Survival mode is a place you visit.Not somewhere you live.
Nervous system coaching for founders and leadership teams in creative, media and tech businesses. Clearer decisions under pressure, hard conversations sooner, and recovery built into how you work.
PCC, International Coaching Federation A year-long programme for around 100 people at Global 1,000+ one-to-one sessions Featured in ELLE
What survival mode looks like at work.
- Decisions rushed, delayed or made on adrenaline
- Hard conversations put off until they blow up
- Co-founders pulling in different directions
- Everything urgent, nothing properly thought through
- Leaders braced for the next thing to go wrong
- Managers carrying everyone’s pressure
- Good people going quiet, then leaving
- Carrying it all, alone at the top
Stress isn’t the problem. Stress without recovery is.
None of this is a character flaw. It’s what a nervous system does when it never gets the chance to recover.
Sound familiar? Book a free clarity call →My path here wasn’t linear, and that’s what makes my work powerful.
I started my career as a producer in the media and creative industries, running production teams and building departments, including inside Google’s creative lab and at Global. For years, I ran on fumes and didn’t realise the effect it was having on me, or on the people around me.
In 2017 I retrained as a coach, and since 2019 I’ve worked at the level underneath behaviour: the nervous system. It’s how I help leaders rise to a challenge, then come back to steady, instead of getting stuck.
Read my story →Who I work with.
A leader, a partnership, or a whole group.
A leader
For founders, CEOs and senior leaders
Hard conversations you’re struggling to have. Big calls made in uncertainty. The emotional weight of being responsible for so many people.
1:1 leadership coaching →
A partnership
For co-founders
For two or three founders where decisions have stalled, conversations are being avoided, or growth has changed how you work together.
Partnership programme →
A group
For managers and teams
Build a team that pulls in the same direction, trusts each other, and has the flexibility to adapt when things change. 1:1 coaching and workshops: the format behind my year-long work with Global.
Team programme →
Looking for 1:1 coaching for yourself? See coaching for individuals
What clients say.
Esther has worked with Global regularly over the past year, coaching around 100 Globallers ranging from account managers to senior leaders. She has helped leaders and their teams reduce their stress responses and communicate and collaborate more effectively.
Esther ran a polyvagal workshop for my senior leadership team which had the most profound impact on the way we engage with each other, and the wider business.
As a CEO, I need my management team leading from a place of safety, where top-tier thinking happens. The investment in this training will pay for itself.
Esther incorporates nervous system work and practices in her coaching, which have been a game-changer for me, particularly in terms of managing stress, effective communications and public speaking.
I found Esther's support invaluable as I set out on my own after two decades of working for others.
My sessions have created a space where I can release the pressure valve that I've found building up. It has made all the difference.
If any creatives are struggling with overthinking, procrastination and nervous system regulation, reach out to her. Game changer.
Esther holds you to account in a way that feels safe and helps you move forward.
Start with a free clarity call.
Tell me about you, your team or your co-founder, and what you want to change. It’s 30 minutes, and if I’m not the right fit, I’ll say so.