Emily Brandt New York, New York
Life Coach
MFA
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New York, New York 11211
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- Hourly Rate: $130 to $170 US Dollars
- Gender: Female
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About Me
I'm a poet, editor, and interdisciplinary artist, and most of my clients are writers or artists working to complete a challenging creative project, or are people interested in deepening a creative practice. I'm a somatics practitioner and yogi, and my somatic creative coaching integrates mind and body. I help clients cultivate creativity, ease, and embodiment, in order to move towards desired change in their lives. I also offer executive functioning support to creative adults and teenagers. I aim to cultivate community, creativity, mindfulness and authenticity across contexts - work that began by advocating for sexual assault survivors, continued through 20 years teaching and coaching in the NYC Department of Education, and extends across many other teaching and community contexts, including in my coaching work and writing workshops. I earned a BA in Psychology, Gender Studies, and English from Boston University, an MS Ed from Pace University, and an MFA in Poetry from New York University, where I facilitated the Veterans Writing Workshop. I currently serve on the Board of Directors for Poetry Well and Powerhouse. I'm based in New York, between Brooklyn (Lenape) and Speonk (Shinnecock).
Reviews
10 reviews (2 verified) (5.0)
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DianeVerified
Coaching time with emily has transformed how I approach and work through projects and tasks that cause me anxiety. I struggle on various levels including sitting down to confront a task, allowing overwhelm to disrupt my ability to stay grounded and confident, and follow-through and completion. emily supported me in pausing and remembering that I'm in a body, as well as helping me find some softness and generosity with myself when activated and stressed. In addition to creating a space to be reflective and empowered, emily's coaching is practical: we take the path of least resistance. Our work together has provided me with simple tools I can implement to help me take care of myself during encounters that cause me to spin out, and to actually get them done.
Alex C.
Working with Emily was an essential part of my recent healing journey. We did some really important work together. She's intuitive and wise. I can't recommend her enough!
Christine K
Emily is a great coach, Shes insightful, shes a good listener, she asks the right questions and challenges you to move forward with kindness and sense of humor. The techniques she gave me to relax and connect more with my self were easy and effective. I highly recommend her. Maria Politano Actress/filmmaker/educator.
Maria Politano
Emily is simply amazing! Her coaching has been a game-changer for me. I was struggling with creative blocks and felt disconnected from my writing, but working with her has been transformative. Through her deep understanding of the creative process and her somatic approach, Ive broken through those barriers and reconnected with my voice. I now feel more confident, focused, and inspired in my writing journey thanks to her guidance.
Eva Tsoureka
I've worked with Emily as a writing and somatic coach. She is one of the best people I have ever worked with. She is thoughtful, kind, deeply creatively resourced, encouraging, patient, and strong in analysis and feedback. She's incredibly present, a keen listener, and asks beautiful, open questions that truly get at the heart of the matter. I cannot recommend her enough; if you are considering working with Emily, do not hesitate -- you will be touched by her practiced magic and reignited in yours!
Jessica
I hit something like a crisis in my early fifties. I started craving a stronger sense of purpose in my work, but I also felt stuck. In our sessions, Emily used movement and visualization techniques to help me recognize much larger truths about who I am and the work Im trying to do. When we closed, I felt I could approach daunting but revealing professional tasks with a renewed rigor and honesty. More than anything, I felt ready and excited to move with intention into this next phase of my life as an artist.
Maria
The thing that sets Emily apart from other coaches I have worked with is her deep integrity--to the process of coaching, to creativity, to her investment in her clients' growth and change. She is authentically "with" her clients and deeply invested in helping them to experience their truths without judgment. My sessions with her have been so fulfilling and have shifted patterns that needed shifting. I highly recommend her.
Susie
I felt immediately comfortable with Emily. We were able to identify some repetitive and harmful thinking I was caught up in, and replace with some more self-compassionate patterns.
Ryan E.
