About Me

Hi! I'm Kirsi-Maria. I help people who are navigating change and feeling stuck, lost or overwhelmed to reconnect with themselves, explore their dreams, and take the next steps towards creating a life that feels more like their own.

Do you ever find yourself wondering, “Is this really the life I want?”

Maybe you feel that something is missing, even though, from the outside, your life looks perfectly fine. Maybe you have been following a path that seemed like the right one, only to realise that it doesn't quite feel like you anymore. Or perhaps there is a dream you've been putting aside because you can't quite see how it would be possible in your life.

I've been in that kind of position myself, a few times actually. After burnout, I had to question a life that looked good on paper but didn't feel right from the inside. Later, losing my mum made me look at the meaning of life from an even deeper perspective and confront the finiteness of our days.

It was about time I started asking myself what kind of life I wanted to create for myself and, above all, who I really am and whether I’m living accordingly.

These experiences have made me deeply curious about self-awareness and the gap between who we truly feel we are and who we show up as in the world, and between the life we are living and the life we genuinely dream of.

I've learned that we don't need to have all the answers before we start making a change. We can take one step at a time, and we get to choose how big or small those steps are. Sometimes, though, to hear the answer we simply need a space to slow down, become curious about ourselves, and listen to what we genuinely want.

As a coach, I help you on that path. I don’t have the answers for you, and I don’t tell you what to do, because at the end, our work is about your life, and what feels authentic to you. Instead, I offer you a warm, honest and non-judgmental space for honest conversation and reflection, where we can explore what’s going on in your life, notice patterns and assumptions that may be holding you back, and gain clarity about what matters to you and where you want to go next.

I am a trained coach, currently building my coaching practice. I have a background in civil engineering and building health, with nearly 15 years of professional experience in the field. A few years ago, I also made a big turn in my own career, moving from building my engineering company as a consultant towards coaching. So I know what it feels like to question a path that you're at the moment and take a leap into something new.

I’m also a mum of three children under ten, so I know what it’s like to be pulled in many directions. Feeling the value misalignment between the desire to spent time with your kids and pressure to work on your career plus all the required tasks included in full family life.

Specialism

I particularly enjoy working with women who feel stuck or lost, are questioning their direction, navigating changes in their lives and identity, or simply sensing that there must be more to life than the way they are currently living it.

I am especially passionate about helping people reconnect with their dreams and explore what is genuinely important to them. Whether your dream is big or small, new or long-held, I believe it is worth listening to and becoming curious about the possibilities around it.

You might be asking yourself:

- What kind of life do I actually want?
- What kind of person would I like to be, and why does it feel like I'm not fully showing up as that person?
- Am I living the life I want, or the life I think I should be living?
- Am I staying where I am because changing things feels too overwhelming or difficult?
- Have I lost touch with the things that once mattered to me and that I used to enjoy?
- Is there a dream I’ve been putting aside for too long?

Together, we can explore your values, needs, desires and beliefs, gain greater self-awareness, challenge the expectations and “shoulds” that may be influencing your choices, and identify what you want to move towards.

My coaching approach is conversational and supportive, while also offering accountability. My role as a coach is not to provide consulting or mentoring, or to give you advice, solutions or specific plans. Instead, my intention is to help you explore your own thoughts, perspectives and possibilities through questions, conversations and the reflections they spark, and to support you in finding your own solutions and way forward.

You don’t need to arrive with a perfectly defined goal. Sometimes the first step is simply becoming curious about yourself.

And you don’t need to speak perfect or fluent English either. English is not my first language, and I am continuing to develop my fluency as well. I offer coaching in both English and Finnish.

If anything here draws you in, I invite you to take the next step and book a free coaching session to see what we discover together. Come as you are. I’m sure we’ll find a way to communicate and have a meaningful conversation.

And after all, it is only by taking the first step and giving something a try that we can truly find out whether we enjoy it, want to take another step, or decide to change direction.

I look forward to meeting you in a coaching session!

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You can send me message here or book a call: https://calendly.com/eloajavaloa/coaching60min

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