1:1 Life Coaching for Ambitious Overachievers
You Already Know Something Has to Change.
You have tried managing time better, learning more, pushing yourself harder.
You are still exhausted. Still resentful. Still struggling with the same issues.
I work with driven women like you who are done waiting for their circumstances to change so they can finally feel better.
Nothing will shift until you take ownership of your own well-being.
Ready to see what’s keeping you stuck and to feel free? I can help you help yourself with getting there.
Does This Sound Familiar?
On the outside, you look like you have it all together. Managing everything at home, at work, for everyone around you.
And yet you keep wondering if you can keep living like this until retirement.
You are secretly afraid that if nothing changes, it’s going to break you.
Here is what I hear most from the women I work with:
You say no and then feel guilty
You take on too much and feel resentful that no one steps in
You believe you should be able to handle everything, so you don’t ask for help
You are snapping at the people you love, then replaying it at night
You feel responsible for everyone’s emotions and anticipate their reactions, forgetting yours
You are exhausted in a way that sleep doesn’t fix
You are not broken. You are being driven by strong internal forces that are hard to see, until you do. And then everything changes.
That is exactly what I do.
Working with Dasha was a categorical positive shift in my life.JW · Boston, MA
What Changes When We Work Together
You wake up and you don’t feel already behind. You don’t feel exhausted before you even get up.
You say no to something. You see the disappointment on someone’s face. You don’t cave.
Your kids are calmer because you are calmer.
Your partner gets the real you, including your body. Not what is left after everyone else has had their share.
Here is what becomes possible:
- You stop snapping and start responding appropriately
- You can say no and hold your ground when people push back
- You make choices from what matters to you, not from guilt or obligation
- You stop waiting for others to validate your decisions and your needs
- You stop replaying your day at night and berating yourself for what you did wrong
- You know where you end and someone else begins
- You feel calmer. Your needs matter. You start living your own life.
This isn’t about becoming a different person. It is about seeing what’s been keeping you stuck and overwhelmed, so you can start living differently.
Book a Discovery CallI rediscovered who I am in the midst of a life that asks a lot from me as a mother, full-time worker and wife. I feel more confident to tackle challenges that lie ahead without losing myself again.Physician · Metrowest, MA
The Work
1:1 Coaching with Dasha
This is the most personalized 1:1 coaching I offer, and it is designed to get you out of this place of stuckness and overwhelm.
No prescribed curriculum. We start exactly where you are and stay there as long as we need to.
Most clients are surprised at how quickly I can see what is going on. Usually within the first 15 minutes.
This is for the overachiever who is done waiting for the circumstances to change so that she could finally feel better.
Are you ready to take full responsibility for transforming your life?
Not cope with it better. Transform it.
Why 1:1 Coaching Works When Nothing Else Has
We all have blind spots. That is not a character flaw. It is just how it works.
I will tell you exactly what I see, directly and without tiptoeing, with a lot of compassion. You’ll know exactly what will need to shift to feel better.
This isn’t more information. You already have plenty. You probably know what you should be doing differently. It is often obvious.
What you need is someone who can show you the obstacle to the obvious. Removing the obstacle is always easier than white-knuckling your way around it.
We only address the specific issues in your life. There is no pre-set curriculum to follow.
I only teach what you can do yourself. There are no energetic blueprints or aura cleansings here that leave you feeling dependent on someone else for feeling differently.
All the skills will be yours to keep and re-use.
Results come faster than you expect. I have watched significant changes happen in weeks, not months.
Not because I rush the process, but because we are working on the right thing from the start.
I was feeling consistently overwhelmed. Dasha worked with me in a very conversational, thoughtful and considerate way. I found her own background in big law to be extremely helpful. Her insights and experiences gave us the ability to not get bogged down in things that were completely out of my control. She helped me focus my energy on things that I could change.Emily M. · Massachusetts
What’s Included
Weekly 60-Minute Sessions
Your dedicated hour every week. We address your current challenges. No agenda required. Bring what is real and we go from there.
Emergency Sessions, 30 Minutes
Reserved for when something comes up and you cannot wait until next week. One included in the 3-month package. Two in the 6-month.
Email Support Between Sessions
When something comes up mid-week and you need a thought, I am there.
Between-Sessions Reflection Journal
A structured journal built specifically for this work. Prompts that keep you self-aware and accountable between sessions so we can go deeper each time we meet.
Also Included
When you enroll, you also receive:
Freedom from Guilt and Obligation Bootcamp. My 14-day self-paced program on guilt, people-pleasing, and the invisible rules running your decisions. Daily video lessons, workbook materials, and scripts for saying no and holding your ground when people push back. Work through it before, during, or after our sessions.
Seven short audio resets for the moments between sessions when you are spinning in guilt, overwhelm, or about to shrink yourself. Each one is just a few minutes. Built for real life, not ideal conditions.
My self-paced course on energy management. What is actually draining you, why it keeps happening, and how to stop giving away energy that was never yours to give. A direct complement to the 1:1 work.
Total bonus value: $0
You are not broken.
You are being driven by strong internal forces that are hard to see, until you do. And then everything changes.
Two Ways to Work Together
3-Month Package
The Intensive
- 12 weekly sessions (60 minutes each)
- 1 emergency session (30 minutes)
- Email support between sessions
- Between-sessions reflection journal
- Full bonus package ($161 value)
$5,400 PAY IN FULL · SAVE 10%
or 3 monthly payments of $2,000
6-Month Package
The Deep Dive
- 24 weekly sessions (60 minutes each)
- 2 emergency sessions (30 minutes each)
- Email support between sessions
- Between-sessions reflection journal
- Full bonus package ($161 value)
$9,600 PAY IN FULL · SAVE ~11%
or 6 monthly payments of $1,800
Not sure which is right for you? We will figure it out on the discovery call.
About Dasha
I’m Dasha Tcherniakovskaia, a life coach for overachievers and a former corporate lawyer and therapist.
I was a corporate lawyer. I had to leave the firm and the law because I was completely burned out.
Saying yes, overextending myself, being quietly resentful, and complaining, all while being highly functioning on the outside and slowly drowning inside. There seemed to be no other way out at the time besides upending my entire life.
I became a therapist, and I watched the same thing happen in my practice.
Overwhelmed and professionally successful women came in week after week, gaining insight, feeling lighter and then coming back with another list of weekly crises to process. No real change.
Not because something was wrong with them. Because insight without action keeps you recycling the same feelings. Week after week. Month after month.
I became a coach because I wanted to truly transform something.
What I do isn’t therapy, and it isn’t generic life coaching for women who need a cheerleader.
The solutions are often obvious, but it’s still hard to say no, to tolerate someone’s disappointment, to choose yourself when you need to recharge.
Addressing the obstacles to the obvious solutions is the most direct path to sustainable change.
My approach is warm and compassionate, and yet I don’t tiptoe around the issues. I don’t ask endless open-ended questions and hope you figure it out.
I tell you what I see, and we work from there. Every tool I teach, you can use yourself.
When our work is done, you don’t need me. That is the whole point.
The Cost of Waiting
There is no made up urgency here. You are either ready to look at yourself honestly and do real work, or you are not.
If you are, the door is open.
Book a Discovery CallCommon Questions
No. I am a former therapist, so I get the coaching vs therapy question a lot. Therapy focuses on feelings and insights. Coaching is action-oriented.
If therapy hasn’t been working for you, or you’ve spent years gaining insight without anything changing, this is a different path. We go to the root, work on what is keeping you stuck, and build skills you can use right away.
Most clients are surprised by how fast something shifts. The timeline depends on you, not on a curriculum, so we move at the pace your work requires.
I have seen significant changes happen in weeks.
Most coaching stays on the surface. My background in clinical therapy means I can get to what is subconsciously keeping you stuck in a way that surface-level coaching can’t.
If you’ve read every book on how to stop people pleasing and still find yourself saying yes when you mean no, something underneath hasn’t been named yet. That is what we work on.
For most women, yes. Three months of weekly work, done honestly, creates significant change.
Some women choose the 6-month package because they have more ground to cover or want more time to practice between sessions. We will talk about what makes sense for you on the discovery call.
Yes. I work as an online life coach, with all sessions over video, so you can work with me from anywhere.
That is exactly what the discovery call is for. We will talk about where you are stuck, what you want to address, and whether working together makes sense. There is no pressure on that call.
It is significant. I get that. People search how much does a life coach cost every day, and the honest answer is that the range is wide and the value depends entirely on whether the work truly changes something.
You can keep paying a $25 copay for years and not get anywhere, or you can invest in work that transforms how you show up in your relationships, at work, and with yourself.
Both options have a cost. The question is which cost you are willing to keep paying.
All payments for 1:1 coaching are non-refundable once enrollment is complete.
The discovery call is intentionally designed as the fit check on both sides, so by the time you enroll, we have already confirmed this is right for you.
If something significant changes in your life and you can no longer continue, we can discuss pausing your package for up to 60 days, or applying a portion of your investment toward a future engagement. These are handled case by case.
Is This For You?
This is for you if
- You are done hoping your circumstances will change so that you can feel better
- You are ready to take personal responsibility, not just gather more insight
- You want someone who will tell you exactly what they see
- You’ve tried other things and you are ready for something that finally works
- You are willing to do the work between sessions, not just show up to talk
This isn’t for you if
- You are looking for validation that everyone else is the problem
- You want a gentle, hand-holding process
- You are in active crisis and need clinical mental health support
I have gained a deeper understanding of myself and the people in my life and have learned to offer grace to both. I have grown in my ability to set healthy boundaries and feel less reliant on external validation. I’ve come to see myself as enough, worthy of love, connection, and the life I’ve built with those around me.Liz M. · Massachusetts
Two Ways to Work Together
3-Month Package
The Intensive
- 12 weekly sessions (60 minutes each)
- 1 emergency session (30 minutes)
- Email support between sessions
- Between-sessions reflection journal
- Full bonus package ($161 value)
$5,400 PAY IN FULL · SAVE 10%
or 3 monthly payments of $2,000
6-Month Package
The Deep Dive
- 24 weekly sessions (60 minutes each)
- 2 emergency sessions (30 minutes each)
- Email support between sessions
- Between-sessions reflection journal
- Full bonus package ($161 value)
$9,600 PAY IN FULL · SAVE ~11%
or 6 monthly payments of $1,800
Not sure which is right for you? We will figure it out on the discovery call.
One Last Thing
Ready to Find Out What’s Actually in the Way?
You have already been struggling long enough to know that more information isn’t what is missing.
What is missing is someone who can see what you cannot, name it directly, and show you what to do about it.
That is the work. It moves faster than you think, and what you get on the other side is a version of your life that you are running, not one that is running you.
Book a discovery call. We will talk about where you are stuck and figure out whether working together makes sense.
Book a Discovery Call