CLARIFY core values
Strengthen leadership skills
Build emotional resilience
WOMEN OF COLOR FACE unique leadership challenges that mainstream advice ignores:
Leadership models that center dominant culture can be ineffective, or worse, harmful, for women of color because they lead to higher rates of anxiety, burnout, and isolation.
Constantly doubting yourself because you feel the weight of higher expectations
Experiencing racism and sexism at the same time
Trying to disprove harmful stereotypes
Living with the stress of representing not just yourself, but your family & community, too
Not having many (or any) role models who look like you
Feeling pressured to be one person at work and another person at home
WOMEN OF COLOR FACE unique leadership challenges that mainstream advice ignores:
Leadership models that center dominant culture can be ineffective, or worse, harmful, for women of color because they lead to higher rates of anxiety, burnout, and isolation.
Feeling pressured to be one person at work and another person at home
Not having many (or any) role models who look like you
Living with the stress of representing not just yourself, but your family & community, too
Trying to disprove harmful stereotypes
Experiencing racism and sexism at the same time
Constantly doubting yourself because you feel the weight of higher expectations
You don’t need to do this
alone
Dr. Natasha is a licensed psychologist and board-certified coach with 20 years of experience helping people overcome barriers and leverage their strengths to achieve growth and fulfillment. She specializes in leadership and resilience coaching for women of color.
Her approach is grounded in a deep understanding of evidence-based multicultural psychology, and her own journey as a woman of color in mainstream contexts.
My insights have been featured in
You can be yourself, and be effective
So many women of color have been told to act a certain way, sound a certain way, or just be a certain way to “get ahead.” While some of this advice is based on effective leadership principles, much of it devalues anything that doesn’t mirror Westernized corporate culture. The other extreme is advice that says to just be you all the time, everywhere, which doesn’t always work either.
The complexity of your experience warrants a nuanced and individualized approach, which is why I created the VOICE framework to help women leaders of color clarify their values, strengthen leadership skills, and build emotional resilience.
THE VOICE FRAMEWORK
Produces meaningful and lasting change
The VOICE framework is the foundation for my one-on-one and group coaching work. It’s based on the best research that psychology has to offer, multicultural perspectives that center the experiences of women of color, and my years of experience developing my own leadership style and helping clients do the same.
Own your values
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Validate your story
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Invest in your toolkit
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Choose strategic risks
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Expand your impact
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Improved confidence
Knowing your specific strengths and how to leverage them
Better decision-making
Communication skills to handle interpersonal challenges
Boundary setting skills based in your values, not arbitrary expectations
Road-tested emotion regulation skills
The courage to pursue what truly matters to you, not just what others expect
Healthy control in response to challenging thoughts and emotions
Yordana S.
I’ve always been passionate about ways to connect students with opportunities during their high school years. Dr. Natasha was the one who asked the right questions when this was first an idea in my mind. She helped me clarify what I am currently doing that would eventually help me refine what I want to do next and who I want to impact.
After working with Dr. Natasha, I knew I was ready for my next big step.
Sal Farooq, PsyD
The experience of working with her was a space free of judgment and filled with support and care without undue pressure or friction.
After working with Dr. Natasha, I experienced improved decision-making and confidence to see through my ideas no matter how unsure or weary I felt of the process.
Alexea H.
Her belief in my potential has had a lasting impact on my professional self-confidence. I continue to see Natasha's impact on my leadership style and in the way that I see myself as a professional and work with others.
Dr. Natasha's insight and expertise were incredibly helpful as I navigated my new role.
Here’s what people say about working with me:
Ways to work with me
Small group sessions with like-minded women leaders of color where I’ll guide you in working through the VOICE workbook. You won’t get the same amount of individualized feedback compared to working with me one-on-one, but you’ll benefit from learning from others in the group and have the opportunity to get more feedback because of the group format.
One-on-one sessions designed to address your specific goals and challenges, with individualized feedback and action plans. You will also receive my VOICE workbook which includes prompts, exercises and resources for use during and between coaching sessions.
Ways to work with me
Small group sessions with like-minded women leaders of color where I’ll guide you in working through the VOICE workbook. You won’t get the same amount of individualized feedback compared to working with me one-on-one, but you’ll benefit from learning from others in the group and have the opportunity to get more feedback because of the group format.
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