Hi, I’m Astrid — founder turned executive coach and facilitator.

I partner with leaders and organizations to expand their capacity for growth, fulfillment, creativity, and enjoyment along the way.

What is expanding capacity all about?

We — as individuals and organizations — will always come across new “boulders,” challenges that range frustrating to debilitating to existential at their most extreme. A previously fulfilling career suddenly feels meaningless. A co-founder leaves. Once-steady growth feels elusive. A previously high-performing team suddenly can’t agree on anything. 

Often, when met with a challenge like this, we seek to apply intellect to “solving” the problem: shall we bring out the jackhammer and start battering a way through the rock? Become a strong enough climber to scale to the top? Give up and decide on a different path? 

Expanding capacity is about growing yourself — your resources, your perspective, the quality of your being and the skillfulness of your doing — so big that suddenly this boulder looks like a pebble, or maybe even a stepping stone.

Expanding Capacity … A Comic Strip by Astrid

My Approach

My approach to expanding capacity is not one-size fits all — it integrates developmental psychology, contemplative practices, and organizational systems thinking. I draw from neurobiology (Sarah Peyton), team dynamics (Patrick Lencioni), conscious leadership (Diana Chapman), Co-Active principles (Kimsey-House), and mindfulness traditions. Central to my methodology is the recognition that true growth emerges at the intersection of compassionate awareness and courageous action — creating spaces where clients can both fully accept what is, while boldly stepping toward what could be.

Clients describe me as warm, playful, and focused on results.  I hold clients accountable to their highest aspirations — without judgment, but with deep trust in their ability to transform and grow.

Offerings

1:1 Coaching

Two (bi-weekly) or four (weekly) 1-on-1 hour-long calls per month, with additional support as-needed. A perfect container to reach exquisite clarity on and make accelerated progress towards your goals.

Co-Founder Coaching

One monthly group call as well as 1-on-1 coaching for each individual. Perfect for co-founders or members of an executive team.

Workshops

Workshops for groups of 4-40 people, live or online. Past topics include:

  • Deep listening

  • Asking powerful questions

  • Goal setting

  • Discovering or Deepening Team Values

Great for groups or teams who want to build trust, increase ease of collaboration, or identify goals and next steps.

Kind Words from Clients

  • The things we spoke about, the perspectives you offered, and the ways you challenged me with so much kindness—they still echo in my day-to-day life. So many of the tools and insights you gave me now serve as quiet anchors, helping me stay grounded, aware, and aligned with the version of myself I’m growing into.

    — J

  • Working with Astrid is the best kind of work imaginable! It's the kind of work where you get to tackle something challenging, feel real progress, and participate in such a rewarding process to make it happen. If only all work was this way! Luckily, this work makes other work better - whether in a professional or a personal environment - anywhere in life! I'm so grateful for her wisdom, perspective, and ability to reframe, unblock and elevate my mindset. Each session with her includes a thoughtful conversation where you widen your perspective, connect to (and sometimes laugh through :) vivid metaphors, and draw new connections that you couldn't make on your own. Astrid can get you unstuck. She has the best questions. And she gives such great feedback along the way, by connecting previous conversations to the following ones and helping reflect in ways that's so hard to do for yourself. Bring Astrid onto your team, you will feel the difference!

    — M

  • Working with Astrid has been a deeply transformative experience. As someone who had never worked with a coach before, I wasn’t sure what to expect. But from the very beginning, there was a sense of ease and openness in the way Astrid connected. That natural warmth and grounded presence carried seamlessly into our sessions, creating a space where I felt deeply supported, seen, and safe.

    — S

  • One of the many things that made our conversations so impactful was your gift for truly seeing people. You notice the subtle things—small shifts in tone, in body language, in what’s said and what isn’t. I’ll never forget—within just moments of our very first session—you asked me how I felt about a certain part of my life. I talked for a while and landed on something that basically translated to “good.” You listened to my words, but also gently pointed out that when I said it, my eyes had dropped and something in my expression didn’t quite match. You asked if maybe there were other emotions under the surface. That moment stayed with me. It cracked something open, and helped me realize how much I’d been brushing past or burying without even knowing it. That one question—delivered with so much care—set the tone for everything that followed.

    — B

FAQs

  • I work on a monthly retainer that covers our coaching sessions, plus the time I’ll spend on prep, follow-up and any between-session support you need.

    My monthly retainer for 1-on-1 coaching is $1,000 per month for bi-weekly sessions (2 per month), or $1,800 per month for weekly sessions (4 per month). For people who are paying out of pocket or whose company cannot afford this rate, I also offer a limited number of coaching slots on a sliding scale.

    If you’re curious about coaching please reach out — I’ll work with you to create an offering that meets your needs, or introduce you to someone in my network who I trust who can.

  • The monthly retainer covers all scheduled sessions, my preparation time, follow-up work, and any support you might need between sessions via email or text. This may also include tactical sessions or introductions that serve your goals. The intention is to create a container that accelerates your progress towards the person you want to become and the life you want to build.

  • Most facilitation projects are customized and we will work together to create something that honors your budget and goals. Hour-long facilitated sessions start at $500 for up to 6 participants.

    I’d love to hear from you if you have a workshop in mind! Please reach out via my contact form.

  • I require clients to make a minimum commitment of three months to our container. This is really a commitment to yourself, the client, to make the time and space in your life to do this work. Once we hit three months, we’ll work on a month-to-month basis.

    Average engagements tend to last between 6-12 months, depending on the audacity of the goals and the terrain we’re traveling on. Once we feel we’ve reached a natural point of completion, we’ll schedule a “Completion Call” to reflect on the process. When you are ready for another level-up and if you feel that I might serve as a good guide for that, my door will be open to you in the future!

  • I work with high achievers who seek to live in alignment with their purpose, so that the way they are being and what they are doing supports a harmonious, fulfilled, and more effortless life. On the outside, this might look like an entrepreneur, an executive, a creative, a parent — anyone with big dreams and goals for themselves and a commitment to actualizing those dreams with intention and in alignment with their values.

  • This depends on your goals. Most clients experience an “aha” moment in the first session or two, and begin to feel the lived impact of coaching within the first two months.

More About Me

From my earliest years, I've been drawn to catalyzing transformational experiences in others. As a teenager, this manifested through guiding peers as a camp counselor and outdoor expedition leader — roles that taught me the profound impact of creating containers for growth.

Entering the business world, I naturally gravitated toward leadership positions where I could architect environments for individual and collective flourishing. By 25, I was directing a department of 13, and soon after, I embraced the ultimate leadership challenge of founding and scaling my own venture, a healing foods company that supports women’s health called Agni.

Throughout these experiences, I discovered my deepest fulfillment came from coaching leaders and facilitating experiences that unlock latent potential. This clarity led me to step away from my business and dedicate myself to the crafts of coaching and facilitation, primarily serving clients across the technology sector while also supporting non-profit leaders and teams.

When I’m not in 1:1 sessions or leading workshops, you can often find me trail running, reading sci-fi, cooking without a recipe, or writing down the adorable thing my 4- or 2-year old said that morning.

Let’s Connect.

Are you interested in expanding your capacity, in business and in life? I’m so looking forward to hearing from you.

Please fill out this contact form or email me directly at astrid@expanded-capacity.com