Learn how to tap into the wisdom of your emotions.
Coaching is…
Having a guide walk alongside you on your personal journey to yourself. As a coach, I empower you to access your own wisdom to define the next steps on your path. Coaching supports action-oriented, self-initiated change.
Coaching is not….
Any type of therapy, training, mentorship, or consultancy. It is about asking powerful questions that help you uncover a deeper understanding of yourself. It is future-focused, and supports your personal and professional development.
My Specialties…
Emotional intelligence Coaching
Emotions drive behavior. We tap into your emotional intelligence to connect you with your vision for your life and what’s most important to you. Increase your capacity for empathy, navigating your own emotions, and living in true self-acceptance.
Career coaching
Job interview preparation, coaching for those who are in a career pivot, searching for a new job, leaving the 9-5 to start a business, having remote-work challenges, wanting to find a sustainable work/life balance.
Alignment Coaching
We use creative writing prompts and coaching to change the story you’ve been telling yourself about your life to the story you actually want your life to be.
Emotional Intelligence Assessments
We administer emotional intelligence assessments to measure your EQ as it applies to your work and life. These assessments can be done individually or for teams. Sofia is certified in administering both EQ and cognitive processing assessments.
Other areas of expertise
Cultural Identity + Discrimination
Discrimination faced by minoritized and historically excluded groups
Effects of white supremacy and systemic oppression on work and life
Loss of cultural identity due to migration
Discrimination on the job or in job searching
Professional Development
Productivity coaching
Work-from-home challenges
Entrepreneurial challenges
Work/life balance
Stress management
Increasing emotional agility/intelligence
Career/life Transitions
Finding Fulfilling Work
Values-based goal setting
Career Pivots
Overcoming Rejection
Job Searching for those who are 50+
Freelance and Remote Work/Lifestyle Development
Confidence Building After Job Loss
Job Searching for the Judicially-Involved
Networking for Introverts
Stress Management for Underemployed and Unemployed
Effective Networking and Job Searching
My Approach
It’s really hard to be stuck or lost in your life. It is hard to lose your sense of self, but these events in our lives don’t happen in isolation. I’m a coach who believes that the inner work of change requires the acknowledgement of the outer systems that affects us, our environments, communities, and our identities.
Safety is foundational to inner change. It is hard to have the courage to change without feeling safe first. Creating safety requires embodiment—being able to feel and be connected to what our bodies are feeling. Continued growth and healing requires community. As your coach, I’m part of your community, and I’m here to guide you to creating a safe space within yourself from which you can thrive.
As someone who comes from marginalized and historically excluded groups of people, I’m viscerally aware of the impact of oppressive systems and White supremacy on personal and professional development and people’s lives as a whole. Because of this, my work as a coach is about helping people reconnect to themselves, to others, and to what brings meaning and purpose into their lives so that they can access the courage needed to grow a more empathic and equitable world.
“Sofia has proven to be a valuable piece in my growth over the years. Their guidance has allowed me to overcome my anger. Despite me being pig-headed, they have always given a smile and shoulder to help me confirm my drive to be a better man.”
-Ed Tovar, Poet
My services
1-on-1 Individual Coaching Session
These sessions are great for people who would like to go at their own pace and pay for one session at a time.
This is a great option for:
Emotional intelligence coaching (great for increasing self-awareness, capacity for navigating emotions, growing empathy, gaining clarity on your purpose).
Alignment coaching (uncover ways to live your life more authentically and in line with what is important to you. Great for people who feel like the life they are living does not match who they are inside).
Career coaching (such as interview preparation, resume review, job searching, or career switching).
Productivity coaching (great for remote workers, small business owners, creative freelancers, artists).
12-Week EQ Coaching Package
This program is a good fit for people who are feeling very stuck, overwhelmed or lost in their lives and want direction. We use emotional intelligence tools to deep dive into the root causes of your stagnancy. We leverage the wisdom you already have within you to give you the courage to get unstuck and gain clarity on who you really are and where you really want to go in your life.
The package includes:
12 weekly one-hour coaching sessions.
Emotional intelligence assessments.
Cognitive processing assessments.
Positive intelligence assessments.
Weekly homework & writing prompts.
EQ Assessment Debriefing
Sofia is certified to administer various EQ and cognitive processing assessments to help you increase your emotional intelligence and leadership skills.
Includes:
1-hour debriefing coaching session discussing your results.
An assessment report shared via e-mail.
*My pricing is tiered (sliding-scale) to reflect the reality of the inequities in our society. My belief is that everyone can benefit from coaching, so let’s make it accessible. If you really want coaching, but money is a barrier for you, please still book a consultation call with me. 1.) It’s free and 2.) I offer a set amount of Pro Bono Sessions per week to people who really need or want coaching but can’t afford it.
Client testimonials
“Sofia was extremely kind and professional. They helped me realize aspects of my emotions I have never realized before and asked really intriguing guiding questions. Thank you, Sofia!.”
— Brittany Acevedo, Teacher of English
“Sofia showcases great listening skills which is needed in order to have these debriefed for Emotional Intelligence. Sofia articulates the meaning of each category in terms that are understandable and allows you to narrate the results and then places them into perspective for your clarification or approval. I would definitely recommend Sofia as a coach since I can say it was a great coaching experience for me (a first timer).”
— Melissa A., Chemistry Teacher
“Sofia is an excellent coach. Sofia helped me uncover deep rooted experiences that created my current intellectual mindset. Specifically, "Know Yourself - Self Awareness in recognizing patterns". Sofia asked questions to help guide me to where I would like to grow as a person and how that would impact me as an Educational Leader. Sofia helped guide me to uncovering unconscious feelings that lead to habits that create patterns. Their ability to help me self actuate the why in my life, will help move me towards identifying insight in others when listening and understanding challenging situations. This will help me shift from an auto pilot decision maker to an educational leader who will react rationally as well as emotionally to make optimal decisions. Their ability to help me self reflect and understand why I make the decisions I do and how to think about situations in the future was amazing!”