Life coaches for veterans
Compare 44 life coaches. Besides their main focus, the most common focus areas are life transitions, goal setting and accountability, confidence and self-esteem and stress and overwhelm. They most often work with veterans, professionals and executives. Most charge $80 to $175 per hour or session.
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Anthony M. Davis
Anthony M. Davis is a life, success and stress coach who directs the Center for Personal Leadership and Development. He helps women who have survived long-term abuse rebuild their strength, and he also coaches on leadership and goals. He served in two military services, law enforcement and the Intelligence Community. He is a bestselling author and a hypnotherapist. Most sessions run by phone or video, and he does not sell long-term subscription plans.
Keith Gilmore
Keith Gilmore is a life and accountability coach in Portland, Oregon. He helps people find purpose, get focused, and make clear decisions in life and at work. He has coached since 2014 and has served hundreds of clients. He co-founded two businesses, leads a local nonprofit, and speaks at large conferences. He also spent over two years volunteering on the national suicide crisis line. He sees himself as an advisor more than a coach.
Ben O'Brien
Ben O'Brien is a life coach who helps mid-life professionals, first responders and veterans find clarity, steadiness and direction. He spent 26 years in the fire service, working inside high-stakes human moments. His coaching looks at values, body signals and emotions, not just thinking. He also works with young adults who need direction and people facing transitions they did not plan for. Sessions are one-on-one by video or in person.
Dawn Griswold
Dawn Griswold is a life, health and fitness coach who helps women, especially those over 40, through midlife change. She holds ICF, nutrition and personal training certifications. In the 1990s she was the first independent training contractor for the Pentagon Officers Athletic Club, where she coached military leaders and active-duty amputees. She later ran her own gym on Camano Island. She coaches in person around Albuquerque and online worldwide.
Evangela Haley
Evangela Haley is a trauma-informed life and recovery coach in Los Angeles who also works online. She helps adults with addiction recovery, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She founded Alchemy Healing & Recovery Coaching and has more than 7 years of experience. Her approach is non-12-step and non-clinical. She also coaches on sexuality and intimacy, and she runs a community group called The Common Ground Collective.
Greg Furnia
Greg Furnia is a life, executive and career transition coach who works with first responders and their families. He also coaches leaders and professionals who want success at work without losing what matters at home. Greg spent 26 years in federal law enforcement, including special operations and leadership roles. He founded Living the Good Life LLC and coaches clients online across the United States. He also partners with agencies on retirement readiness and leadership training.
Kim Green
Kim Green is a life and leadership coach who helps people through major life and career transitions. She is a retired Navy Commander with 18 years of leadership experience. She has worked in military and professional settings, building workforces and improving global operations. She holds a Masters in Human Systems Integration and an M.B.A. in Human Resources. She uses the Energy Leadership Index to help clients find what blocks them and gain clarity.
Stanley Edward
Stanley Edward is a creativity and diversity coach in Washington, DC. He helps people drop conformity so they can grow in relationships, career, creativity and spirituality. He is a two-tour Iraq combat veteran with more than 20 years in the U.S. Army Reserve. He worked as an Equal Opportunity Advisor and led teams of 5 to 2,000 people. He also works as a speaker, writer and diversity educator.
Vance Larson
Vance Larson is a relationship and life coach in Millsboro, Delaware. He helps men and women rebuild self-worth and move on after bad breakups, divorce, or unsupportive settings. He spent 40 years in mental health, including 20 years as a crisis counselor. He no longer provides therapy. He offers same day appointments, plus evening and weekend hours. He has worked with first responders and with people who were trafficked or left the sex work industry.
Cindi DuMond
Cindi DuMond is an anxiety, grief and breathwork coach who helps high-achieving women, men, couples and families. She has worked as a registered nurse for over 30 years. Before that, she was a licensed funeral director in New York State. She also cared for children in pediatric intensive care and at home. Today she is a Certified Adult Chair Master Coach. She uses nervous system science and somatic tools to help clients handle grief, loss, trauma and strong emotions.
Morgan Willey
Morgan Willey is a life and relationship coach in Maine who helps people with codependency, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship struggles. She teaches The Adult Chair model and is a certified Adult Chair coach. She is also a certified yoga teacher and a level II Reiki practitioner, and she adds breathing and energy work to sessions. She works with clients one on one online, and she has personal experience leaving a narcissistic relationship.
Leah Cangelose
Leah Cangelose is a trauma recovery and transformational life coach based in Oklahoma. She helps clients heal from childhood and adult trauma and build more resilience. She has 15 years of mental health nursing experience and focuses on the body-mind connection and the nervous system. She works with clients of all ages, from Oklahoma and around the globe. She partners with Gentle Path Wellness.
Michelle Fournier
Michelle Fournier is a mindset coach who helps women break limiting beliefs and reprogram old patterns. She co-leads The Presario Group in Denver with Jessica Jaramillo. Michelle is an award-winning coach, international speaker, author and veteran. She and Jessica blend brain science with NLP, Mental & Emotional Release® and hypnotherapy. They offer private sessions, group programs, workshops and retreats, including the Piss Off Perfect retreat at Copper Mountain, Colorado.
Acacia Quaintance
Acacia Quaintance is a life coach and anxiety coach in Ohio. She helps conservative thinkers, military spouses, veterans, and spiritual seekers build lives grounded in faith and family. She worked as a therapist before she became a coach, and she now focuses on forward-looking guidance. She is a military veteran spouse, and she builds her coaching on Christian values, personal responsibility, and resilience. She also works with parents and families.
Angela Cimen
Angela Cimen is a breathwork teacher and life coach who works with people who look capable on the outside but feel worn out inside. She combines one-on-one coaching with breathwork to help clients with burnout, decision fatigue and feeling stuck. She has over 25 years of lived experience in trauma recovery, somatic work and nervous system regulation. She also completed the Shadow Warrior Program, which former Navy SEALs lead.
Dwayne Kruse
Dwayne Kruse is a life and accountability coach in Sierra Vista, Arizona. He helps adults and families with goals, decisions and follow-through. He has spent more than 25 years working with families, including in child services, adoption, probation and military family issues. He is also a licensed marriage and family therapist. His coaching uses a Stress Model to spot triggers and improve decisions. He runs Attainable Family Solutions.
Mark Bergquist
Mark Bergquist is an accountability, career and life coach who helps people work through change in their personal and work lives. He is a U.S. Navy veteran who served in Desert Storm and has nearly three decades of leadership experience. He rose from hourly supervisor to operations manager and has led teams in Fortune 500 companies and churches. He is an iPEC certified coach and works with a practice in Katy, Texas.
Ashanti Miranda
Ashanti Miranda is a life and accountability coach who runs Uncommon Coaching. Ashanti helps people build resilience, find their self worth, and set up a self care practice. Ashanti is also a clinical social worker and therapist, and a Navy veteran. Ashanti is the CEO and founder of Veterans of Hope NGO. Coaching is open to people of all races and genders, and LGBTQIA+ clients are welcome.
Cheryl McGill
Cheryl McGill is a life coach in Moscow, Idaho. She helps adults with anxiety, worry, confidence, and stress. She has worked in emotional support and life enhancement since 2017. She also offers counseling, and her office offers weekend appointments. Clients can meet in person or online.
Richard Burke
Richard Burke is a business, career and life coach in Illinois. He helps people in transition, including recent college graduates, veterans leaving the military, and executives who want to grow their careers and businesses. He spent ten years as President of a $25 million ecommerce company and five years as a Vice President of ecommerce at a Fortune 500 company. He also led the Graduate School of Management at Lewis University for three years.
Shikina Tellis
Shikina Tellis is a life coach for professional women and a relationship coach for couples. She is an ICF Associate Certified Coach and a military veteran. She helps women grow their careers, build financial strength, and form healthy relationships. She also coaches premarital and married couples with the Prepare/Enrich assessment. Her practice is TWS Coaching and Consulting Group LLC in Bethesda.
Joe Thompson
Joe Thompson is a Denver, Colorado coach who works with adults on major life transitions. His clients are dealing with college, graduate school, career changes, or the move from military to civilian life. He uses motivational interviewing and a person-centered approach. He has also built life-skills programs for Special Olympians and worked as an educator and professional facilitator. He adapts his methods to each person.
Robert L. Cummings Sr.
Robert L. Cummings Sr. is a life coach who works on relationships, parenting and careers. She is a retired U.S. Army Vietnam veteran with 26 years of service. She served as the NBA chaplain for the Los Angeles Clippers from 2004 to 2011. She also teaches anger and domestic violence classes for Riverside County court providers. She has been free from drug addiction for 43 years and draws on that story in her coaching. Sessions are in person, by phone, or on Zoom for international clients.
Chris Roos
Chris Roos is a life coach who works only with men. Chris founded Project Uhuru in South Africa. The word Uhuru means freedom. Chris helps men let go of beliefs and patterns that hold them back. Chris uses transformational coaching, NLP and mind shifting techniques. Chris also offers accountability coaching and breathwork coaching. Chris's clients include founders, executives, athletes, creatives, retirees and men going through divorce or career change.
Ryan Schuler
Ryan Schuler is an accountability and business coach who works with veterans, military families, families, and small businesses. He is the founder and president of Bald Eagle Coaching. He served in the US Army Reserves from 2007 to 2015. He holds a master's degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and is a Board Certified Coach. He is working on a Ph.D. in the same field, with a focus on evidence based coaching.
Angela W Startz
Angela W Startz is a Christian life coach in Plano who helps Christian adults and couples heal from narcissistic abuse, complex trauma, betrayal, and divorce. She founded Called2Rise LLC in 2020. Her coaching is not therapy. She uses Scripture along with tools for nervous-system regulation, plus cognitive, behavioral, and attachment-informed work. She also holds certifications in premarital and marriage programs and trains in military and first responder coaching.
Bryan Stewart
Bryan Stewart is an executive and leadership coach who works with executives, entrepreneurs, transitioning veterans and high-potential leaders. He is a former military officer and corporate executive with over two decades of leadership experience in healthcare, medical devices and startups. He has guided hundreds of senior leaders and emerging talent. He also holds governance credentials from the Private Directors Association, covering private companies, private equity portfolios and ESOPs.
James Palmer III
James Palmer III is an MBA admissions consultant who also coaches students, veterans and professionals on service academy and ROTC applications, career strategy and leadership. He is a West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer with a Columbia Business School MBA. He has coached more than 100 people. He serves as a Columbia Business School Admissions Ambassador, a Management Leadership for Tomorrow coach and a West Point Admissions Liaison.
Lenora Lassiter
Lenora Lassiter is a career and life coach who helps women find purpose and make a career move. She also works with veterans, professionals, entrepreneurs and leaders. She has more than 15 years in workforce development and leadership development. She worked as a Senior Career Development Counselor and helped thousands of service members and military spouses. She builds her coaching on her own P.I.V.O.T. Success Framework and is a Certified Professional Resume Writer.
Shikina Tellis
Shikina Tellis is a leadership and life coach who helps professionals, veterans, and entrepreneurs build success without burnout. Shikina founded TWS Coaching & Consulting Group, LLC. Shikina is a military veteran with more than 26 years of senior leadership experience. Shikina holds an ICF Associate Certified Coach credential and an MBA. Shikina also coaches couples and offers workshops and speaking. Shikina works with clients across the country by video.
Stephen Morris
Stephen Morris is a leadership and career coach in Indiana. He helps CEOs, managers and team members grow their leadership skills and plan their careers. He spent 21 years in the military and corporate worlds, and he is a United States Army veteran who led deployments worldwide. He runs Renowned Leadership, which builds coaching around three ideas: Community, Consistency and Clarity. He works with STEM leaders and with people leaving the military.
Steven Crane
Steven Crane is an executive coach, keynote speaker and business strategist who works with veterans, professionals and entrepreneurs. He is a former Marine who was homeless and disabled after leaving the service. He went on to build multiple businesses and secure over $4.2 billion in benefits for veterans worldwide. He coaches on leaving the military, scaling a business and taking control of personal finances. He holds 2 doctorates and is now in law school.
Tammy Aston
Tammy Aston is a wellness and life coach in Ohio who helps overwhelmed and stressed women find better life balance. She works on both mindset and body tension. She is an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner and a Core-Centering Practitioner. Tammy is a military veteran who left a home with domestic violence at 17, became an emancipated minor, and was stationed in Germany before she turned 18. She offers one-on-one coaching and 8-week group programs.
Wesley Brown
Wesley Brown is an executive and mindset coach who helps driven professionals lead with clarity under pressure. He spent 25 years as a U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer, leading teams in high-stakes settings around the world. He founded Helm and Horizon Coaching, LLC in April 2025. He also coaches endurance athletes with individual training programs. His sessions are held by video and focus on leadership, mindset and self-awareness.
Zormarah Lyda
Zormarah Lyda, known as Coach Zhee, is an executive and life coach in Maryland. She coaches emerging leaders, managers, executives, veterans and college students through career and leadership change. She is a U.S. military veteran with more than 18 years of leadership experience in federal service. She founded Candidly Unsed and also prepares people for the RBLP, RBLP-C and RBLP-T certifications. She runs workshops and webinars on perfectionism and life seasons.
LaSchwann Killens
LaSchwann Killens is a career and leadership coach in Bisbee, Arizona. He works with mid-to-senior professionals and leaders who look successful on the outside but feel unsure on the inside. Before coaching, he spent twenty years in the U.S. Army and more than a decade in adult learning and development. His coaching centers on psychological safety and clarity about personal values, so clients make decisions from what matters to them.
Mark A. Mitchell
Dr. Mark A. Mitchell is a life, career, and leadership coach who helps professionals get clear on their next step. He is a retired U.S. Air Force veteran with more than 20 years of leadership experience in the military, federal government, and private sector. He holds a Doctor of Business Administration and runs Pay Attention Coaching in Spokane, Washington. He coaches clients across the country by video or phone.
Travis Crutcher
Travis Crutcher is an executive leadership and accountability coach who also gives keynote talks. He helps C-suite leaders, senior managers, entrepreneurs and veterans move past stalled goals. He is a retired Infantry Ranger and senior NCO, and he has more than 20 years of experience with leaders and teams. His client list includes Google, Amazon and Sandia National Labs. He is based in Kansas City and coaches clients worldwide, online and in person.
Jessica Dragan
Jessica Dragan is a business, accountability and burnout coach in Wisconsin. She helps owners plan how to exit their business with the value they want. She started her first business in Los Angeles in 2004 and later grew a company to 31 staff with branches in three states. She also spent 4 years in US Army transportation management and ran a mobile massage service business for over 18 years.
Jonathan McRoy
Jonathan McRoy is a life and business coach in Kansas. He helps veterans and Black professionals move from where they are to where they want to be. He is a decorated Air Force veteran who served on deployments supporting Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. He is a Certified Life Coach and Certified Leadership Consultant. He sits on the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council and the Kansas African American Affairs Commission.
Chas Higgins
Chas Higgins is a leadership and life coach who helps leaders, executives and teams build clarity, emotional resilience and purpose. He is the founder of FrameShaping LLC, a veteran-owned company in Panama City Beach, Florida. Since 2016 he has worked on violence prevention for the Department of Defense and the local community. He holds an ICF Master Professional Life Coach certification and trained through the John Maxwell Leadership Team. He also uses a framework called F5.
Britiany Troup
Britiany Troup is a board certified health and wellness coach who helps men and women find a fulfilling path in life. She owns Beeable Coaching LLC in Colorado Springs. Her work draws on the principles of Lifestyle Medicine. Before coaching, she served as an Army medic in the 4th ID at Ft. Carson and completed a tour in Afghanistan in 2018. She earned her Lifestyle Medicine degree from MSU Denver in 2022.
Ryan Schuler
Ryan Schuler is a career and leadership coach in Covington, Georgia. He works with veterans, service members leaving the military, and small businesses. He is a U.S. Army Reserve veteran and runs Bald Eagle Coaching LLC. He holds a PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and a Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management. He is a Board-Certified Coach. His focus areas are leadership development, career readiness, and workforce solutions for organizations.
Jeffrey Berkowitz
Jeffrey Berkowitz is a health and fitness coach, life coach and business coach in Paxton, Massachusetts. He helps people who feel stuck in their current way of life and health because of a negative mindset. He holds a bachelor's degree in sports medicine and is a certified mindset coach. He is also a US Army veteran. He coaches under the name Ultimate Spark! Coaching and writes about stress, breathing and recovery.
Side by side
| Coach | Focus | Hourly rate range |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony M. Davis | Goal setting and accountability and Stress and overwhelm | $100 to $175 an hour |
| Keith Gilmore | Purpose and direction and Stress and overwhelm | $100 to $170 an hour |
| Ben O'Brien | Purpose and direction and Life transitions | $80 to $140 an hour |
| Dawn Griswold | Life transitions and Purpose and direction | $115 to $175 an hour |
| Evangela Haley | Life transitions and Goal setting and accountability | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Greg Furnia | Purpose and direction and Life transitions | $115 to $190 an hour |
| Kim Green | Life transitions and Purpose and direction | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Stanley Edward | Confidence and self-esteem and Purpose and direction | $130 to $190 an hour |
| Vance Larson | Confidence and self-esteem and Life transitions | $115 to $125 per hour |
| Cindi DuMond | Confidence and self-esteem and Stress and overwhelm | $80 to $150 an hour |
| Morgan Willey | Confidence and self-esteem and Life transitions | $130 to $190 an hour |
| Leah Cangelose | Confidence and self-esteem and Goal setting and accountability | $100 to $175 an hour |
| Michelle Fournier | Confidence and self-esteem and Purpose and direction | $80 to $150 an hour |
| Acacia Quaintance | Life transitions and Goal setting and accountability | $100 to $160 an hour |
| Angela Cimen | Confidence and self-esteem and Stress and overwhelm | $80 to $150 an hour |
Common questions
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Most life coaches charge $80 to $175 per hour or session.
What else do these life coaches help with?
Common focus areas include life transitions, goal setting and accountability, confidence and self-esteem and stress and overwhelm.
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Last updated September 2026.