Women in Transition

You can be capable, experienced and successful—and still need space to think.

Coaching for women navigating decisions, role changes, career transitions, relocation, repatriation, caregiving and the question of what comes next.

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Serena Barberis, professional coach — Replace with a warm and natural professional portrait.

When coaching can help

Transition changes what you do, but it often challenges who you are too.

Coaching is not advice. It is a confidential, structured partnership that helps you think more deeply, challenge assumptions, reconnect with what matters and translate awareness into intentional action.

Career and leadership

You are stepping into a larger or more visible role.
You are considering a career change or new opportunity.
Delegation, boundaries or difficult conversations limit your impact.
You want to lead more authentically and sustainably.

Expatriation, repatriation and global mobility

You are relocating abroad or returning after many years.
You have left behind a career, network or important part of your identity.
You are accompanying your partner's international career.
You want to rebuild belonging, direction and possibility.

Return to work and caregiving

You are returning after motherhood, caregiving or a long break.
Your priorities have changed and the old balance no longer works.
You want to integrate ambition, relationships and wellbeing.
You need to rebuild confidence and professional voice.

Identity and the next chapter

Your professional identity no longer tells the whole story.
You have achieved a great deal, but success no longer feels sufficient.
Several options are possible, but none feels fully clear.
You want to shape your next chapter rather than react to circumstances.

Individual coaching

Three journeys. Three different transition needs.

The difference is not only the number of sessions. It is the complexity of the transition, the depth of reflection and the support needed to turn insight into sustainable action.

Pivot Clarity™

When one decision can change everything.

Ideal when

You are facing an important decision.
You are considering a career change, relocation, return to work or leadership opportunity.
You need focused clarity rather than a long engagement.

By the end, you will have

A clear understanding of what is keeping you stuck.
Explicit values, priorities and decision criteria.
A decision, or a clearly defined path for reaching it.
A practical personal action plan for the next step.

Includes

One 90-minute opening session, three 60-minute coaching sessions, reflection tools, the INDEXES™ framework and a personal action plan.

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Pivot Journey™

For your next chapter, not only your next decision.

Ideal when

You are navigating a significant career, leadership or international-life transition.
You want time to explore identity, priorities and possibilities.
You are ready to move from uncertainty to intentional action.

By the end, you will have

Greater clarity about who you are today and what you want to build.
A stronger and more confident basis for decision-making.
Assumptions and limiting beliefs challenged.
A transition roadmap with meaningful actions and progress indicators.
Greater capacity to sustain change beyond the sessions.

Includes

One 90-minute opening session, six 60-minute coaching sessions, one 90-minute final integration session, tailored tools and your INDEXES™ Transition Roadmap.

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Pivot Partnership™

Because some transitions deserve a longer thinking partnership.

Ideal when

You are navigating several transitions at the same time.
You are leaving a long international career, returning from abroad or stepping into senior leadership.
Professional and personal priorities need to be integrated rather than treated separately.

By the end, you will have

Deep clarity about your next chapter and evolving professional identity.
Greater leadership presence and confidence in your decisions.
Sustainable habits, boundaries and accountability.
A coherent way to integrate ambition, relationships and wellbeing.
A detailed Personal Transition Roadmap and support with follow-through.

Includes

One 90-minute opening session, ten 60-minute sessions, one 90-minute final integration session, reflection tools, email support, accountability, a three-month follow-up session and a Personal Transition Roadmap.

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Coaching outcomes depend on the client's engagement and actions. Coaching does not provide ready-made answers and is not therapy, consulting or mentoring.

Group coaching

Grow alongside women navigating a similar transition.

Global Women in Transition

An international journey to reconnect with identity, direction and mutual support.

Expatriation, repatriation or a new international chapter
Career or leadership transitions
Caregiving, motherhood or return to work
Personal and professional reinvention

Group journeys for specific transitions

Programmes built around a shared experience and adapted to participants' needs.

Women stepping into leadership
Women returning to work
Expatriate or repatriating women
Corporate women's networks and development programmes

A confidential partnership

Guided by your goals and aligned with ICF standards.

You remain responsible for your choices and actions. My role is to listen deeply, ask questions that create awareness, challenge assumptions, notice patterns and support accountability.

The work is aligned with the ICF Core Competencies and Code of Ethics.

INDEXES™

Your journey moves flexibly through Identify, Negotiate, Decide, Execute and Sustain, helping you move from awareness to intentional action and lasting change.

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The Clarity Call

Let us start with what is happening now.

We explore what you would like to be different and whether coaching is the right support. There is no pressure to decide during the call.

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