Anna Bouma

Who do you coach? 

Not all of my clients carry the title executive, but they do share a few powerful traits:

• They’re committed to growth—not just in their business, but in their humanity.

• They don’t shy away from challenge or change

• They’re open to being met with new perspectives

• They’re brilliant thinkers who inspire me as much as I support them

If that sounds like you, we’ll work well together.

Why DO you focus on leadership?

Because leadership carries weight—emotional, existential, energetic—and that weight is often invisible, unspoken, and deeply personal.

Too many high-capacity leaders are quietly suffering: navigating pressure without support, performing while suppressing exhaustion. The research is clear: chronic stress narrows your mental bandwidth, limits creativity, and reduces access to creative decision-making. That tension doesn’t just affect you—it ripples out to your team, your relationships, your vision.

We need leaders who are not only strategic, but somatically intelligent. Leaders who can stay grounded and respond to life—not just react to it.

I’m generally a successful high-performing leader. Do I need a coach?

Think of coaching as a space for conscious evolution. You hire professionals for nutrition, fitness, finance — why not for your nervous system, your cognitive capacity, your presence?

Coaching is about expanding your capacity to create. With a skilled coach by your side, transformation becomes less about effort and more about alignment.

Will this type of coaching support both my personal development and my business & leadership goals?

Absolutely — and that’s the point. The state of your nervous system shapes every interaction: how you pitch, how you partner, how you parent. We don’t lead one way and live another. You’re always in your body. And your body always tells the truth. Somatic coaching isn’t about performance metrics—it’s about who you are becoming through the work.

What’s your style of coaching like?

Clients often describe me as a skillful facilitator, intuitive, grounded, gentle yet firm, and distinctly insightful.

This isn’t traditional leadership coaching. We go beyond performance metrics to explore the deeper patterns—nervous system responses, unconscious beliefs, and inner dynamics—that shape how you lead, relate, and create. Think of me as your thought partner and pattern-interrupter: someone who holds space for your next evolution, while staying deeply attuned to what’s true and alive for you right now.

I create a space where challenge and care coexist. Our work together is tailored, not templated. I’ll ask the questions that stretch you—and I’ll stay with you as you meet what arises.

I work with most clients for at least a year. I expect full commitment to the process, and I offer the same in return. You can count on me to be inquisitive and persistent on your behalf— holding you at the edge of your next evolution.

Why did you choose coaching?

In my late 20’s I entered into my first coaching relationship and…. over the course of that year I was supported, encouraged, challenged, and expanded in ways that created meaningful and lasting change.

I chose coaching because it gives me the freedom to weave modalities that resonate, from somatics and trauma work to integral psychology to systems thinking. 

How do I distinguish a skilled coach from an unqualified coach?

A skilled coach won’t try to “sell” you. They’ll show you — in real time — what it’s like to be met, challenged, and seen. In a single conversation, they’ll offer fresh distinctions, not recycled advice. You’ll feel it: a sense of spaciousness, clarity, and possibility. That’s the signal.

What is somatic coaching?

The word soma comes from ancient Greek—it means the wholeness of body, mind, and spirit. This work is not about performing better; it’s about being more fully, vividly, you.

Somatic coaching cultivates awareness that begins in the body and ripples into every area of life. We work at the pace of the nervous system, the intelligence of emotion, and the power of presence. Transformation doesn’t always come with fanfare—it often arrives quietly, as a shift in breath, a softening of defense, a new choice where there once was a loop.

Preparation & Integration

For clients engaging with plant medicine or psychedelic therapy, I offer support in two forms:

• Preparation: Together we explore your intentions, clarify what you’re seeking, and ground the journey in your beliefs, values, and context.

• Integration: We turn insight into embodiment—unraveling meaning, tending to what's been revealed, and weaving it back into your daily life with care and clarity.