Individual Coaching
Coaching that tells you the truth.
1:1 life and leadership coaching for professionals navigating a real transition — promotion, pivot, burnout recovery, or the next chapter you can't quite see yet.
Who this is for
Real work for real leaders.
- Emerging leaders stepping into their first people-manager role.
- Mid-career professionals navigating a pivot, promotion, or plateau.
- Executives leading through change, complexity, and public scrutiny.
- Veterans and government-connected professionals translating experience into civilian leadership.
A note on scope
Coaching is not counseling.
Candidly Unsed provides life and leadership coaching. We do not provide mental-health counseling, diagnosis, medication, or therapy. If you're navigating clinical mental-health needs, we'll gladly refer you to a licensed provider — coaching can run alongside that care, not in place of it.
Coaching Packages
Choose your commitment.
The Leadership Collective
Flagship cohort for those clarifying a specific transition, decision or goal.
- Sessions
- 5 sessions × 45 min
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Support
- Email support between sessions
- Resources
- Worksheets + accountability activities + certificate of completion
- Investment
- $895
Most Requested
The CANDIDate Program
Career or Life pivot, promotion prep, or new-leader onboarding.
- Sessions
- 10 sessions × 60 min
- Duration
- 3 months
- Support
- Voice-note support + mid-cycle review
- Resources
- Tier 1 + Custom development plan + reading list + journal
- Investment
- $2,400
The Executive Intensive
Executives navigating high-stakes, high-visibility change.
- Sessions
- 12 sessions × 75 min
- Duration
- 6 months
- Support
- Priority support + quarterly strategy day
- Resources
- Full assessment suite + stakeholder interviews
- Investment
- By consultation
For Colleges & Universities
Building Leaders on Campus?
Candidly Unsed partners with colleges and universities to deliver student leadership cohorts, career-readiness experiences, and RBLP Leadership Certification preparation designed to help students turn leadership potential into professional credibility.
Designed for Career Services, Student Affairs, Veteran Services, TRIO, academic programs, and campus leadership initiatives.
Explore College & University Programs →The Candid Method
Five moves. In order. On purpose.
Step 01
Diagnose
We name what's actually happening — separate story from data, ego from evidence.
Step 02
Decide
You choose what to move on this cycle. No 30-item lists. No fake priorities.
Step 03
Design
We build the practices, scripts, and support systems your decision needs to survive Monday.
Step 04
Do
You lead the work between sessions. I hold the mirror, the calendar, and the hard questions.
Step 05
Debrief
We review what shifted, what didn't, and what candor cost you — then reset.
Coaching FAQ
Candid answers, up front.
Not seeing your question? Book a free consultation and ask it directly.
How do I know if I'm ready for coaching?+
You have a decision, transition, or performance edge that matters — and you're willing to be honest about your part in it. That's it. You don't need a crisis.
How is this different from therapy?+
Coaching is forward-looking and performance-oriented, whereas therapy is designed to help you deal with (and heal from) unresolved trauma. If clinical mental-health support belongs in the picture, we'll refer — and coaching can run alongside therapy, never as a substitute.
Are sessions virtual or in-person?+
Virtual by default (secure video). In-person available in the DMV region on request.
Can my employer pay for this?+
Often, yes. We provide sponsor-ready proposals, engagement letters, and receipts for professional-development budgets and EAPs.
What's your cancellation policy?+
Reschedule up to 24 hours before your session at no cost. Inside 24 hours the session is billed — because your calendar is real and so is mine.