Executive Coaching Services for Leaders in Complexity
Strategic, evidence-based executive coaching services for senior leaders and HR-sponsored talent—so you improve foresight, decision quality, leadership presence, and execution under sustained complexity and pressure.
ICF PCC • NBC-HWC • EMCC EIA & ITCA • Pracitioner Kellogg Executive Scholar • Based in the Washington, DC region • Working worldwide
Past clients include leaders from
Google, Meta, Apple, IBM, Salesforce, Accenture, American Express, Visa, Capital One, bp, Chevron, Chanel, Aesop, Shiseido, Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive, Roche, and many more.
Past clients include leaders from Google, Meta, Apple, IBM, Salesforce, Accenture, American Express, Visa, Capital One, bp, Chevron, Chanel, Aesop, Shiseido, Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive, Roche, and many more.
Executive Coaching Services—At a Glance
EXECUTIVE COACHING
Best for: C-suite and senior leaders navigating strategic complexity, high visibility, transitions, or decision fatigue.
Outcomes: Clearer decisions, greater stakeholder influence, resilient leadership capacity, and better team alignment.
Format: 1:1 coaching, systemic leadership team coaching, or integrated sponsor-supported engagements.
Confidentiality: Private-pay coaching is fully confidential; sponsored coaching follows clear boundaries and sponsor governance.
Start here: Book a leadership consultation to confirm fit and focus.
Executive coaching is a high-trust strategic partnership that strengthens how you think, decide, and lead when the context stays complex. Together, we work on the leadership moves that matter most: decision velocity without reactivity, executive presence without the trap of performance, stakeholder influence without politics, and sustainable leadership capacity without burnout.
When Coaching Is the Right Lever
You’re a strong fit for executive coaching services if you’re facing any of the following:
A role expansion, transition, or increased visibility
High-stakes decisions with incomplete information
Cross-functional friction, organizational authority misalignment, or decision drag
A leadership team that’s “working hard” but not operating as a system
Persistent signals: increasing cost of strategic clarity, frequently changing mandates
What is Included
What my executive coaching services typically include
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A Baseline Scan
goals, constraints, stakeholders, assessments, and success indicators
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Coaching Plan
A coaching cadence designed around your role and pressure cycles
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Stakeholder Feedback
Optional stakeholder input and progress check-ins (especially for sponsored coaching
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Practical Support
Practical decision frameworks for ambiguity, tradeoffs, and influence
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Situational Experiments
Between-session experiments (what to test, say, stop, start)
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Closeout Recommendations
A closing integration plan so results don’t evaporate after the engagement
Formats: virtual, in-person, or hybrid.
My coaching is dynamic/adaptive, transformational, and grounded in the evidence-based science of human growth and development. Some clients thrive best with a structured and process-oriented approach, while others are better supported by a coaching style grounded in reflective inquiry and creative experimentation. I partner with clients to tailor the coaching experience and style to their unique needs.
Choose Your Coaching Pathway
Choose the coaching pathway that matches your moment.
LASER-FOCUSED COACHING & COACHING TUNE-UP
Best for: One decision, one pressure point, one pivotal conversation.
You’ll leave with: a clear recommendation set, language for the conversation, and a grounded next-step plan.
Laser-focused coaching is precise and efficient—designed for leaders who need clarity quickly and want to move forward without second-guessing.
COACHING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Best for: Leaders investing in more powerful leadership presence, communication, and strategic bandwidth.
You’ll build: repeatable leadership habits and decision practices that scale with responsibility.
Development coaching combines structured tools with real-world application—so progress shows up in how you lead, not just what you know.
COACHING FOR TRANSFORMATION & VERTICAL GROWTH
Best for: Leaders ready to evolve how they make meaning, lead culture, and operate under complexity.
You’ll change: the underlying patterns—beliefs, identity, leadership reflexes—that shape results.
Transformation coaching supports durable shifts that strengthen leadership capacity and reduce the risk of burnout, derailment, or stagnation.
Not sure which path fits? We care about client success. Book a confidential leadership consultation, and we’ll identify the highest-leverage approach.
FOR HR COACHING SPONSORS
For HR Sponsors: Executive Coaching with Governance You Can Stand Behind
HR-sponsored executive coaching works when three things are true: (1) confidentiality is protected, (2) outcomes are measurable, and (3) the engagement aligns with business priorities. I partner with HR, Talent, and executive sponsors to set a clean coaching architecture:
Sponsor alignment (start): role context, success indicators, confidentiality boundaries, and escalation pathways
Coaching work (middle): confidential leader sessions + targeted behavioral experiments + optional stakeholder input
Progress review (ongoing): sponsor check-ins focused on goals, observable shifts, and impact—without disclosing private coaching content
Close-out (end): integration plan + sustainability recommendations for the leader and the system.
Is Your Organization Ready to Elevate Your Leadership and Transform Your Executive Teams?
If you sponsor executive coaching, book a short partner call to map fit, governance, and impact measurement.
What You Can Expect When We Work Together
Professional rigor: Ethical, credentialed coaching with clear agreements and high standards.
Confidentiality by design: Privacy is protected; sponsored engagements use explicit boundaries and sponsor governance.
Systems intelligence: We work on the leader and the ecosystem (stakeholders, decision flows, team dynamics).
Actionable progress: Insight becomes decisions, language, and behavior you can use immediately.
A tailored approach: Structured when you want structure; reflective when the moment requires depth.
About Svetlana Dimovski, PhD
Svetlana is a highly experienced ICF (PCC) and National Board-Certified (NBC-HWC) executive and team coach, Kellogg Executive Scholar in Leadership, and a Founder of Dharma Growth, LLC, an Arlington-based coaching and consulting company.
Svetlana’s career includes 20 years of R&D, strategy design, change management, and innovation leadership. She’s held senior leadership positions in Fortune 100 companies and international development non-profit organizations. She received her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Drexel University and a postgraduate diploma in digital business from Columbia University/MIT Sloan.
INDIVIDUAL AND EXECUTIVE TEAM COACHING + BOARD ADVISORY SERVICES + TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY DESIGN
INDIVIDUAL AND EXECUTIVE TEAM COACHING + BOARD ADVISORY SERVICES + TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY DESIGN
What my Partners and Clients are Saying
FAQs about Executive Coaching Services
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Executive coaching services are confidential, structured coaching engagements that help senior leaders improve decision-making, leadership presence, stakeholder influence, and execution—especially under complexity and pressure.
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A baseline clarity scan, a coaching cadence matched to your role, decision and influence frameworks, between-session experiments, and progress integration. For sponsored coaching, I can add stakeholder input and sponsor-aligned progress reviews.
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How is executive coaching different from therapy or consulting?
Therapy focuses on clinical healing and mental health; consulting delivers expert solutions. Executive coaching builds your judgment and leadership capacity—so you make better decisions and lead more effectively in your real context. -
We set confidentiality boundaries up front. HR and sponsors receive goals, progress indicators, and high-level themes—never private coaching content or personal disclosures.
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We define success indicators at the start (decision quality, execution, stakeholder outcomes, team alignment), set a baseline, and review observable shifts over time. The goal is measurable leadership impact, not vague development.
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Laser-focused coaching can be 1–3 sessions. Most leadership development engagements run 3–6 months. Transformation-focused coaching is often 6–12 months to create durable change.
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Leaders in transition, expanded scope, sustained ambiguity, high visibility, or chronic decision fatigue—especially when the cost of misalignment or delay is high.
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Yes. I provide systemic leadership team coaching to improve trust, decision rights, and execution—often integrated with 1:1 coaching for key leaders.
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I integrate evidence-based coaching with systems thinking and strategic fluency—so we work on how you think and decide, not just what you do. The aim is leadership capacity that holds under pressure.
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Yes. I’m based in the Washington, DC region and work with leaders locally (DC/MD/VA) and nationally via virtual and hybrid coaching.
Who is in Your Corner?
Great leaders don’t go through transitions alone—they have a trusted sponsor and an executive coach to help them unlock potential, navigate complexity, and achieve extraordinary results. Do you have an A team to help you grow?
Schedule your complimentary leadership consultation, and let’s uncover what’s possible with executive coaching services tailored to your specific needs.
Executive Coaching Services in DC
Serving DC, Maryland, and Virginia with exceptional executive coaching services that turn clarity into action—because your next chapter starts now.
Dharma Growth, LLC
6404 30th St N, Arlington, VA | Phone: +1 (747) 221-4769
Hours: Mon-Thu 9 am–6 pm | Fri 9 am - 5 pm | Sat 10 am–2 pm
Locations: Washington DC | Arlington VA | Alexandria VA | Fairfax VA