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PROFESSIONAL COACHING
PROFESSIONAL COACHING
To help you pass exams, make decisions, and navigate workplace challenges
To help you pass exams, make decisions, and navigate workplace challenges
*As of mid-2026, I am only coaching doctors living in New Zealand and Australia.
If you live in NZ, you're in the right place! See below and I look forward to hearing from you.
If you live in Australia, please book sessions with me through the Australian Medical Association (AMA) at tek.amavic.com.au/careersproducts-list
As doctors, we're trained to make complex clinical decisions with confidence. Yet even those can sometimes be daunting. Then we face seemingly relentless examination hurdles, decisions about our career, and workplace challenges, all of which we often navigate alone.
But you don't have to. That's where I come in as a physician coach.
Work with me to....
→ pass your exams with personalised mindset coaching
→ stop the mental loops of replaying decisions
→ overcome interpersonal challenges at work
→ have coaching by someone who understands medicine
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN DECISION FATIGUE OR IN DECISION LONELINESS
Customised coaching creates tangible change -
✔ you stop replaying events at night so you can focus during the day
✔ you decline misaligned work without guilt
✔ your schedule energizes you instead of depleting you
✔ you take real breaks because the background tension is resolved
In my 1:1 coaching program, we focus on you and what you need.
There is no right or wrong thing to bring to coaching.
Whether you're trying to get through an exam, streamlining your current role, or planning your next growth move, my approach works for where you are right now.
YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE
I've been where you are
After almost two decades as a medical doctor, including 10 years as a current practicing SMO, I understand the exam pressures, resource constraints, politics, and pressures you're navigating.
Now, as a coach working exclusively with doctors in NZ and Australia, I am here to help.
WHAT MY CLIENTS ARE SAYING...
"I am incredibly grateful to Sheela for her guidance and support throughout my fellowship exam journey. Her coaching helped me identify and work through internal challenges that were holding me back. Sheela’s personalised approach made a real difference; she took the time to understand my specific needs and provided practical tools that I could apply with confidence. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for thoughtful, effective, and supportive coaching."
Dr Lucinda Duncan-Were
"I came to coaching as I wanted to make my part-time private job work for me, but needed help around the mindset of promoting myself, charging fees, and being visible online.
With Sheela's coaching, I felt heard and understood, and implemented strategies so my private practice is thriving as I'm really enjoying it now!
Dr Maya P.
"My career & my life are so much better after coaching with Sheela! She is supportive, thoughtful and insightful. She helped me examine the unconscious rules I had created around work & home life so that I could see more options that would help me achieve my career goals without sacrificing myself along the way.
I am so much more aware & in tune with what I want for my career, and I can already see the positive impact on my work hours. I'm so grateful for Sheela's coaching!
Dr Laurel Kilpatrick
"I had heard of coaching but had never tried it. I had been thinking about leaving one of my jobs to go part-time for more than five years.
Through coaching with Sheela, I was able to recognize the thought patterns that had been holding me back and then move forward with my decision. I felt supported the whole way.
Dr Emma W.
"Sheela is an extraordinary coach. Every single session, I come in with whatever’s been swirling in my mind, and she has this uncanny ability to pinpoint the real issue beneath it. She finds the limiting belief I couldn’t see and gently helps me shift into a more empowering perspective.
I walk away from our time together with clarity, hope, and a renewed sense of possibility. What I’ve long viewed as “faults,” she reflects back as strengths — and somehow it feels true in my body when she does it.
Sheela has a way of making you feel deeply seen, completely safe, and genuinely supported. Working with her has changed how I think, how I lead, and how I show up in my life. I recommend her wholeheartedly to any physician looking for a coach who brings both insight and compassion in equal measure.
Dr Case Troutman
FAQs
FAQs
What is coaching?
Results-focused conversations that help you think differently, feel more in control, and take purposeful action. All coaching is confidential (including any enquiries).
Are you qualified?
Yes. I hold Advanced Certification in Trauma-Informed Physician Coaching.
I also bring 18 years of experience as a medical doctor, including the last decade as a practicing SMO/consultant pathologist. I continue to practice medicine and have additional specialised qualifications in medical education, leadership, and management.
How can I get my investment paid?
Coaching for doctors is evidence-based, as demonstrated in recent studies in leading medical journals, including JAMA. Coaching therefore typically qualifies as an eligible CME expense.
You can find my letter of evidence here to give to your employer if needed.
Even without CME, doctors notice a return on investment through clearer boundaries, confident decisions, and strategic career moves.
For many doctors, professional coaching can also be used towards CPD hour documentation.
Coaching may also be tax-deductible for those in private practice - check with your tax advisor.
I've got questions, how can I contact you?
I'm happy to answer any questions on a free call, or email me anytime - sheelaupreticoaching@gmail.com - I reply within 24 hours (usually much quicker). I look forward to hearing from you!
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