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✦ Coaching & Therapy

The life you want
is on the other side
of the story
you keep telling.

You're capable, driven, and self-aware — yet somehow you keep getting in your own way. Procrastination, self-doubt, perfectionism, burnout. Whether you need coaching, therapy, or both — this is a space that holds all of it.

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Mindset

"I can do hard things."

Dismantling the limiting beliefs that have kept you stuck — often for years — and replacing them with ones that actually serve you.

Consistency

Consistency over intensity.

Building sustainable habits, routines, and self-trust so you stop relying on motivation and start relying on systems.

Therapy + Coaching

Both, when you need both.

Some sessions call for coaching. Others go deeper into therapeutic territory. Ela holds both — so you never have to choose.

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Who this is for

You don't need to be broken
to want to be better.

Elavate Coaching is for high-functioning people who know they're capable of more — but keep bumping into the same invisible walls. Sound familiar?

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The high-achiever who can't switch off

You're productive on paper but exhausted underneath. You know you should rest, but "doing nothing" feels like falling behind. The pressure is self-made — and you're ready to dismantle it.

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The person stuck in their own way

You know exactly what you should do. You just... don't. Procrastination, avoidance, self-sabotage — you're tired of watching yourself repeat the same patterns.

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The founder or entrepreneur in the thick of it

The business is one challenge. Your own mind is another. Imposter syndrome, fear of failure, the relentless inner critic — coaching helps you work on both simultaneously.

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The self-aware one who can't act on it

You've read the books. You know your patterns. But insight without action keeps you stuck in the same place. It's time to close the gap between knowing and actually changing.

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The one building a life that actually fits

Career, health, relationships, energy — something feels off-balance. You want to design a life that reflects your values, not just your obligations.

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The person ready to do the real work

Not just goal-setting and accountability. The deeper stuff — beliefs, identity, the stories you've been living by. You're ready and you want someone to go there with you.

A different kind of support

Some people need a coach.
Some need a therapist.
Most need both.

The line between coaching and therapy isn't always clear — and it doesn't need to be. What matters is that you get the right support for where you actually are, not where you're supposed to be.

Ela works across both disciplines — drawing on therapeutic frameworks when the work calls for it, and coaching tools when you're ready to move forward. You don't have to figure out which one you need. That's her job.

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Therapy

  • Understanding why you feel the way you do
  • Processing past experiences & patterns
  • Working through anxiety, grief, or emotional pain
  • Building emotional regulation & self-compassion
  • Healing the root, not just the symptom
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Coaching

  • Closing the gap between knowing and doing
  • Building new habits, beliefs & identity
  • Goal-setting with real accountability
  • Rewriting the stories that keep you stuck
  • Moving forward with clarity and momentum
✦ Together

You understand yourself deeply and you take action. The inner work and the outer work happen in the same room, with the same person, at the same time. That's the Elavate difference.

Areas of focus

The work we do together

Every coaching relationship is different. These are the core areas where clients experience the most profound shifts.

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Mindset & Limiting Beliefs

The thoughts running on autopilot — "I'm not good enough", "I'll fail", "I don't deserve this" — are costing you more than you realise. We surface them, examine them, and rewrite them at the root.

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Productivity & Procrastination

Procrastination is never laziness — it's always a thought. We find the exact belief driving your avoidance and build a new relationship with action that doesn't require you to feel ready first.

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Confidence & Self-Worth

Not the performance of confidence — the real kind, built from inside. We do values work, identity work, and the uncomfortable honest conversations that actually move the needle.

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Health & Lifestyle Habits

Sleep, exercise, food, energy — not as willpower challenges but as identity shifts. When you change who you believe you are, the habits follow naturally and sustainably.

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Business & Entrepreneurship Mindset

Building something of your own is as much an inner game as an outer one. Fear of rejection, imposter syndrome, decision paralysis — we work on the founder alongside the business.

What you walk away with — every session.

This isn't a venting space. Every session ends with clarity, insight, and a specific action you can take this week.

  • A clear understanding of the thought or belief creating your current result
  • Practical tools you can use immediately — not theory to revisit later
  • Specific, achievable actions tailored to your real life and schedule
  • Accountability that's warm, honest, and doesn't let you off the hook
  • A record of your own patterns and growth over time
  • The feeling of being genuinely seen — not managed or processed

"The work together impacted significantly on the quality of my daily routine. Her capacity to go deep by staying light made all the difference." — Client, 5-week programme

The approach

Not advice.
Transformation.

The coaching model used at Elavate is built on Cognitive Behavioural tools, values work, and identity-level change. Here's what that looks like in practice.

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Surface the hidden thought

Every unwanted result in your life starts with a thought you may not even know you're thinking. We slow it down and find it — precisely and compassionately.

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Examine it honestly

Is it true? Is it useful? What is it costing you? We look at the evidence for and against your most deeply held beliefs — often for the first time.

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Build the intentional model

What would you think instead — and actually believe? We don't replace old thoughts with toxic positivity. We find the honest, grounded alternative that creates different results.

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Take action from that new place

Insight without action is just self-awareness. Every session ends with concrete steps that test and reinforce the new belief in your real life.

Ela Aksoy

Ela Aksoy

CPLC, LMHC-LP

Coach & Therapist · Elavate Coaching

I work with driven, self-aware people who are tired of knowing what they need to do — and still not doing it. My approach is direct, warm, and grounded in tools that actually create change, not just insight.

What I bring to every session is the ability to go deep while keeping it light. To ask the question that unlocks something. To hold you accountable with kindness and honesty in equal measure.

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MA, Mental Health Counselling Manhattan College
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BA, New York University NYU
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Psychiatric Internship NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Certified Professional Coach Since 2020
CBT Tools Therapy Mindset Work Identity Coaching Sleep Specialist Habit Building
"I had a huge, immediate breakthrough in my first session. For the first time, I truly understood why I had procrastinated for years — and how I could overcome it. I no longer shame myself when those old thoughts come up. I just make a healthy choice."
— Coaching client, 1:1 programme
What clients say

Real people.
Real change.

★★★★★

"The way Ela was able to make me face and then work on all my limiting beliefs was impressive. Her capacity to go deep by staying light made all the difference. I can really see uncountable improvements in relationships and self esteem. Now I have a new mantra: I can do hard things."

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Marco Ferretti
Entrepreneur & Investor
★★★★★

"I am extremely grateful to have learned how much our own minds sabotage our lives — and how with the right tools it is very much possible to revolutionise our ways and fight unconscious harmful programming."

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Natalie Brooks
Partner, McKinsey & Co
★★★★★

"Ela helped me notice and work through negative thought patterns I had that were keeping me stuck. I was able to be more compassionate with myself, shift into more self-worth, and feel a sense of empowerment. She is full of great tools that will equip you for just about anything."

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Michael Sato
Tech Founder, YC Alumni
★★★★★

"Ela holds space with a kindness that frees me to talk about things I did not know was possible for me. She gently cuts through old programming. I've watched myself feel entirely differently. I entirely recommend her to anyone ready to shift into more peace and joy."

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Kezia Osei
Creative Director, LVMH
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"Throughout my journey, Ela helped me find forgiveness and love for myself. She helped me find laughter in my hard times, encouraged me to be the spontaneous, funny person I knew I could be. She brought so much light and vibrant energy into my life."

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Rachel Liu
Consultant & Executive Coach
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