Paula Seligman spent the first part of her career as an interior designer — helping people envision and build the spaces they wanted to live in. Over time, she found that the conversations she cared most about weren’t really about rooms. They were about what people wanted their lives to look like, and what was getting in the way.
That realization led her to coaching.
Paula now works with individuals navigating significant life transitions — career pivots, relationship endings, the disorienting in-between that follows a major change. A core part of her practice is supporting people through separation and divorce: not just managing the process, but using it as a genuine starting point for what comes next.
She also coaches leaders and entrepreneurs on the relational and strategic dimensions of their work — communication, trust, team dynamics, and the personal patterns that either support or undermine professional effectiveness.
The design background isn’t just metaphor. Paula works with her clients the way a designer works with a space: starting with what’s already there, identifying what’s working, and building a clear, practical picture of what’s possible. That means real questions, honest conversations, and an action plan that holds up after the session is over.
What clients say they work on with Paula:
- Finding clarity and direction after a relationship ending or major life disruption
- Rebuilding confidence and a sense of self after a period of uncertainty
- Shifting the beliefs that have been quietly limiting their choices
- Figuring out what they actually want — not just what they think they should want
- Communicating and leading more effectively in their professional lives
Paula’s approach
Paula describes her work as meeting clients where they are and helping them get to where they want to go. That means a structured process — goal-setting, identifying obstacles, building on existing strengths — delivered in a space that’s genuinely honest and unhurried.
Sessions are practical. You’ll leave with something to work with, not just something to think about.
