coaching & Consulting

Kate Lockwood Harris provides communication coaching and consulting to individuals and organizations. For organizations, she specializes in violence prevention, building trauma-informed cultures, and enhancing organizational belonging. For individuals she provides support for people who want to grow their leadership, listening, conflict, and public speaking skills, and who want to build thriving personal and professional relationships. Please reach out for more information if you’re interested in working with Kate in these capacities.

What Clients Are Saying

“Kate provided valuable insight to my team at Yale University on how to support wellbeing not just at the individual but also at the team level. We implemented her advice immediately, and that’s been a major factor in making the team more resilient in challenging situations.”

–Sara Peach, Editor-In-Chief, Yale Climate Connections

“You have a really great open and empathic presence, great skills in coaching.”

–Chris H, healthcare professional

WHAT IS COMMUNICATION COACHING?

I support you in becoming a more effective communicator at work, at home, and in your community. Through collaborative, 50 minute sessions, you will grow confidence in your capacity to have challenging conversations. You will also gain practical skills that improve your personal and professional relationships. Our focus is always tailored to your unique goals, needs, and strengths. In all coaching I emphasize building thriving connections for a more just world.

Some skills we might work on include but are not limited to: 

listening

interviewing

resolving conflict

facilitating groups

offering and responding to feedback

creating trauma-informed connections

building consent into everyday interactions

articulating feelings and needs

establishing boundaries

attending to power dynamics

interacting across cultural differences

public speaking

negotiating 

leading