Nurimas Coaching
FAQ: Is Coaching Right for Me?
What exactly is coaching?
Coaching is a professional conversation that helps you see your situation more clearly and make choices that fit your values and goals. Together, we look at what’s working, what feels off, and what might need to change. I ask questions, offer tools, and give you space to think things through without pressure. You decide what matters most and what steps to take next. My role is to help you find clarity and confidence in your own direction.
How is coaching different from therapy?
Therapy focuses on mental health and healing from the past. Coaching focuses on growth and change in the present. Sometimes, to move forward, we do need to look at what has shaped us: the experiences, patterns, and stories that brought us here. In coaching, we explore those pieces only as they relate to what you want to do now and how you want to move ahead.
Each session is designed to create small, practical shifts that build toward larger goals over time. You’ll leave with insight, focus, and clear next steps you’ve chosen for yourself.
How is this different from DEI programs at work?
DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) programs strengthen workplaces and policies. Coaching strengthens the person inside those systems.
Many first-generation and multicultural professionals still carry inner conflicts even in inclusive environments: guilt about family expectations, fatigue from code-switching, or uncertainty about how to belong in different spaces.
Coaching gives you a private, judgment-free place to work through those questions and find balance between your identity, community, and ambition.
Who do you usually work with?
I work with first-generation, multicultural, and values-driven professionals at all levels—from early-career to executive leadership. Many come to coaching when they feel pulled between honoring family or community expectations and pursuing their own vision of success. Others are already in leadership roles but want to lead with more clarity, calm, and authenticity.
Clients often reach out when they say things like:
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“I feel like they don't understand.”
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"No one understands what I'm going through."
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“I don’t even know if I’m making choices for myself or just to avoid letting people down.”
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“I’m exhausted from switching who I am depending on where I am and who I’m with.”
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“I don’t know how to explain what I want without it blowing up or being misunderstood.”
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"I feel like giving up on trying to get them to understand."
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"I'm tired of living someone else's life. I want to live my own."
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“I know how to lead, but I don’t always feel like I can lead as myself.”
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“I can’t turn off the pressure to prove I belong here.”
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“I’m proud of what I’ve built, but I’m exhausted from the pace.”
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“I want to be respected without having to harden myself.”
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“I want to slow down, breathe, and feel like I’m actually living the life I worked for.”
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"I just want to feel at peace—with my choices, my work, and the people I care about."
What issues can coaching help with?
Coaching helps you slow down, see things clearly, and make choices that line up with what matters to you.
For many first-gen and multicultural professionals, that might mean learning how to stop carrying everyone’s expectations, finding language for what you need, or feeling confident setting boundaries without guilt.
For leaders and executives, it often means learning how to lead with calm and clarity instead of constant pressure, or finding a way to sustain success without burning out or hardening yourself in the process.
Across roles and stages, coaching can help you:
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Clarify values. Sort out what truly matters to you from what’s been handed down or expected.
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Communicate clearly. Say what you mean with honesty and respect, even when conversations are tense or cross-cultural.
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Navigate conflict. Handle disagreement and feedback without losing your footing or your empathy.
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Strengthen leadership presence. Lead with steadiness, self-trust, and authenticity instead of overwork or performance.
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Reframe guilt. Find peace between loyalty to others and loyalty to yourself.
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Make confident decisions. Choose from clarity instead of fear, pressure, or habit.
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Sustain balance. Build systems that protect your time, energy, and focus so you can stay effective and grounded.
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Redefine success. Shape a version of achievement that feels fulfilling, not just impressive.
Each of these areas connects back to the same goal: helping you show up in your work and your life with more ease, honesty, and coherence—without leaving any part of yourself behind.
Will the coach tell me what to do?
No. Coaching is collaborative. You bring the topics that matter to you. I guide the process and help you look at things from new angles. You make the final decisions. My job is to help you slow down, see patterns, and move forward in ways that feel right for you.
What happens in a coaching session?
Each coaching session is a focused time for you to pause, reflect, and make meaningful progress toward what matters most.
We start with what feels most present, such as an idea, a challenge, or a decision you want to understand better. From there, we look at what’s influencing it, explore new perspectives, and identify what you can do next. You set the direction. I guide the process with questions and tools that help you see options more clearly.
Every session ends with a small step or practice you choose to try. Over time, those smaller shifts create steady transformation, helping you move toward larger goals with clarity and confidence.
What results can I expect?
Every client’s journey is different, but most people notice a few key shifts. They feel clearer, lighter, and more in control of their choices. They start to speak up without guilt and make decisions that match their real priorities, not just what’s expected of them.
Clients often describe:
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More clarity. You can see what matters and what doesn’t, which makes decisions easier.
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Better boundaries. You protect your time and energy without losing your care for others.
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More confident communication. You find the right words to say what you mean, even in hard conversations.
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Greater calm and presence. You stop running on adrenaline and start leading or living from steadiness.
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Less guilt and pressure. You can respect your roots and still make room for yourself.
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Renewed motivation. You reconnect with the purpose behind your work instead of just pushing through the motions.
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Sustainable leadership. You bring more honesty, empathy, and balance into the way you manage people and decisions.
Over time, these smaller shifts build into something bigger: a life and leadership style that feels like yours, grounded, purposeful, and aligned with the person you want to be in every space you move through.
How do I know if coaching is right for me?
Coaching is right for you if you’re ready to pause and look honestly at where you are, what’s working, and what needs to change.
You might be at a crossroads in your career, stepping into leadership, or realizing that the pace you’ve been keeping isn’t sustainable. You might also feel torn between family or cultural expectations and the life you want to build. You don’t have to have it all figured out before starting. Coaching gives you space to think out loud, untangle what’s been weighing on you, and explore what kind of change feels possible now.
Some people come wanting to make better decisions. Others come wanting to stop living on autopilot. Many just want to feel more at peace—with their choices, their work, and themselves.
If that sounds familiar, coaching can help you find your next steps and the steadiness to take them. You can start with a free consultation to see whether coaching feels like the right fit. We’ll talk about what you’re hoping for, what’s been getting in the way, and how we can approach it together. There’s no pressure—just a chance to explore what support might look like for you.