Staying human under pressure.

Helping you lead yourself and others, through coaching, breathwork and team workshops.

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"We all left feeling lighter and more connected."

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Essentia Analytics

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"We all left feeling lighter and more connected." | Essentia Analytics |

Lead with clarity, courage, and compassion—without sacrificing your health or values.

I'm Jess, and I work with purpose-driven leaders, at work or within your own life, using The Grounded Leadership Method—an embodied approach to leading under pressure without losing yourself in the process.

I spent a decade coordinating large-scale humanitarian responses in Gaza, Syria, and Yemen—building systems from scratch in scarce environments, leading teams through crisis, and making decisions with serious consequences.

This is what I learned: the leaders who thrive under pressure aren't the ones who push harder. They're the ones who stay grounded, regulated, and clear when everything else is chaos.

Now I bring that experience—combined with training in trauma-informed facilitation, psychodynamic coaching, somatic practices, and breathwork—to support leaders and teams like you.

1:1 Coaching

Three or six months of deep, personal work. We look at the patterns that run you under pressure, and what's underneath them. Then we build a way of leading that doesn't cost you yourself.

Start with a free 60-minute session. No obligation, just an experiment.

Work with Jess

I work with people and teams in three ways:

Workshops

Practical, evidence-informed sessions for teams operating under sustained pressure.

These workshops apply The Grounded Leadership Method at a team level, helping businesses and companies build cultures that can hold complexity without burnout.

Breathwork

Guided sessions for teams, groups and individuals. Gentle, grounding, and non-performative. For anyone who needs to stop thinking for an hour and come back to their body.

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What people say

  • We are a tight knit team of 15 people and we booked a corporate team building afternoon with Jessica. It was great to come together for a few hours outside of the office and connect as humans rather than just colleagues. The session consisted of an opening keynote speech, followed by team building and brainstorming exercises - all of which were very engaging and valuable. Jess guided us smoothly through everything and created a space where we all felt comfortable sharing and communicating freely. We all left feeling lighter and more connected. Jess was also very easy to work with, from our initial intro call to organising all of the logistics, she was even open to incorporating an idea to the session that I suggested on the fly. We would happily work with Jess again and I recommend her to anyone who wants to plan a corporate day with a grounding human touch.

    —Carolina Einarsson

    CFO Essentia Analytics

  • “Jessica led our team with clarity, calm, and deep empathy, even in an exceptionally high-pressure and unpredictable work environment in Gaza. Her leadership style created trust and psychological safety, which allowed our team to perform effectively despite constant stress and constraints. Jessica has a natural ability to guide teams through difficulty while maintaining purpose, cohesion, and noble morals.”

    —Mohanad

    Team member, UNICEF Gaza

  • “Jessica’s sessions were grounding and deeply nourishing. She has a natural way of holding space that makes you feel present, and her guidance helped me connect more deeply with my body and breath. It was a cool experience.”

    —May

    Staff wellbeing retreat, UNICEF Syria

  • "What stood out to me so strongly during Jessica’s breathwork session was the sense of lived experience she embodied. Everything she shared felt deeply real — not conceptual, not rehearsed — but spoken from a place that had clearly been lived, felt, and integrated within her. That authenticity created a level of trust and openness in the space that was incredibly impactful."

    — Pablo

    Breathwork session

  • "I’ve worked with Jessica several times and during every session I felt understood, comfortable, and safe. Most importantly, I left feeling empowered, and find it easier to implement plans for things that came up in the sessions. I value this relationship and would recommend Jessica — not only is she is professional but she is also passionate about coaching."

    — Tumi

    Peer coaching partner

  • "I must admit that I have always been somewhat sceptical about breathwork classes as previously they didn't seem to have much of an impact on me. But this session really changed my perspective. Jessica had such a calming presence and gave clear instructions, which made me feel fully supported and guided throughout the experience... by the end I felt deeply relaxed, both physically and mentally."

    —Tamara

    Retreat for humanitarian workers in the West Bank

  • "For me the experience was really transformative, my body felt like it was grounded but also vibrating and connecting to everything around me. Jess allowed us to feel safe and her guidance greatly enhanced the experience."

    —Maisie and Katie

    Private breathwork clients

  • “I benefitted from regular yoga sessions led by Jessica during her assignments in Gaza, which helped reduce stress, improve focus at work, strengthen team relationships, and build resilience. This experience highlighted the importance of having team-oriented colleagues who actively support staff well-being alongside our daily work in a highly stressful environment, and it has inspired me to encourage my colleagues to maintain a healthy work–life balance through different exercises.”

    —Wonday

    Yoga and breathwork sessions, UNICEF Gaza

  • "Jess's voice was so soothing it put me straight at ease and feeling safe. I completely relaxed knowing she was holding this space for me."

    —Kelly

    Private breathwork client

  • "During the war in Gaza, practicing yoga with Jessica became a quiet refuge for me amid constant uncertainty and fear. In a place where control over daily life was stripped away, her sessions gave me back a sense of grounding through breath, movement, and stillness."

    —Heba

    Yoga and breathwork sessions, UNICEF Gaza