Services
Coaching Services
1) Executive Coaching: Unlock the full potential of your leadership and business vision. Whether you’re navigating complex challenges, refining your strategic plans, or exploring new growth opportunities, Shahnaz offers a collaborative coaching experience tailored to your unique goals. Together, you’ll vet ideas critically, troubleshoot obstacles, and co-create actionable solutions. Shahnaz will serve as both your challenger and your champion, empowering you to move forward with clarity, confidence, and purpose. 2) Career & Academic Coaching: Stepping into the professional world can be daunting for new graduates and emerging professionals. Shahnaz provides personalized coaching designed to boost your confidence, sharpen your self-image, and equip you with the tools to stand out. Develop a compelling elevator pitch, master the art of engaging potential employers or clients, and build authentic networking skills that open doors. Whether you’re searching for your first job, considering further studies, or planning a career transition, coaching will help you make your best impression and seize opportunities. 3) Resilience and Wellbeing Coaching: True success starts from within. Building mental toughness and resilience is key to overcoming self-doubt and thriving under pressure, whether you’re an athlete, executive, or early-career professional. Shahnaz guides you to realign mind, body, heart, and soul by creating a personalized wellness plan that supports optimal functioning. This includes proactive strategies for managing stress, contingency plans for life’s unexpected challenges, and safety nets for moments when you need extra support. Together, you’ll build a foundation of resilience that sustains your performance and wellbeing over the long haul.
Consulting
Higher education institutions worldwide face an urgent mental health crisis, requiring innovative, culturally sensitive solutions. Shahnaz specializes in strategic consulting for colleges, universities, and nonprofits to design and implement scalable mental health programs that meet the diverse needs of today’s students. With expertise in trauma-informed care, student wellbeing, and resilience-building frameworks, she helps institutions cultivate ecosystems that not only support academic success but foster holistic wellness. Her consulting encompasses policy development, capacity-building, peer support program design, and institution-wide rollouts — all grounded in cultural responsiveness and best practices.
Mental Health Counseling
Shahnaz provides compassionate, culturally sensitive individual, couples, family, and group counseling tailored to a range of needs including trauma, therapy, PTSD, anxiety, depression and grief.
Workshops & Training
Shahnaz offers dynamic workshops and training programs designed to equip higher education faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals with practical tools and knowledge to enhance wellbeing and manage challenges effectively. Training topics include: 1) Early Identification and First Response to Mental Health Concerns 2) De-escalation Techniques for Difficult Situations 3) The Dimensions of Wellness: A Holistic Approach 4) Enneagram Personality Insights for Leadership Development 5) Managing Trauma in Education and Healthcare Settings 6) Conflict Resolution Skills for Collaborative Environments 7) Effective Communication Skills and Strategies 8) Stress Management and Burnout Prevention 9) Understanding Cultural Wellness 10) Emotion Regulation Techniques for Personal and Professional Growth Each workshop is tailored to meet the specific needs of your team or institution, fostering a culture of empathy, resilience, and proactive wellbeing.
Personality Testing
Self-awareness is foundational to growth. Shahnaz provides facilitation of leading personality and strengths assessments, paired with individualized coaching for insight and application: 1) Enneagram Typing & Coaching: Uncover core motivations, growth areas, and patterns of stress to support personal and professional development. 2) Gallup StrengthsFinder: Identify and leverage your top strengths to work smarter, lead effectively, and collaborate meaningfully. 3) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): Understand your cognitive style and preferences in work, relationships, and communication.
Speaking & Webinars
Shahnaz is a sought-after speaker known for her warmth, expertise, and ability to bring complex topics to life. She speaks at conferences, universities, NGOs, and international events on topics such as: 1) Trauma-informed leadership in education and health. 2) Graduate student wellbeing and burnout prevention. 3) Emotional resilience and grit. 4) Cultural wellness and equity in mental health. 5) Global mental health strategy. 6) The future of wellbeing in higher education and beyond Webinars and panels can be fully customized and have been delivered in partnership with multiple institutions.
Bespoke Services
Shahnaz offers high-touch, tailored experiences for individuals, teams, and organizations looking for transformational growth
Family Alignment Coaching
Resolve generational conflict, improve communication, and align shared values and goals.
Corporate Retreats
Facilitate wellbeing and leadership retreats designed for renewal, team-building, and organizational alignment.
Team Building & Culture Design
Boost cohesion, trust, and psychological safety through interactive and reflective team-building sessions.
Organizational Planning
Consult on long-term strategic planning with a focus on mission, vision, and goals for sustainable growth.
