Ready for change?

Design the next stage of your career according to what matters most to you

MOMENTUM CAREER COACHING

I work with people who are mid-career and, for whatever reason, are ready to make a change. Sometimes that means a full pivot or a jump into entrepreneurship; sometimes a few tweaks are all that is needed to make a powerful difference. I use evidence-based coaching techniques to help my clients discover their ideal future path based on their unique strengths, values and interests, and I support them to remove blocks and create that ideal future.

I can help with:

• Career planning / finding clarity on your next career move
• Identifying your intrinsic strengths, values and interests
• Setting and achieving long and short-term goals
• Getting unstuck when plans have stalled
• Tapping into and trusting your intuition
• Developing your career confidence
• Improving work-life balance
• Developing personal networks
• Applications and job interviews

I’ve worked with leaders in international organizations, private sector and non-profit organizations, as well as solopreneurs and founders.

To learn more about how we can work together, book a free 30-minute consultation using the button below.

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SIGNATURE PROGRAM

12 x 1 hour sessions, over 3 or 6 months. Create new awareness, develop a clear vision, explore your options, take action and create meaningful change on your own terms.

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MINI SERIES

4 x 1-hour sessions for coaching around specific short-term goals. (Examples: Prepare for an interview, deal with a difficult relationship, or find accountability for a big project).

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STRATEGY SESSION

A single 1-hour coaching session, as needed, to get unstuck, find clarity, and jump start your action plan.

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I had the pleasure working with Emily as my coach for a quite fundamental job change in 2023. This included Emily helping me prepare for a series of job interviews for a leadership role - interviews I was happy to be invited to but was seriously dreading. She helped me develop structure in my preparation and possible responses, focusing on my own experience, background, and strengths. She guided me through the job competencies and helped me explore which potential examples from my prior experience were most useful for potential interview questions. Most importantly, she helped me gain confidence both in myself and the interview process. She was supportive and encouraging with an empowering style of guided questioning that allowed me to be ready, and really feel ready, even for questions in complex competency areas like strategic visioning. When we discussed possible weaknesses, that might come up, she helped and nudged me to reflect, and truly understand how these can always also be strengths, and what I had already done to improve on them – a vital part of interview preparation. The whole experience was incredibly useful and the structure helped not just prepare potential responses but also remember what I wanted to put on the table during the interviews. She was instrumental in my obtaining this career milestone and I cannot recommend Emily enough as a kind, dedicated and effective coach.
Senior leader: UN

Emily was instrumental in helping me secure my new job. It was a long and grueling interview process and she was there every step of the way. She was generous with her time and quick with responses to emails (which she did not charge me for!). She was also very insightful and supportive. It was definitely worth spending the money for her services and I would recommend her without hesitation to anyone going through a job transition.
MB: Chief Development Officer for a non-profit

I first started working with Emily when I was in the midst of a major life transition that involved a career pivot and a transatlantic move. At the time I was juggling so much change – at all levels of my life – and running on fumes. My biggest issue at the time was a lack of clarity and space to figure out what "I" wanted and needed. In the past I have always used available resources to support me in navigating new challenges in specific areas of my life – business coaching, mentors and parenting groups. But these support groups focus on one facet of my life and didn't allow me to explore life's changes through the lens of serving me holistically. Emily is kind, empathetic, intelligent and self-aware. She manages to balance humor and light-hearteness with soulful self exploration and clear action plans. Emily encourages self-reflection through her inquisitive nudges which helped me see situations from a different perspective.I always felt empowered and positive after our sessions. One aspect I found particularly helpful in our sessions was Emily's wide and deep repertoire of coaching tools and techniques that she shared with me to help deepen our conversations and continue the exploration after our calls. After working with Emily I feel I am now better equipped to navigate life and career challenges with clarity, confidence and an open mind. Working with Emily has given me strategies that I can apply in all walks of life making my coaching with her invaluable to me now and in the future. I would highly recommend Emily for coaching. If she has workshops in the future, I'll be first to sign up!
Julia W.: Small Business Founder

Before working with Emily, I was on the verge of quitting my job, but scared to do so; I was lacking confidence, and I’d lost sight of my career accomplishments. My hatred toward my job was impacting every aspect of my life and family. My biggest issues were not feeling appreciated, and not doing work that was meaningful to me. Emily has helped me take back control of my career. She has coached me to be present, engaged and proactive, and she has guided me in building a roadmap toward my ideal job. Since working with Emily, I’ve made great strides in aligning my work more closely with my values, including taking on a work assignment outside of my current function in an area that interests me. She has helped to restore my confidence in my capabilities and skillsets, and she has encouraged me to reconnect with former networks/mentors so that I continue to have support in pursuing a more meaningful and rewarding career. Emily is a fantastic career coach. She is supportive, knowledgeable, empathetic, and compassionate, so it was easy to build a trusting relationship with her right from our first meeting. Throughout our coaching sessions, she continuously challenged my attitudes and perspectives, encouraged a positive mindset, and held me accountable for my actions and goals. She asked thought provoking questions which helped me view my career challenges in different ways, and she provided me with resources and tools to continue my self-awareness journey outside of our sessions. My mindset toward my career has changed for the better since working with Emily, so I would definitely recommend her as a career coach.
Katie M.: From Financial Operations to Corporate Giving

Before working with Emily I felt particularly unsettled in my current situation as a recent expat from England. I was facing great uncertainty regarding my move to the US and my career. Working with Emily gave me a much greater focus and also, and most importantly, a more positive outlook to my current situation. Emily helped me see my situation in a very different light, and helped me to navigate my way around some very difficult decisions and life changes. Emily helped me to come to decisions in my own time and on my own terms, but her empathy and experience was an invaluable tool for me and I shall remember some of the coping skills and strategies she gave me for a long time to come. I feel not only Emily coached me in my current situation, but also gave me a toolkit to use going forward in my life and career. Coaching sessions with Emily were like a breath of fresh air. Emily is approachable, personable and very knowledgeable on coaching and helping people to make decisions and life changes. I looked forward to my sessions with Emily every week and I never felt pressured into changing or taking action I wasn't ready to do yet. Emily has completely changed my personal perspective on my current situation and made a real difference to my outlook. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
Vanessa B.: Expat accompanying partner

Emily is warm, attentive and engaging. I felt comfortable speaking openly with her very quickly which is unusual for me. She provided a non-judgmental space and asked questions that led me to see things in new ways. Very appreciative for her!
Christina F.: Senior Leader in Education

Emily is a fantastic coach. She is warm and approachable. She listens for underlying values and issues and is willing to ask clarifying and even sometimes challenging questions to help get to the heart of the matter. I really appreciated her presence and her insightful approach, and found myself more confident and ready to take action through our conversations. I highly recommend Emily as a coach!
Lindsay L.: Solopreneur

Emily Fraser Voigt

I have worked for 20+ years in coaching, journalism, and training. I thrive on having variety in my work, connecting with people, and making an impact.

I believe very strongly in the importance of knowing and living into our values. I pivoted into coaching after years as a journalist and editor to get closer to my values of personal growth and helping others. Freedom, curiosity and flexibility have always been clear values for me. Excellence is another, and I have always strived to deliver my best work whichever path I was on. Coaching gives me the chance to live all of these values at once.

A value-driven career makes work more meaningful and rewarding. I am excited to help you discover what your ideal path might look like based on your unique strengths, values and interests, and to support you to create your ideal future.

As a coach, I am committed to ongoing personal development, training and ethics in coaching. As such, I have an ACC credential from the International Coaching Federation. I am a certified Career and Excecutive Coach. And I have an MBA degree in Coaching, Mentoring and Leadership (York St. John University).

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What is coaching?

Coaching is a partnership (defined as an alliance, not a legal business partnership) between the Coach and the Client in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires the client to maximize personal and professional potential. It is designed to facilitate the creation/development of personal, professional, or business goals and to develop and carry out a strategy/plan for achieving those goals. (see https://coachingfederation.org)

What should I expect from a coaching session?

You should expect an engaging conversation in full support of your goals. I will help you explore your goals, obstacles, and options, and develop an action plan that feels right for you. I follow the ICF Code of Ethics and you can rest assured that everything we talk about within a session is treated as strictly private and confidential.

What's the difference between coaching, therapy and consulting?

Coaching is positive and forward looking, and focuses on what the client is capable of when at their best, while therapy may dwell on past events and negative experiences. A coach may inquire about a client's emotions, but does not diagnose or treat psychological conditions. Coaching and therapy both emphasize client autonomy, by encouraging the client to discover their own solutions, whereas a consultant may give concrete advice and direction. A consultant will focus more on practical solutions to a problem rather than on the client as a person.

Where did you get your qualifications?

My MBA in Coaching, Mentoring and Leadership is from York St. John University in the UK. My professional coach certification and career coach certification are from the World Coach Institute.