Executive Coaching
Coaching for Founders, Executives, and High Achievers
Book a complimentary consultation — a free 15-minute conversation to see whether coaching is the right fit, before you commit to anything.
You built the company, the career, the reputation. From the outside it works. On the inside, it can be a different story — the 3 a.m. second-guessing, the yes you said when you meant no, the feeling that one hard question in the boardroom will expose you. Dr. Kim Sharrott, Psy.D., M.Ed., a licensed psychologist, offers coaching for CEOs, founders, entrepreneurs, executives, and other high achievers who want a thinking partner with real psychological depth — not generic motivation, and not therapy.
Coaching is offered online, in any state and internationally.
What we work on
- Imposter syndrome — the persistent sense that you've fooled everyone, arriving right on schedule with every raise, round, or promotion
- People-pleasing — over-committing, avoiding hard conversations, and managing everyone else's feelings at the cost of your own judgment and energy
- Perfectionism and over-functioning — being the person who holds it all together, until you're the bottleneck and the burnout risk
- Decision fatigue and loneliness at the top — the decisions you can't workshop with your team, your board, or your partner
- Boundaries and sustainability — building a pace and a life around the role that you can actually keep
- Resilience under pressure — staying steady, and recovering faster, when things go sideways
How this coaching works
Dr. Sharrott brings a psychologist's training to coaching: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-informed tools and Internal Family Systems (IFS) work for the thought patterns and inner parts that drive imposter syndrome and people-pleasing, a psychodynamic understanding of where those patterns came from, and a holistic mind–body perspective on stress and performance. Sessions are practical and focused — we identify the pattern, test a different response in your real week, and build from what works. The through-line, as in all of her work, is resilience: not grinding harder, but leading from steadier ground.
Coaching is not therapy — the important distinction
Coaching is future- and performance-focused work on goals, habits, and leadership patterns. It is not psychotherapy: it does not diagnose or treat mental health conditions, it is not a substitute for therapy, and it is not covered by health insurance or eligible for out-of-network reimbursement. Because coaching is not licensed clinical treatment, it is available to clients located in any state and internationally.
If what you're dealing with is anxiety, depression, trauma, or another clinical concern, therapy may be the right service instead — Dr. Sharrott provides therapy to clients located in New York (in person in Manhattan and online), and is glad to help you find the right fit, with her or with a clinician where you live. Coaching and therapy are separate services and are not combined for the same person.
What to expect
- First step
- A complimentary 15-minute consultation, to talk about what you're working on and whether coaching is the right container for it.
- Sessions
- Online, from wherever you are — any state, or internationally. Most clients meet weekly or biweekly; session length and cadence are set together on the consultation call.
- Fees
- $250 per session — the same rate as therapy and parent consultation across the practice. Coaching is not covered by insurance, and no superbill is provided for it. The first 15-minute consultation is complimentary.
- Contact
- Email DrKimSharrott@gmail.com or use the booking link. Replies are aimed within one business day, Monday–Thursday, 9am–4pm Eastern.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from therapy with Dr. Sharrott?
Therapy treats mental health concerns — anxiety, depression, burnout as a clinical picture — and is only available to clients located in New York. Coaching works on performance and leadership patterns — imposter syndrome, people-pleasing, perfectionism, decision-making — for people who are functioning and want to function better, and it's available anywhere. On the consultation call, she'll help you decide which one fits.
Do I have to be in New York?
No. Coaching clients can be located in any state or internationally. Sessions are held online.
Can my company pay for or arrange this?
Yes. Companies can sponsor coaching for a founder, executive, or team member. The arrangement — focus, scheduling, and payment — is set up in a brief scoping conversation before coaching begins, and what, if anything, is shared with the sponsoring company is agreed in writing with the client in advance. The coaching conversations themselves remain confidential.
Is coaching covered by insurance?
No. Coaching is not a medical or mental health service, so it isn't covered by insurance and no superbill is provided for it.
How do I start?
Book a complimentary 15-minute consultation at kim-sharrott.clientsecure.me, or email DrKimSharrott@gmail.com.
Ready for your life to feel different?
Start with a complimentary 15-minute consultation — book online through the secure client portal, or send a message. I usually reply within one business day.