Dating coaches for creatives
Compare 14 dating coaches. Besides their main focus, the most common focus areas are couples and marriage, dating for men, matchmaking and online dating and apps. They most often work with creatives, professionals and men. Most charge $88 to $165 per hour or session.
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Jasbina Ahluwalia
Jasbina Ahluwalia is a matchmaker and relationship coach who helps accomplished singles find a life partner. She runs Intersections Match and has a special focus on South Asian matchmaking. She spent nearly two decades in this work. Before that, she was a lawyer in San Francisco and Chicago. She works with men and women across the U.S. and in other countries.
Kate Mansfield
Kate Mansfield is a dating and relationship coach in the UK. She helps high achievers, including leaders, artists, celebrities and athletes, with love, confidence and performance. She has coached for 15 years and advised corporations and high profile clients. Before coaching she worked in artist and celebrity management with A-list talent. She is also a couples and family therapist.
Select Personal Introductions
Select Personal Introductions is a dating agency and coaching service in North West England. It matches single professionals with hand-picked introductions and offers dating and relationship coaching for singles, new couples and long-term couples. The agency has run for over 25 years. Its coaching is led by Alex Mellor-Brook, who is also Vice Chair of the ABIA. Clients get a private consultation, a personality-based compatibility test and honest feedback at each step.
Stephen Manas
Stephen Manas is a coach who works with actors on their careers and with dating clients on confidence and self-presentation. He is also an international actor, best known for his work on Ted Lasso. He has lived and worked in Europe, the US and Asia, and he once worked at Apple. His coaching grew from years of giving advice to friends and fellow actors. It later became a private practice with one-on-one and group work.
Lovewell
Lovewell is a Los Angeles practice that offers dating, wellness and mindfulness coaching. Its dating coaching for men covers in-person dating and online dating. Coaches help with profile feedback, messaging and confidence. Lauren Korshak, a marriage and family therapist, founded the practice. The team is a group of wellness practitioners focused on mindful dating and relationships. Lovewell also runs therapy, group workshops and corporate sessions on stress and burnout.
Brent Scarpo
Brent Scarpo is a life and career coach in Palm Springs, California. He helps millennials, high school students and college students with career, relationship and life direction. Before coaching, he spent 40 years in Hollywood as an actor and casting director. He cast The Shawshank Redemption, Air Force One and Matilda. He built a program called "Millennials are Amazing" and teaches twenty life lessons he learned while casting Shawshank.
Buck Dodson
Buck Dodson is a life coach and licensed therapist who works with LGBTQ people, couples and creative entrepreneurs. He is also a Board Certified Coach. He has been a licensed therapist for nearly two decades. He created Life Lab, a self-discovery framework for designing a life that fits who you are. He also hosts the Gay Men's Life Lab podcast. His coaching centers on accountability, self-worth, healthy relationships and career goals.
Jessamina Lanzilotta
Jessamina Lanzilotta is a life and relationship coach who helps busy people manage stress and feel better in their bodies, work and relationships. She has taught group fitness for more than 15 years and was trained as a life and relationship coach by Tony Robbins. She also holds certifications in yoga, meditation and energy medicine. She works with individuals, couples and teams through private sessions, group programs and workshops.
Joy Zalzala-Soyka
Joy Zalzala-Soyka is a life coach for ADHDers, queer people and other neurodivergent adults. Joy is a certified ADHD life coach based in Germany and holds an ICF ACC credential. Sessions run online by Zoom or phone. Joy uses somatic tools to help clients ease stress and act on their goals. Clients include PhD candidates, academics, creatives in writing, painting, photography and tech, and parents. Joy also runs a five week group program called Complex Identities, Creatively Thriving.
Kevin Murphy
Kevin Murphy is a life, performance and relationship coach in Schenectady, New York. He helps driven professionals, partnerships and teams who feel stuck or are going through change. He has worked since 1996 as a counselor, therapist, supervisor, director, trainer, consultant and professor. He brings that background into coaching, and he states that his work is coaching and not therapy. He also teaches new clinicians.
Nethra Samarawickrema
Nethra Samarawickrema is a career and life coach who helps people build work and relationships that fit who they are. She has a PhD in Anthropology from Stanford and has taught listening skills at the Stanford d.School. Her method blends Nonviolent Communication, design thinking and anthropology. She works with entrepreneurs, artists, engineers, academics and executives. She also trains organizations, including fintech firms, libraries, non-profits and universities, in listening and teamwork.
Sixu Chen
Sixu Chen is a career and confidence coach who helps multi-talented professionals and career changers who feel stuck. Sixu founded SCcoaching Group and created the Confident Career Design program. The program aims to help clients make an aligned career move within 90 days. Sixu is also a Certified Relationship Coach and offers relationship coaching for people who want less conflict and more connection with loved ones.
Marion Cunningham
Marion Cunningham is an ADHD and life coach in Peekskill, New York. She helps creatives who feel overwhelmed and struggle to stay focused and organized. Before coaching, she spent years as an Emmy-winning documentary film and television producer. She uses a somatic approach that links mind and body. She also has her own experience with ADHD and training as a reiki practitioner. She has worked with professionals of all kinds.
Muunie Beard
Muunie Beard is a life coach in Los Angeles, California. Muunie also coaches families and does relationship coaching. Muunie works with creative, ambitious adults who want more fulfillment, balance and joy in their personal and professional lives. Muunie also helps families build healthy communication and harmony. Muunie holds a master's degree in art therapy. Muunie writes articles on overwhelm, loneliness, play, the inner critic and keeping goals.
Side by side
| Coach | Focus | Hourly rate range |
|---|---|---|
| Jasbina Ahluwalia | Matchmaking and Dating for men | $80 to $140 an hour |
| Kate Mansfield | Dating for men and Dating for women | $80 to $250 an hour |
| Select Personal Introductions | Matchmaking and Couples and marriage | $85 to $150 an hour |
| Stephen Manas | Dating for men and Online dating and apps | $75 to $150 an hour |
| Lovewell | Dating for men and Online dating and apps | $100 to $150 an hour |
| Brent Scarpo | Life and career coach for millennials and students in Palm Springs | $150 to $375 per hour |
| Buck Dodson | LGBTQ dating and Couples and marriage | $130 to $190 an hour |
| Jessamina Lanzilotta | Couples and marriage | $100 to $175 an hour |
| Joy Zalzala-Soyka | ADHD and neurodivergent life coach working online from Germany | $110 to $150 an hour |
| Kevin Murphy | Couples and marriage | $175 to $250 per hour |
| Nethra Samarawickrema | Couples and marriage | $110 to $200 an hour |
| Sixu Chen | Couples and marriage | $100 to $175 an hour |
| Marion Cunningham | Somatic ADHD and life coach for creatives in Peekskill, New York | $125 to $200 per hour |
| Muunie Beard | Life and family coach for creative adults in Los Angeles | $100 to $150 an hour |
Common questions
How much does a dating coach cost?
Most dating coaches charge $88 to $165 per hour or session.
What else do these dating coaches help with?
Common focus areas include couples and marriage, dating for men, matchmaking and online dating and apps.
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Last updated September 2026.