Biography
Heather holds a Master’s in Counseling and received coaching training and certification through CTI and is PCC credentialed from ICF. Heather is the founder of Heather Wilkerson Coaching where she provides executive, life, and career coaching focusing on transitions, managing change, and handling life-changing events. She focuses on professionals experiencing burnout and supports clients to create meaningful careers at any stage. She serves as an Advisor for Pathwise, is a Director for the RI CEO Council, and provides coaching for Coachhub, the VA Leadership program, and a nonprofit Leadership Fellowship Program.
Heather began her career in Human Resources and Employee Assistance Programs. Over 20 years ago, she moved to career coaching and helping clients manage change. Since then, she has built three different comprehensive Career and professional development programs, created online career suites, wrote and presented numerous training and development programs, and developed an award-winning Career Change and Growth webinar series while serving as the Associate Director of Leadership programs for Brown Alumni. She has over 20 years of coaching experience working in Higher Ed, Fortune 100 companies, the Federal Government, and healthcare organizations.
She partners with clients to clarify and connect with their inner strengths and resources to live their best life and reach their goals with ease. Heather walks with you in rediscovering, reinforcing, and recognizing your connections to your strengths, values, drive, and resources to achieve greater contentment and future successes. Connecting you to your potential opens space for developing more accountable strategies, evoking clarity around motivators, and connecting you to your sense of purpose.
Heather lives in Rhode Island with her husband and has 4 children at various stages of launch! She enjoys running, yoga, all types of boating, and hiking. She is an aspiring cook and musician.