Breda Pickering
Executive and life coach in Halifax, Nova Scotia
| Hourly rate range | $175 to $300 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Professionals |
| Also coaches | Life coach |
| Based in | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Credentials | BSc Computer Science; Certified Life & Business Coach |
Breda Pickering is an executive, life and retirement coach in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She helps professionals who feel isolated or stuck find their sense of purpose again and build a clear path forward. She combines leadership experience with coaching training and holds a computer science degree. She also writes about resilience, adaptability, setting boundaries and corporate trauma in the workplace.
What Breda helps with
Breda works with professionals who feel stuck or cut off from others and want a stronger sense of purpose and a clear plan.
- Feeling isolated or stuck in a career
- Regaining a sense of purpose
- Mapping a clear path to goals
- Building resilience and adaptability as a leader
- Setting healthier boundaries
- Coping with trauma and stress at work
- Planning for retirement
Who Breda works with
Breda coaches professionals who feel isolated or stuck. She also works with leaders who want to grow their resilience and adaptability, and with people thinking about retirement.
Background and qualifications
Breda has a BSc in Computer Science and is a Certified Life and Business Coach. She brings leadership experience into her coaching work. She is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and offers executive, life and retirement coaching. She has written articles on leadership resilience, corporate and workplace trauma, the benefits of setting boundaries, and protecting your vision from other people's doubt.
Breda Pickering pricing
Programs and services
- Free consultation
Breda Pickering reviews
The CoachVouch take
Breda pairs a computer science degree and leadership experience with executive, life and retirement coaching, and writes on corporate workplace trauma.
Best for professionals who feel stuck or isolated and want renewed purpose and a clear plan.
Common questions
How much does Breda Pickering charge?
Coaching with Breda runs $175 to $300 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Breda Pickering help with?
Breda Pickering helps with feeling isolated or stuck in a career, regaining a sense of purpose, mapping a clear path to goals and building resilience and adaptability as a leader.
Is Breda Pickering certified?
Breda Pickering lists: BSc Computer Science; Certified Life & Business Coach.
Does Breda Pickering offer retirement coaching?
Yes. Retirement coaching is one of the three types of coaching she offers, along with executive and life coaching.
How do I contact Breda Pickering?
Request an intro on this page. It's free, and we'll connect you with Breda and, if you want, 2 or 3 similar coaches to compare.
Similar coaches to compare
Tick "Compare" on any coach to add them to your intro request.
Firas Zaytoun
Firas Zaytoun is a leadership, executive and career coach in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He helps emerging leaders and mid-management professionals find career fulfillment. He holds an MBA and is a Certified MBTI Practitioner and Certified Human Resources Practitioner. He writes about what it takes to become a manager and how a career coach differs from a mentor or advisor. He offers a free consultation to new clients.
Mark Lever
Mark Lever is an EOS Implementer who helps entrepreneurial leaders build aligned and accountable teams. He works from Halifax, Nova Scotia and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Mark is a lifelong entrepreneur with successful exits and one hard crash. He held senior corporate development roles at publicly traded companies. He also runs 100-mile ultramarathons. He brings that focus on steady effort and clear goals to his client work, along with a strong grasp of financial numbers.
Scott Pickering
Scott Pickering is an executive, leadership and business coach in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He helps professionals, entrepreneurs and business leaders build a stronger mindset, gain clarity and act on clear goals. Scott began his career in finance, where he led high-performing teams for major European banks. He managed financial deadlines, succession planning and operations across several countries. He now brings that corporate leadership background to more than ten years of coaching and mentoring.

Adam Dexter
Adam Dexter is an executive coach and advisor for startup founders, CEOs, CxOs, and executive teams. He has coached more than 100 founders from pre-seed through Series C. He cofounded Omni, a VC-backed storage and logistics company, and sold it to Coinbase in 2019. He goes deep on cofounder relationships and trust repair. He also mentors with Techstars and StartOut.
Browse related
Last updated September 2026. Request a correction.