Duke UniversityPsychiatry Residency
Brigham & Women'sCL Fellowship
Harvard Medical SchoolFaculty
McLean HospitalDirector of Education, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthM.P.H.

Where Clinical Expertise Meets Executive Excellence

Dr. Stephanie Collier is a board-certified psychiatrist and certified executive coach who helps C-suite leaders achieve peak performance while protecting their mental well-being.

Duke University Psychiatry Residency · Brigham and Women's Hospital Consultation-Liaison Fellowship · Harvard Medical School Faculty · McLean Hospital Director of Education, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry · Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health MPH · Certified Executive Coach

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Why it matters

The cost is usually paid before anyone names it

Strain at the top is quiet. Energy thins, judgment narrows, and the warning signs look like an ordinary hard week, right up until they are not. Most coaching is built to optimize behavior. It is not trained to read the early signals of burnout, eroding decision-making, or a transition pulling a leader under.

  • Depleted energy and slipping recovery, mistaken for normal pressure
  • Judgment quietly degrading as the stakes climb
  • The isolation of decisions no one else can make
where strain surfaces clinical lens reads it here
Pressure on the leader Capacity in reserve

The Psychiatric Advantage in Executive Coaching

In consultation-liaison psychiatry, you learn to work where complexity is highest, where straightforward answers are fewest, and where the stakes are real. Dr. Collier's fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital trained her in precisely this discipline. Combined with her Duke psychiatry residency and her faculty role at Harvard Medical School, she brings a depth of clinical understanding to executive coaching that traditional approaches cannot replicate. She does not simply coach behaviors. She understands the mechanisms beneath them.

Duke Psychiatry Residency

Deep expertise in understanding human behavior, cognition, and performance under pressure, developed through rigorous residency training at Duke University.

Brigham & Women's Fellowship

Consultation-liaison psychiatry fellowship training at Brigham and Women's Hospital, specializing in the intersection of medical complexity and psychological well-being.

Harvard Medical School Faculty

Current faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School ensures Dr. Collier's methods reflect the latest research in behavioral science and leadership psychology.

McLean Hospital Leadership

As Director of Education for the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry at McLean Hospital, the nation's top psychiatric institution, Dr. Collier develops the next generation of clinical leaders.

Four ways in. One clinical lens.

There is no single way to coach a leader. The assessment points you to the approach that fits what you are actually carrying, and each one follows a clear, phased path.

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Wellness & Recovery

For leaders running on empty.

  1. Weeks 1-3 Stabilize An honest clinical read of energy, sleep, and load. Stop the slide.
  2. Months 1-3 Recover Rebuild the recovery architecture beneath your performance.
  3. Months 3-6+ Sustain A way of leading that no longer depends on running empty.
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Performance

For strong leaders chasing a real edge.

  1. Weeks 1-3 Audit Map judgment, focus, and the real constraints on your best days.
  2. Months 1-4 Engineer Targeted work on the mechanisms that produce peak thinking.
  3. Months 4-12 Compound Lock in the gains and sustain peak judgment as stakes grow.
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Transition

For leaders stepping into a bigger seat.

  1. First weeks Read the system An accurate map of the role, the stakeholders, and the gaps.
  2. First 90 days A sound first 90 Sequence early decisions and steer around the predictable traps.
  3. Months 3-6 Identity shift The deeper work of settling into a larger seat.
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Crisis Leadership

For leaders in an acute, high-stakes moment.

  1. 24-72 hours Stabilize Rapid contact and real-time decision support under pressure.
  2. Through the event Steady presence Emotional regulation and clear decisions while it is still live.
  3. After Recover forward Process the aftermath, repair, and rebuild for what comes next.
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Executive Coaching Services

Each engagement is tailored to the executive's unique challenges, drawing on Dr. Collier's clinical training and coaching expertise.

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Executive Wellness Coaching

A comprehensive approach to leadership that begins where most coaching ends: with an honest assessment of the whole person. This is clinical-grade coaching for executives who understand that sustainable performance requires more than ambition.

$750-1,000/hour

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CEO Coaching

The chief executive inhabits a peculiar solitude. The higher you rise, the fewer people can tell you the truth. This coaching engagement creates a space where clarity, candor, and clinical insight replace the isolation of the top job.

$1,000-1,500/hour

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Leadership Transition Coaching

Every significant career transition involves a kind of identity reconstruction. The skills that earned the promotion are rarely the ones the new role demands. This coaching helps leaders navigate that passage with intention and self-awareness.

$900-1,250/hour

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Burnout Recovery & Prevention

Burnout is not a failure of willpower. It is a predictable consequence of sustained demand without adequate recovery, often invisible until it is advanced. Dr. Collier's clinical training allows her to identify burnout at stages most coaches and even most executives cannot yet name.

$750-1,000/hour

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Executive Team Development

The best teams are not simply collections of talented individuals. They are systems, and like all systems, they develop pathologies. Dr. Collier applies a clinical eye to group dynamics, uncovering the patterns that hold teams back and the interventions that release them.

$3,500-5,000/session

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Crisis Leadership Coaching

In a crisis, the leader's inner state becomes the organization's operating system. Panic propagates. So does composure. This rapid-response coaching helps executives maintain clarity, make sound decisions, and lead their organizations through acute disruption.

$1,500-2,000/hour

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Industries We Serve

Dr. Collier's clinical depth and coaching methodology translate across industries, with particular expertise in high-pressure sectors.

Biotech Financial Services Healthcare Technology Private Equity Consulting Pharma Legal Insurance Manufacturing

Boston-Based, Available Nationwide

While Dr. Collier's practice is based in Boston, she works with executives across the country and globally through secure, HIPAA-compliant video sessions. Virtual coaching delivers the same clinical depth and personalized attention as in-person meetings.

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