Coaching for Solo Business OwnersA dozen half-built ideas, too many open tabs, and no idea what to do next.
You don’t need more strategy. You need to pick a direction and commit before you talk yourself out of it again. Let’s figure it out together.
You're not stuck because you don't know enough.
You've done the hard work of building something. You're capable and you know it. You've figured out harder things than this.
And yet here you are: cycling through the same decision, making the case for every option, and landing nowhere. Your mind is off on a side road while your half-built ideas sit exactly where you left them.
You've tried getting more information. You've followed more people, consumed more content, asked your partner the same question so many times you've stopped bringing it up. It made things more scattered, not less.
Getting unstuck isn't about working harder or knowing more. It's about getting out of your own head.
That's what we work on together.
My approach
Zoom out before tactics
Before we touch strategy, we’ll connect back to your larger goals, purpose, and values. Because when you're scattered across six half-built things, the problem usually isn't which one to pick. It's that you're spinning one level above the deeper question.
Question your assumptions
Sometimes, being stuck is about the list of things you've decided have to happen before you can act. We look at that list together and figure out what’s actually true and what you can let go of.
Make it an experiment
We swap "what's the right answer?" for "what's the smallest thing worth trying?" One of those questions has a wrong answer. The other one just has a next step that gets you moving forward.
What you’ll leave coaching with
Not a plan someone handed you, but clarity you found yourself, with someone asking the right questions alongside you.
The options that felt overwhelming start to feel easier to navigate. The decision you've been circling starts to have a clear edge. You leave energized, with concrete next steps and a sense of “Oh, that's actually what I need to do.”
Consistent revenue. Marketing that doesn't consume you. A business that fits your life.
That's what's on the other side of getting out of your own head.
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"Chelsea helps me find clarity that I didn't know I needed."
“As an independent coach & consultant, one of the hardest things isn't the work itself but the isolation of making big decisions without a team to think along side me. Chelsea has filled that gap by bringing both strategic thinking and genuine warmth to every coaching session. Chelsea engages with my specific needs and helps me find clarity that I didn't know I needed. I leave every session energized and with concrete next steps."
Kim | Coach & Consultant
This is right for you if:
You're a solo business owner who's been at it long enough to have real things built, but not long enough to feel like it's working yet.
You're capable and you know it. You give good advice to your clients. Your own business is somehow harder.
You're tired of thinking in circles without a neutral outside mind: someone other than a partner, friend, or your AI of choice.
It's probably not the right fit if you're in a space of true financial precarity, or if you're looking for someone to hand you a plan and execute it for you. Both are real needs, they're just a different kind of help than this.
Offers
Go from ideas to actionOne month intensive ($750)
You know what you need to do. You just haven't done it yet, and at this point you're not sure what it will take to get started.
This is for that one specific thing you've been circling: the offer you haven't launched, the marketing channel sitting on the back burner, or the decision you waffling between. You need an external deadline, a witness, and someone who's going to follow up on your plans.
What you’ll get:
Weekly 30-minute sessions over Zoom (4 total) to find momentum and propel forward.
Between-session check-ins via email, to provide the structure and external accountability you need to move things forward.
The thing you’ve been circling for months, finally started — or even, finished.
Payment plans are always available. Pay in full and save 5%.
A season of supportThree months of partnership ($1495)
You’re not just stuck on one stuck thing. It's five interconnected things with no clean answer, and you've been trying to think your way through all of them at once.
This is for someone whose horizon is longer than a month. You need enough runway to try something, see what the data actually tells you, adjust, and try again — with someone holding the whole picture alongside you as it unfolds.
What you’ll get:
Bi-weekly 60-minute sessions over Zoom (6 total) so you have space to actually run experiments between calls, not just talk about them.
Between-session email support to troubleshoot and get feedback on your plans.
A shared workspace to track what you're trying, what you're learning, and what's next.
Payment plans are always available. Pay in full and save 5%.
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"I've cleaned out my mental junk drawer."
“Thirty minutes with Chelsea gives me the clarity that usually takes me hours on my own. As a solopreneur, I find I get stuck in the exact right way to do something. I end up in analysis paralysis and ask people outside my field (like my husband or friends). I gained an objective viewpoint and established a clear path for the next step. I feel like I cleaned out that junk drawer I've been avoiding! I highly recommend getting some time with Chelsea if you're in the same boat."
Kristin | Financial Coach
About me
Hi, I’m Chelsea. I’ve spent six years building my own winding, nonlinear business while wearing a lot of different hats: coach, researcher, writer, consultant. I’ve done a lot of experimenting, pivoting, and figuring it out along the way. I haven't arrived somewhere on the other side of the messy middle. I'm still in it.
I'm an ICF-certified coach with a PhD in developmental psychology, which is a long way of saying I've spent a lot of time thinking carefully about how people grow and change.
Every coaching session starts the same way: we figure out what you actually need from our time together. From there it's a conversation, as focused or as messy as it needs to be.
When you're talking something through with me, you're not getting advice from someone who solved it already. You're getting a thinking partner who knows the terrain.
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"I feel like I'm not boxed in anymore."
“When I started working with Chelsea, I couldn't figure out if I wanted to pursue coaching as a career. There was just so much ambivalence. Chelsea asked the most timely and helpful questions to help me clarify my goals. I feel like I'm not boxed in anymore. If I hadn't been coaching with Chelsea, I wouldn't have made the leap to commit to this new path."
Karen | Life Coach
Ready to stop circling and start moving?
Book a free 30-minute call. We'll figure out which offer fits your situation and what working together would look like. No pressure, no pitch, just a conversation to see if we’re a fit.
Not sure if you're ready? That's okay. We can figure that out together.
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FAQs
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Coaching is a thinking partnership built around conversation. A good coach acts as a mirror, reflecting your thoughts and ideas back to you, asking the questions you haven't thought to ask yourself, and helping you find clarity you couldn't quite reach on your own. It's not advice-giving or consulting. It's a structured space to think things through, try on new perspectives, and figure out your next move. For self-employed coaches and solopreneurs specifically, it's often the missing thinking partnership that solo work doesn't naturally provide.
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Every session starts by setting a clear agenda: what do you actually need from our time together today? From there it's a conversation: thoughtful, unhurried, and as messy as it needs to be. Sometimes that looks like pure brainstorming. Other times we're working directly in live documents together. You always direct the topic and the goal. I ask the questions and help you get there.
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If you're a self-employed coach, therapist, or solopreneur in the messy middle of building your business — second-guessing your direction, circling the same decisions without landing anywhere, or feeling capable but stuck — coaching is probably a good fit. It's also useful when you have a clear vision but need help building it, or when you just need someone smart to think things through with before making a big move.
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Absolutely, and honestly, other coaches are some of my favorite clients. You already understand the process and the value of having a thinking partner, but understanding coaching intellectually and having someone in your corner are two different things. It's easy to get stuck in your own head when you're the one doing the thinking for everyone else. Working with a coach for coaches is one of the most clarifying things you can do for your practice.
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Therapy focuses on healing, including processing past experiences, working through trauma, managing mental health conditions. It's clinical work done by licensed professionals.
Coaching focuses on forward movement. We're not diagnosing anything or working through your history, we're looking at where you are now, where you want to go, and what's getting in the way.
As someone with a background in developmental psychology, I have deep respect for therapy. But coaching and therapy aren't competing. They're different tools for different jobs, and a lot of my clients do both. If you're not sure which one you need, I'm happy to talk it over on a call. If I think therapy is the better fit, I'll tell you that honestly.
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Nope! You don't need to arrive with a perfectly formed question or a tidy agenda. Some clients come in knowing exactly what they want to work on. Others just know something feels off and they're not sure what. Both are completely fine starting points. We figure it out together.
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For self-employed coaches and solopreneurs especially, this distinction matters: you don't need someone to hand you a playbook. You need someone who helps you build your own. A consultant tells you what to do. A mentor shares what worked for them. A coach is a thinking partner that helps you figure out what's right for you. I'm not here to hand you a strategy or tell you what I'd do in your position. I'm here to ask the right questions, help you think it through, and get you to clarity faster than you'd get there on your own.
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That's completely fine, most of my clients haven't! The first session is always a chance to get comfortable with the process and figure out what you want to focus on. There's no right way to show up. Just come as you are and we'll take it from there.
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I offer two packages: one month intensives of 30-min weekly sessions for $750, or three months of support and structure with bi-weekly 60-min sessions for $1495. Payment plans are always available and can be tailored to your specific needs. Pay in full and save 5%..
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