Life and Leadership Coaching Services

What if decisions didn’t take up so much space in your head?

You can be capable and experienced and still feel mentally maxed out. Replaying conversations. Second-guessing your next move. Carrying decisions longer than you want to.

I help driven professionals strengthen self-leadership and emotional steadiness so you can respond with clarity and confidence, even under pressure.

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If any of this feels familiar, you are in the right place…

You do not need to be in crisis to want support. Many clients come when things are “fine,” but not sustainable.

You desire more balance in your work life and
personal life

Right now you feel pulled too thin and like you are having to choose between work and personal life. You’re craving more balance between the two.

Confidence at work feels harder than it used to

Confidence at work can start to feel tied to over-preparing, over-explaining, or getting it “right.” You want something steadier than that.

You are carrying more responsibility than people realize

You want to do it well, but the mental load keeps growing.

You are torn between staying the course and making a change

Part of you wants to keep growing. Another part is paying attention to your health, your values, and what you want life to look like long term.

How coaching works

We will take this one step at a time, getting clear on what is happening beneath the pressure and practicing new ways of responding that feel steady and sustainable.

Individual Coaching Services

If you are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or burned out trying to balance the demands of work and life, you are not alone. Many professionals reach a point where success on paper does not match how life feels internally.

My work blends individual mental health support with leadership development coaching so you can build greater clarity, confidence, and fulfillment in life and work. This is coaching and consulting for individuals who want a grounded next step.

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Small group consulting

Healthy teams are only as strong as the emotional health of the individuals within them. Small group consulting helps team members build emotional awareness and practical skills that improve communication, boundaries, and day-to-day collaboration.

This support is ideal when leaders are spending more time solving personnel challenges than business challenges. It gives your people tools and accountability that strengthen morale, cohesiveness, and performance.

What your team can expect:

  • A clearer understanding of each person’s emotional health and stress patterns

  • Evidence-based, practical strategies to cultivate emotional health

  • Stronger communication and healthier boundaries

  • Clear goals and next steps for individuals and the group

  • Accountability, encouragement, and tools that can be applied immediately

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Organizational workshops

By Request

Workshops provide practical, foundational training for teams who want to build healthier habits and emotional awareness in the workplace. Topics can be customized based on your organization’s needs

Possible workshop topics include:

  • Emotional Health 101

  • Achieving greater self-leadership at work

  • Reducing stress and burnout in the workplace

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Loaned Mental Health Officer

When HR teams are at capacity, leaders often need an external, impartial, confidential resource for support. A Loaned Mental Health Officer provides short-term or ongoing coaching for executives, team leaders, or employees navigating personal or work-related challenges that impact performance and wellbeing.

This option is designed to help individuals get back on track with greater clarity, stability, and emotional health.

Session options:

  • 30-minute or 50-minute sessions

  • One-time support or ongoing support based on need

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My Approach

My approach is anchored in understanding what is going on inside of you so you can respond with more choice.

Emotional intelligence coaching

Emotional intelligence coaching helps you notice what is happening in real time and respond with intention. Especially in the moments you cannot rehearse. Feedback conversations. Conflict. High-stakes meetings. Leadership pressure. Relational challenges.

Internal Family Systems coaching (IFS coaching)

When helpful, I incorporate internal family systems coaching as a gentle lens for understanding the parts of you that react under stress. The part that overthinks. The part that performs. The part that tries to keep you safe by staying in control. This work builds self-trust and self-leadership over time, without forcing change.

Whole-Person Approach

My coaching considers all aspects of physical, mental, relational, and spiritual health. We are whole people and it is important to consider all aspects when becoming the people we want to grow to be so I take everything in when working with you.

Meet Amy Racki

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I help driven professionals strengthen self-leadership and emotional steadiness so you can respond with clarity and confidence, even under pressure.

After 18 years in the corporate world, I understand what it’s like to carry responsibility, navigate complexity, and keep showing up even when you’re running on empty. I speak real life at work — the meetings, the leadership pressure, the people dynamics, and the decisions that follow you home.

What makes my coaching different is that we don’t just talk about what you should do. We pay attention to what’s happening inside you when stress hits, when confidence wobbles, or when old patterns take over. As a licensed counselor with a Master’s degree in Clinical and Mental Health Counseling, and formal training in mental health, I bring a deeper lens to the parts of you that are running on autopilot, even when those strategies are costing you sleep, peace, or presence.

This is coaching you can use on a Tuesday afternoon, in a meeting, in a hard conversation, at home, or right before you hit send on the email you’ve rewritten five times. You’ll leave our sessions with clearer language for what you’re experiencing and practical tools you can use in all aspects of your life.

Common Questions

Take the next step

A discovery call is a simple first step, a space to share what’s been feeling heavy and start getting clear on what support could look like for you in this season.

Virtual sessions available. Limited in-person availability in the Madison, Wisconsin area.