ABOUT ME

I'm a certified professional coach—ICF-accredited and iPEC-certified—with over 2,500 coaching hours, dedicated to helping others feel empowered, aligned, and fulfilled. I specialize in leadership and emotional wellness coaching, combining deep business acumen with evidence-based practices to help clients overcome challenges, shift mindsets, navigate transitions, build productive habits, and achieve their goals with greater clarity and confidence. My approach is results-driven, compassionate, and tailored to each individual's unique needs and priorities.

Born and raised in Paris, I moved to New York City in 1998 to pursue a career in finance. After earning my MBA, I spent over 15 years as a trader at top-tier investment banks and New York hedge funds. That experience demanded adaptability, rewarded curiosity and strategic thinking, and instilled in me lasting lessons in resilience, composure, and perseverance.

While I enjoyed the work, I gradually realized that my true passion lay in understanding human nature—why we thrive or falter, how we turn adversity into opportunity, and what truly drives transformation. By the end of my trading career, I understood that exploring personal growth and human potential had always been at the core of my interests—and guiding others through that process had become a meaningful pursuit and a deep source of purpose and fulfillment.

Now, as a coach, I have the privilege of supporting others on their developmental journeys. As a leadership coach, I partner with clients—from entrepreneurs and individual contributors to emerging professionals and seasoned leaders—across a multitude of industries, company sizes, and cultures to foster self-development and help them realize their unique vision of success and satisfaction. As an emotional wellness coach, I also support clients from all walks of life in cultivating emotional well-being—helping them manage anxiety, stress, and discomforting emotions, build resilience, overcome roadblocks, and ultimately enhance their overall well-being with greater self-knowledge and assurance.

Originally from France and now based in Brooklyn with my husband and daughter, I bring to my practice the richness of my own life transitions—from shifting careers to embracing parenthood. I believe meaningful change begins with self-awareness, and I’m inspired daily by the power of human connection to unlock the potential within each of us.

CREDENTIALS

CPC Certified Professional Coach - the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC)

ACC Associate Certified Coach (ICF)

Certified Conscious Business Coach (Fred Kofman)

Cognitive Behavioral Coaching certification

(ELI-MP) Energy Leadership Index assessment Master Practitioner

Deeper Signals Assessment certification (Leadership)

MBA , Major Finance, from Baruch college, NY (CUNY)

BA in Business, Management and Finance from Dauphine University, Paris

Reiki Master Practitioner and Reiki instructor

TESTIMONIALS

“Selima is the ideal coach for anyone who is charged with leading teams through rapid growth and change. She strikes an incredible balance of being nurturing and strategic. Harnessing her background as a senior trader, Selima helps her clients differentiate what is within their control and what is not, thus enabling them to make decisions confidently and efficiently.
During my transition to leading a large global software team, Selima's guidance was invaluable. Her insights on crafting my first 90-day plan and the way she advised me to introduce myself to the team significantly accelerated the process of establishing trust and rapport with both my team and stakeholders. This trust was essential for making impactful decisions that required buy-in and support to ensure the sustainability of the organization. Working with Selima has been both a pleasure and a privilege. Her ability to nurture potential while coaching her clients to drive strategic outcomes is unparalleled. Her coaching has left a lasting impact on my professional journey, and I highly recommend her to anyone seeking to navigate the complexities of leadership and organizational growth.“ - Sarah Weinstein. Technology leader- Board Member

“I have had the pleasure of working with Selima over the past 6 months. She is not only warm hearted, but extremely knowledgeable and immediately puts you at ease when in session. She is a wonderful, intuitive listener. She allows you to fully realize how to connect your dots so that your life, your feelings and emotions, and your experiences make a little more sense. She has helped me dig deeper than I have before with any therapist and has helped me to realize inner blocks that I never knew existed until we began working together. She is smart, she always has your best interest at heart and she is one of the most passionate and authentic coaches with which I have had the honor or working.   She is someone who is truly objective and guides me in recognizing my full potential.” - Shannon Maehr 

”Working with Selima was a transformative experience.  She began coaching me during a time that I was overwhelmed with all the directions that I was being pulled in, both professionally and personally.  Selima had a warm and grounded presence that made me feel that she was invested in me and cared about my goals.  She helped me to take a step back and clarify my priorities to create much-needed balance in my life.  In the end, I felt like I got so much more done at home and work and yet, had more of a sense of calm than in my previously frenzied existence.  I wish I started coaching with her ten years ago! “- N. White  

“Selima is a brilliant coach. She is organized, calm, and creates a really safe and nurturing space to identify what's going on at a deeper level. I really appreciate her approach- she's highly present and skilled at deep listening, while also following a consistent format that encourages depth. I had a great insight with her that helped me to increase my overall enjoyment of my work and to follow my gut on a key business decision that I'd be in internal conflict about. I recommend Selima for female leaders who really want to be more engaged with their work and increase their overall confidence!”- Brooke Ramsay