Coaching

I run one-on-one virtual coaching sessions for software engineers, open source maintainers, and mental health community organizers. My coaching emphasizes personal accountability, healthy boundaries, and self-love. I am inspired by and constantly learning about transformative justice and community-based healing practices. I am not a mental health care professional, so I highly recommend seeking mental health treatment and resources if you need it.

I am a seasoned software engineering leader and teacher, mental health activist, and open source maintainer who has been mentoring, sponsoring, and coaching folks in the tech industry, particularly folks from underrepresented or marginalized communities, since 2013. Learn more about me 🌻

To inquire more and schedule a session, please contact me.

For software engineers

My sessions can cover:

  • Career development — navigating engineering ladders, setting goals and measuring growth, and developing negotiation skills
  • Mental health at work — establishing boundaries and cultivating self-advocacy skills (particularly for folks with mental illness, with neurodiverse experiences, and on work visas)
  • Becoming a mentor/sponsor — providing career support to folks inside and outside of work
  • Thought leadership — finding your voice by giving talks and writing technical content

For open source maintainers

My sessions can cover:

  • Sustainable contributor communities — developing core values and contributor roles through documentation, solidifying team communication, and cultivating contributor appreciation
  • Developing engineering best practices — maintaining a production-ready codebase, tackling technical debt, and integrating product development practices
  • Getting through difficult times — enforcing your code of conduct and navigating conflict

For mental health community organizers

My sessions can cover:

  • Organizing disability and mental health employee resource groups — leveraging community resources, providing resources and events that address intersectional experiences, and advocating for policy changes in the workplace
  • Mental health for organizers — maintaining self-preservation practices
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