Coaches and mentors

Scientific research shows strong evidence that both coaching and mentoring support wellbeing, change management, and career optimization among physicians and other health care professionals. 

Meet our amazing Coaches and Mentors! Our Coaches are physicians or select non-physicians who are Certified Coaches or Mental Health Professionals. Our Mentors are physicians with clinical, teaching, business, or other relevant mentoring experience through their careers, but no formal coaching certification. Some of our Coaches and Mentors use pseudonyms to protect their identity while offering highly specialized support based on their own life experiences.

Coaches

Sandra Derghazarian MD

becoming unstuck; dealing with shame; addressing imposter syndrome and/or perfectionism; practicing self-compassion and/or self-forgiveness; finding meaning, self-worth and/or belonging; navigating step-motherhood and/or motherhood; English and French

Diely Pichardo-Johansson MD

Life balance for physicians; career satisfaction; marriage; divorce; relationships; parenting; empowerment; boundaries; resilience; burnout; women physicians; physician coach; wellness; awareness; oncology; survivorship

Shuli Suman CPCC

burnout; overwhelm; change/transition; life-work balance; fulfillment; resilience; values alignment

Dr. Jennifer

work-life balance; burnout; overwhelm; getting unstuck; life enjoyment/fulfillment; clarity; stress management; self-care; life transitions; starting over after divorce or breakup; boundaries; codependency; relaxation techniques; personal development

Kalpana Sundar DO

burnout; life balance; career satisfaction; women; empowerment; women physicians; coach; otolaryngology; surgeon; wellness

Nora B DO

Partnership; Non-directive coaching; Burnout; Work-life balance; Career clarity; Values exploration; Values alignment; Job transition; Career change; Non-clinical roles; Travel; International relocation; Family

Ben Walden JD

state control; stress management; anxiety; burnout; life balance; career satisfaction; motivation; crisis management; leadership development; problem solving; decision making; emotional intelligence, interpersonal communication

Joe Amos MBACP

Burn out; stress; anxiety; addiction; shame; grief; life balance; relationships; questions of life and death; wellness; men physicians; spirituality; perfectionism; social anxiety

Joe Sherman MD

Joe Sherman MD

physician burnout; matching “soul to role in practice”; joy in practice; transformational leadership; imposter phenomenon; men in medicine; mindful self-compassion; career discernment; certified physician; coach / facilitator / speaker; pediatrician

Doctor Becc

self-doubt; self-criticism; perfectionism; imposter syndrome; people-pleasing; conflict avoidance; difficult conversations; self-confidence; values-based behavior; burnout prevention; burnout recovery; procrastination

Susan

Leadership; identity; radical self-care; imposter syndrome; inner-peace

Gail Fiore, MSW, Psychotherapist and Coach

Gail Fiore MA, MSW

Medical Malpractice Stress Syndrome; OCD; PTSD; Anxiety; Depression; Marital Issues; Family Issues; Weight Loss

Adam Harrison MD

Leadership development; life coaching for mid-life men feeling ‘stuck’; career transitions expert; wellbeing and resilience; workplace bullying; confidence and assertiveness; kinder workplace and leadership cultures; time management / prioritization

Jeff Cohn MD

Mental fitness and leadership coaching; stop hurting/start thriving; navigating uncertainty; “positive deviance”; hematologist/oncologist, chief quality officer; certified coach

Nanette Nuessle MD

burnout; bullying solutions; emotional intelligence training; communication skills; labeled “dysfunctional”; better relationships; trust building; executive coach; corporate training.

Nicole S DO

woman physician; woman in a man’s world; optimize health and well being; financial struggle; imposter syndrome; female athlete; life coach; entrepreneur; non medical spouse; at home spouse; mom

Success coach, law of attraction coach, 2e twice exceptional, physicians anonymous, lifestyle and weight loss coach

Anna Gyarmathy PhD, MSc, MPH, NBC-HWC

neurodivergent life, success, and business coaching; law of attraction coaching; narcissistic behavior; psychological abuse; eating disorders; anorexia; overweight; neurodiversity (2e – twice exceptional, Asperger’s, autism, ADHD); PTSD; building resilience

Beverly Joyce MD

Certified physician development coach for women physicians; midlife malaise, empty nest; dissatisfaction with work; work-life balance; boundary-setting; self-compassion; stress reduction; Gynecologist; menopause specialist; HeartMath trainer

Certified Wellness Coach and a Certified Professional Life Coach

Amna Shabbir MD, CPC

Early career physician coaching; physician burnout; physician advocacy; joy in practice; boundary setting; imposter syndrome; women in medicine; mindful self-compassion; career discernment; geriatrician; internist; physician mom; integrative wellness coaching; life coaching

Nanette Nuessle MD

burnout; bullying solutions; emotional intelligence training; communication skills; labeled “dysfunctional”; better relationships; trust building; executive coach; corporate training.

Gail Fiore, MSW, Psychotherapist and Coach

Gail Fiore MA, MSW

Medical Malpractice Stress Syndrome; OCD; PTSD; Anxiety; Depression; Marital Issues; Family Issues; Weight Loss

Kalpana Sundar DO

burnout; life balance; career satisfaction; women; empowerment; women physicians; coach; otolaryngology; surgeon; wellness

Jeff Cohn MD

Mental fitness and leadership coaching; stop hurting/start thriving; navigating uncertainty; “positive deviance”; hematologist/oncologist, chief quality officer; certified coach

Beverly Joyce MD

Certified physician development coach for women physicians; midlife malaise, empty nest; dissatisfaction with work; work-life balance; boundary-setting; self-compassion; stress reduction; Gynecologist; menopause specialist; HeartMath trainer

Sandra Derghazarian MD

becoming unstuck; dealing with shame; addressing imposter syndrome and/or perfectionism; practicing self-compassion and/or self-forgiveness; finding meaning, self-worth and/or belonging; navigating step-motherhood and/or motherhood; English and French

Nicole S DO

woman physician; woman in a man’s world; optimize health and well being; financial struggle; imposter syndrome; female athlete; life coach; entrepreneur; non medical spouse; at home spouse; mom

Joe Sherman MD

Joe Sherman MD

physician burnout; matching “soul to role in practice”; joy in practice; transformational leadership; imposter phenomenon; men in medicine; mindful self-compassion; career discernment; certified physician; coach / facilitator / speaker; pediatrician

Success coach, law of attraction coach, 2e twice exceptional, physicians anonymous, lifestyle and weight loss coach

Anna Gyarmathy PhD, MSc, MPH, NBC-HWC

neurodivergent life, success, and business coaching; law of attraction coaching; narcissistic behavior; psychological abuse; eating disorders; anorexia; overweight; neurodiversity (2e – twice exceptional, Asperger’s, autism, ADHD); PTSD; building resilience

Nora B DO

Partnership; Non-directive coaching; Burnout; Work-life balance; Career clarity; Values exploration; Values alignment; Job transition; Career change; Non-clinical roles; Travel; International relocation; Family

Susan

Leadership; identity; radical self-care; imposter syndrome; inner-peace

Adam Harrison MD

Leadership development; life coaching for mid-life men feeling ‘stuck’; career transitions expert; wellbeing and resilience; workplace bullying; confidence and assertiveness; kinder workplace and leadership cultures; time management / prioritization

Dr. Jennifer

work-life balance; burnout; overwhelm; getting unstuck; life enjoyment/fulfillment; clarity; stress management; self-care; life transitions; starting over after divorce or breakup; boundaries; codependency; relaxation techniques; personal development

Certified Wellness Coach and a Certified Professional Life Coach

Amna Shabbir MD, CPC

Early career physician coaching; physician burnout; physician advocacy; joy in practice; boundary setting; imposter syndrome; women in medicine; mindful self-compassion; career discernment; geriatrician; internist; physician mom; integrative wellness coaching; life coaching

Doctor Becc

self-doubt; self-criticism; perfectionism; imposter syndrome; people-pleasing; conflict avoidance; difficult conversations; self-confidence; values-based behavior; burnout prevention; burnout recovery; procrastination

Ben Walden JD

state control; stress management; anxiety; burnout; life balance; career satisfaction; motivation; crisis management; leadership development; problem solving; decision making; emotional intelligence, interpersonal communication

Shuli Suman CPCC

burnout; overwhelm; change/transition; life-work balance; fulfillment; resilience; values alignment

Joe Amos MBACP

Burn out; stress; anxiety; addiction; shame; grief; life balance; relationships; questions of life and death; wellness; men physicians; spirituality; perfectionism; social anxiety

Diely Pichardo-Johansson MD

Life balance for physicians; career satisfaction; marriage; divorce; relationships; parenting; empowerment; boundaries; resilience; burnout; women physicians; physician coach; wellness; awareness; oncology; survivorship

Mentors

Sabine Fonderson MD

entrepreneur; mentor; brand marketing; website copywriting; work-life balance; culture & values; diversity & inclusion

Dr Veritas MD (Pseudonym)

ever evolving; academic internist; alchemist; spiritualist; occultist; breath master; yogi; teacher; healer; gamer; body builder

Dr Veritas MD (Pseudonym)

ever evolving; academic internist; alchemist; spiritualist; occultist; breath master; yogi; teacher; healer; gamer; body builder

Sabine Fonderson MD

entrepreneur; mentor; brand marketing; website copywriting; work-life balance; culture & values; diversity & inclusion