Burnout, or in the middle of a transition?
What used to work no longer fits, and the next version has not arrived.
This is the in-between most people are taught to push past. Most of the people I work with are well into careers they’ve been very good at, and holding something they haven’t said out loud yet.
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When the old way stops working
A transition rarely moves in a straight line. Something shifts, and the next version of your life has not arrived yet. You are no longer where you were, and not yet where you are going.
This shows up in work, leadership, relationships, identity, health, parenting, and inside teams trying to evolve. The contexts change and the disorientation rhymes.
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The in-between can feel messy
This space is tiring and hard to name. You may still be functioning on the outside while everything feels less steady inside.
What used to feel manageable now takes more effort. Decisions feel heavier. Communication strains. Small things turn into bigger ones. You can be capable and lonely at the same time, and most of the people I work with are.
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Why burnout shows up here
Burnout is not always a sign something is wrong with you. Often it is a signal that the system you have been running on cannot hold what is being asked of it now.
When life adds something significant, a diagnosis, a leadership shift, a loss, a new role at home or work, the old operating system does not upgrade itself. People keep performing while their reserves quietly run out.
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The next phase does not arrive all at once
The next version of your life does not arrive on a schedule. It comes in fragments, often before you are ready to name it.
What helps is not a faster path forward. It is a steadier place to think, the right kind of company, and the willingness to stay honest about what is actually true right now.
Choose what you need right now
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One-on-One and Team Coaching
A focused space to think clearly when the stakes are real. For individuals working through transitions, leaders carrying complexity, and teams trying to move through something together.
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Peer Groups
Capable people stop holding things alone. A structured room where you hear how others are making sense of what they are working through, and stop performing the version of yourself that has it all together.
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Facilitation
For conversations that need more care than a regular meeting can hold. I bring structure to complex discussions so people can listen better, speak more honestly, and move through what needs working through.
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Energy Leadership® Index (ELI) Assessment
An assessment that shows how you respond to stress, pressure, and change. The ELI helps you understand the patterns shaping your decisions and leadership so you can respond more intentionally when things feel complex or uncertain.
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Leadership Development
Leadership development focuses on how you show up when responsibility expands, pressure increases, or the way you have always operated no longer works in the same way. It looks at how you think, decide, communicate, and respond under pressure.
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Energy & Capacity
Most people are not short on goals. They are short on the energy to pursue them well. This is work on what fuels you, what depletes you, and what real capacity looks like in your actual life.
Kati Jalali, PCC, MBA, MSc
Most people I work with are not trying to fix their lives. They are trying to stay clear-headed when something important has changed and the next step is not obvious.
I came to coaching through science, R&D leadership, and my own seasons of burnout and transition. That mix is the work. I bring structure without flattening what is real, and I will not push you toward an answer faster than the truth can hold it.
As an ICF certified PCC coach and facilitator, I work one-on-one with individuals and leaders, and facilitate peer groups and leadership teams, including for YPO and EO.
What pressure can reveal
I draw on Core Energy Coaching™ and the Energy Leadership® Index (ELI) assessment from Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) as practical lenses for how you operate when life or work becomes more demanding. They show where your energy is actually going and how familiar patterns quietly drive your reactions, on your own and in teams. From there, we don’t overhaul everything. We look for small, honest shifts that make your day to day more sustainable and more your own.
What coaching is, really.
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A thinking partner
I work as a thinking partner. You decide the direction. My role is to sharpen what you are already noticing.
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When something stops fitting
Most people come to coaching when the old way of doing things has stopped working, and the next step is harder to sort through alone.
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Leading yourself through uncertainty
Over time, you learn to stay steady when things feel unsettled, and to respond from awareness instead of habit. Decisions feel less tangled.
A place to start
A discovery call is just a conversation. No pitch, no pressure, no plan to sell you a package.
We talk about what is actually going on, whether this is a fit, and what kind of support might help. If it is not a fit, I will tell you that too.