Yuki Gotanda Coaching & Consulting Inc.

As a cancer survivor, I understand that life does not always unfold as planned. This experience has deepened my commitment to supporting professionals through life and career transitions, helping them reconnect with their sense of purpose (ikigai) and create a future that is both meaningful and sustainable.

In addition to life and career transition coaching, I support clients who wish to:

• Navigate uncertainty and change with greater clarity and confidence

• Manage workplace and interpersonal conflicts more effectively

• Overcome self-doubt and imposter syndrome

• Improve work-life balance and overall wellbeing

• Develop healthier, more sustainable ways of working and living

• Thrive as an introvert in demanding professional environments

• Foster greater inclusion, equity, and belonging

• Explore personal growth and self-development during periods of transition

To purchase and schedule a 60-minute virtual (Zoom) trial coaching, please fill out the form here.

Trauma-Informed Coaching for International Development, Humanitarian, Human Rights, and Peacekeeping Professionals

I support humanitarian, human rights, international development, and peacekeeping professionals, including those currently working in these sectors as well as those who have left them. My services are also open to professionals in other service-oriented fields, such as foreign affairs, veterans' services, and aviation.

These professions often involve working in demanding and sometimes insecure environments. Individuals may be exposed to potentially traumatic experiences, including critical incidents, violence, accidents, the loss of colleagues, displacement, or other distressing events. In addition, workplace experiences such as discrimination, bullying, intimidation, chronic stress, isolation, poor work-life boundaries, or job insecurity can also have a significant impact on wellbeing. Many professionals minimize or dismiss the impact of these experiences, believing they should not be affected or that others have faced greater challenges. However, people respond differently to adversity, and experiences that affect one person deeply may have little impact on another.

Personal experiences outside of work can add further complexity. Relationship changes, caregiving responsibilities, illness, bereavement, and separation from family are common challenges for internationally mobile professionals and may shape how they experience work, transition, and change.

"Trauma-informed coaching is the practice of understanding the presence of trauma in a coach-client relationship and how to use it as a guide for resilience and solution-forward resolution. The depth of information and skill to 'hold' a space for profound coaching work is what gives trauma-informed coaching its nuance and strength. Trauma-informed coaches have training in client regulation, brain-body connection, behavioral reaction, different types of traumas, leading causes, and subsequent symptoms." - Brad Hardie, Moving the Human Spirit

Traumatic experiences can have a profound impact on different aspects of a person's life, including their sense of identity, confidence, well-being, relationships, decision-making, and ability to navigate change. As a Trauma-Informed Certified Coach (TICC), I understand how trauma may influence the way people experience career and life transitions. I provide a safe, supportive, and collaborative coaching environment that helps clients move forward at a pace that feels right for them, while also recognizing when additional support from other professionals may be beneficial.

Importantly, you do not need to have experienced trauma to benefit from a trauma-informed approach. Trauma-informed coaching is grounded in respect, collaboration, choice, and empowerment. Clients are viewed as the experts in their own lives, and coaching provides a space where they can reflect, explore possibilities, and make decisions aligned with their values and goals.

Many international development, humanitarian, human rights, and peacekeeping professionals dedicate their careers to supporting others, often placing their own needs and wellbeing secondary to those they serve. Yet periods of transition, whether related to career change, relocation, retirement, health challenges, or leaving the field, can bring unexpected emotional, psychological, and practical challenges. For those leaving internationally mobile or service-oriented careers, established support networks may no longer be readily available, and it is not always clear where to turn for support. Coaching can provide a space to process change, build resilience, reconnect with personal priorities, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

I have completed the following trauma-related training:

• Trauma-Informed Coaching Certification (TICC) Training - Moving the Human Spirit

• Beyond Trauma (Skills for Non-Therapists) - Erickson Coaching International

• From Grief to Gratitude Certified Coach - Institute of Professional Grief Coaching

• Psychological First Aid - Canadian Red Cross

• Mental Health First Aid – Mental Health Commission of Canada

• Emotional First Aid Program for Peers & Frontline Workers – St. John Ambulance Canada

• Living Works Start (Suicide Prevention Training)

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - Living Works

To learn more about how we can work together, please purchase and schedule a 60-minute virtual (Zoom) introductory coaching session here.