power to make every day a little easier, more motivating, and every decision more aligned with your success. We will talk through various scenarios and then narrow them down to the best options, always balancing the practical with the aspirational. Working with me gives you a new way to think about strategy planning as an ongoing process that is flexible, resilient to unexpected events, and will make you feel confident in your strengths and purpose.
3) The Result is Action
Take action and enjoy working with a thought partner to enact practical steps to make a difference. I provide tangible support in the way of strategy and editing resume, cover letter, linkedin, and interview preparation; guidance on networking opportunities, research, and other forms of learning; and planning and practicing for upcoming difficult conversations, opportunities for professional growth including promotions and increased income. I prepare you with skills that you can use again throughout your career journey. When addressing a specific need, we will always return to the foundation of your individual career identity and strategy that we have developed at the start of our work together.
Testimonials
“Amy has been an amazing coach and has become an instrumental guide throughout my career transition. Since our first interaction, when I felt lost in my career path, she gave me clarity to determining my next steps and instilled a newfound confidence in my job search. She helped me develop tangible skills in resume, cover letters, job application strategies, and effective networking. Amy’s expertise in long-term career strategy and planning eased my transition and also enhanced my productivity. She is a great communicator and active listener, offering support whenever you need it. I highly recommend her to anyone seeking an insightful and expert career coach." - Rachel, Marketing and Graphic Design Consultant
“Working with Amy has been exceptionally valuable to me, both for working through daily leadership challenges and in planning my career development. She has coached me through upleveling my management skills as an engineering manager. She's helped me bring intentionality to my career, connecting the dots on my professional contributions, and allowing me to see the steps I need to take to grow to the next level. Amy has provided a fresh, outside perspective that helped me improve my skills, promote my accomplishments, and take full advantage of the opportunities available to me.” -MR, Lead Manager, Tech
“Amy Miller is an incredible coach that has helped me immensely. I came to Amy looking for guidance on every day office politics in addition to a very complicated work situation. Amy helped me stay grounded through everything, always keeping my personal career aspirations in mind, and challenging me to capitalize on my strengths. She helped me see the bigger picture when it was very easy to get lost in the fray and minutia of the corporate world. I could not have navigated this experience or accomplished what I have without her guidance and unwavering support.”- Marissa Maguire, Head of Experiential Marketing + Creative Direction, Index Exchange
“When I came to Amy I was feeling very frustrated with the job searching process. Amy was able to help me transform my anxiety into aspiration. In working with Amy, I was able to go beyond planning out what my next job would look like by challenging myself about what I really wanted, and giving myself permission to plot out how to achieve my goals. Having this clearer vision made me feel much more confident and in control.” - Ariel Herrlich, Market Research Manager
“I have found Amy Miller to be an invaluable resource for me as I navigate several personal artistic projects. I have come to rely on the wisdom, professionalism, and creativity she brings to my work and life. Amy 's thoughtful perspective is helping me overcome personal hurdles that have stopped both personal growth and the growth of my small business. As I reflect on my last few months we have been working together, I realize that they have been some of the most fulfilling and productive of my life!” - Brooks, Artist and Teacher
“My coaching sessions with Amy were well worth the time invested! She provided insights into my communication style, and concrete ways to express my ideas more confidently, even if I was not completely comfortable with the subject matter. Amy was prepared for each of our coaching sessions, and surfaced key points previously mentioned that could benefit from a deeper conversation. I consider this one of Amy's coaching superpowers! If you are looking to gain clarity on your career path or have a deeper understanding of how you present yourself in the workplace, then I highly recommend Amy!” - MLP, Middle Manager at a Healthcare Tech Company
ABOUT ME
As a coach, I collaborate with you and guide you through a process so that you can move forward and make decisions grounded in your professional strengths and what matters to you most. I believe we all can have careers that come closer to getting us what we want - including purpose, motivation, healthy work settings, making an impact, financial stability, and good working relationships.
I have lived and worked in New York City for almost two decades, after growing up and starting my career in California, working in communications and event planning at arts organizations and then completing a PsyD, Doctorate of Clinical Psychology. While I was a psychologist in educational and health care settings, my interest turned to addressing broader systemic issues I noticed in my work. I moved forward to make a big change and worked in political campaigns and organizations. Without a plan (or a career coach!), I spent several years doing work I loved - including elections, advocacy, events organizing, and media. I enjoyed the changes and challenges, but the interesting work I was doing would have been enhanced and more sustainable if I had a process and support for connecting my work to my own long-term goals and strategy.
For the past five years, I have been a career coach working with clients to plan and implement careers aligned with their greatest opportunity for success and happiness. I set you up so you are ready to take on changes, challenges, and opportunities with less stress and from a place of strength.
My purpose is to help you create a career strategy that will make you feel secure in your future, motivated to work every day, and excited to build relationships with those who can help you succeed. Contact me for a free 20-minute consultation to talk more about what I can do for you as a coach!
FAQs
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After hearing a little about you and your goals, I will suggest a structure and frequency and we will make a plan together - while open to shifting as our work develops.
I often work with a client for 6-8 sessions total and plan our process around that plan. However, I charge per-session and find that this flexibility works well.
Sometimes, I do as few as one or two sessions with a client, long-term coaching with many more sessions, or my clients take a break and return as needed.
I usually suggest a two times a month frequency and that set up allows for momentum and progress, but also leaves enough time in between sessions for the client to accomplish goals we set at the end of each session.
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While there are similarities between therapy and coaching, I approach the two in very different ways. Coaching is:
>focused on the present and the future, only touching on the past to better understand who you are find solutions that will work in the future.
>working toward specific goals and growth in a work context. Often takes place over a limited numer of sessions, with meetings often less frequent than a therapy schedule.
>does not address diagnosis or serious mental health issues.Coaching works well alongside therapy, or for people who have already been in therapy (although not required).
In contrast to support that comes from a supervisor, colleague, or mentor, working with an outside coach such as myself provides you with help that is confidential and from someone who does not have their own stake in your job and career decisions. -
Each session includes a personalized follow-up email with a summary and next steps.
Collaborative emails and editing between-sessions are included with the cost of a session.Coaching sessions are usually 60 minutes and held over Zoom.
Additional materials including articles, guides, and worksheets.
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I love to work with professionals who are curious, love learning, and want to become more self-aware. My clients are at all stages of their career journey but no matter how far they have come, they are always interested in growing and changing. I also want to work with you if you believe in fair, healthy, safe, and equitable workplaces.
I have worked with everyone from recent graduates to senior leadership in corporate and nonprofit settings, to self-employed artists and consultants. I most often work with clients during turning points and moments of transition. However, sometimes its precisely when work-lives seem the most stable and settled, that a client comes to me to feel motivated again and prepare in advance for the next phase of their career.
Past clients have worked in:Politics
Tech
Marketing
Nonprofit
Finance
Government
Education
Medical
Fashion
Arts
Entertainment
Entreprenuers
ConsultingI have found that the challenges and solutions faced in various industries have more similarities than differences, and include the value of long term planning, big picture thinking, and strengths-based strategies for career development.
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Yes, it is. One of the reasons coaching is so valuable is that you are able to share openly about aspects of your work that you often have to keep within your place of work or inner circle. With coaching, you have a chance to get an outside perspective without compromising your professional obligations to hold onto sensitive information. (Of course, if there are things you are unable or uncomfortable sharing with me, that is also okay!)
Get in touch
Send me a message! You can also email me at amy@amyimiller.com. Please let me know in at least a few sentences about yourself and what you want to get out of coaching and I will be in touch!
If you are ready to start coaching or are just curious to learn more, please contact me for a free 20-Minute consultation by phone or Zoom.
