Karen Stone
Emotional intelligence and executive coach for people facing uncertainty
| Hourly rate range | $100 to $200 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Emotional intelligenceTransitions and new rolesBurnout and resilienceLife transitionsStress and overwhelmPurpose and direction |
| Works with | Professionals |
| Also coaches | Life coach and Spiritual coach |
| Credentials | MSW; LifeWorks Certified Coach and Trainer; Voice Dialog; Reiki |
| Practice | Leveraging Uncertainty |
Karen Stone is an emotional intelligence and executive coach. She helps high achievers who feel stressed, stuck and unsure of their next step. Karen spent over 30 years in corporate America. She was a VP who built and ran her own department. After a downsizing in 2000 and a burnout in 2004, she built a roadmap for working through not knowing. She teaches it under the name Grow When You Don't Know.
What Karen helps with
Karen works with people who feel stressed, tired and stuck when they do not know what to do next. She helps them turn uncertainty into a way to grow.
- Feeling stuck after reaching a high level of success
- Stress, anxiety and exhaustion from constant uncertainty
- Making choices when a logical plan no longer works
- Living by your own terms instead of others' expectations
- Career and life transitions
- Relationships and health that suffer under pressure
Who Karen works with
Karen works with people who have reached a high level of professional or personal achievement. From the outside they look confident and successful. Inside they feel anxious, stressed, disillusioned and stuck. They want change but feel too worn out to sort out their lives and make a move.
How Karen works
Karen teaches a roadmap she built called Grow When You Don't Know. It guides clients from feeling stuck and tired to seeing new options and making better choices. The method treats uncertainty as an invitation to grow, not something to fight. It was shaped by years of research, reflection and real-world practice. She also offers a free Don't Know Exploration Worksheet.
Background and qualifications
Karen spent over 30 years in corporate America. She rose to VP and built and managed her own department. In 2000 she was downsized and started a consulting and coaching business. She later returned to a corporate job. After a leave of absence in 2004, she took a severance package and left. Karen holds an MSW and is a LifeWorks Certified Coach and Trainer. She also lists Voice Dialog and Reiki training.
Karen Stone pricing
Programs and services
- Free Don't Know Exploration Worksheet
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The CoachVouch take
Karen built her coaching roadmap from her own fall from a VP role into uncertainty and her years of research on people who changed their lives.
Best for successful professionals who feel stuck and worn out and want a new way to make life choices.
Common questions
How much does Karen Stone charge?
Coaching with Karen runs $100 to $200 an hour. Message Karen from this page for an exact quote.
What does Karen Stone help with?
Karen Stone helps with feeling stuck after reaching a high level of success, stress, anxiety and exhaustion from constant uncertainty, making choices when a logical plan no longer works and living by your own terms instead of others' expectations.
Is Karen Stone certified?
Karen Stone lists: MSW; LifeWorks Certified Coach and Trainer; Voice Dialog; Reiki.
How do I contact Karen Stone?
Send Karen a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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