The Performance Block You Can't Fix With Willpower Alone
You've already proven you can achieve at the highest levels. But when stress, perfectionism, or imposter syndrome keep showing up; your brain needs a different approach. That's where EMDR + executive coaching meets neuroscience.
Start For FreeElite Executive: The Only Program That Combines Brain Science + Performance Coaching
Traditional executive coaching focuses on one or the other. Breakthrough performance requires rewiring the mental patterns that hold you back AND building the leadership skills to leverage your new clarity.
Clear Mental Blocks with EMDR
Some mental blocks don't respond to willpower or strategy. EMDR works at the neural level where talk therapy can't reach. You'll make clearer decisions with confidence that holds under pressure.
Lead Better with Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence separates good leaders from great ones. By mastering it, you'll learn to navigate uncertainty, deliver hard truths, and lead with the kind of presence people actually follow.
Gain Peace & Clarity with MindfulnessÂ
High-stakes leadership demands nervous system regulation under pressure, not just work-life balance. We teach you mindfulness built for boardrooms, not retreats, so you can stay grounded when pressure peaks.
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I now value my worth, regardless of my achievements
I approached Gina for counselling and guidance regarding my self-esteem in the work place. I equated achieving/exceeding my sales targets with my worth as a human being. If I was not consistent in my achievements, I was not worthy of happiness or self-confidence. How exhausting that was! We used the EMDR-Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing technique.
With caring, strength, professionalism and a smile, Gina worked with me to uncover and deal with issues I've been living with from childhood -- sexual abuse from my brother, emotional neglect from my mother, and my differing religious views from that of my family. Together in therapy we identified parallels between what happened to me as a child and the way I was feeling at work. I'm on a happier path now. I know “I'm enough” regardless of whether or not every sales target gets met. Thank you, Gina!
Fix the Pattern, Not Just the Symptom
You've tried pushing harder. You've read the leadership books. You've even worked with coaches before.
But that stress response still hijacks important meetings. The perfectionism still creates bottlenecks. The imposter syndrome still whispers you don't belong here.
Here's Why:
Those patterns are stored in your nervous system, not your conscious mind. EMDR accesses the brain's natural processing system to resolve them at the source.
Then we build the leadership skills on that new foundation.
You won't just learn new strategies. You'll show up as a different leader.
From Surviving High Pressure to Thriving In It
Executive performance isn't about working more hours. It's about making better decisions under pressure, building trust faster, and projecting the kind of calm confidence that makes boards and investors want to back you.
Our clients report:
- 40% reduction in stress-related decision paralysis within 8 weeks
- Consistently sleeping through the night for the first time in years Â
- Leading difficult conversations without the old anxiety triggers
- Receiving unsolicited feedback about 'seeming different' from teams and peers
When your nervous system is regulated and your emotional intelligence is sharp, career growth becomes inevitable, not exhausting.
Leadership That Doesn't Require Sacrificing Your Life
You didn't build your career to run yourself into the ground. Elite Executive is designed for leaders who want to perform at the highest level without sacrificing their health, relationships, or sanity.
We work with executives who:
- Lead through high-stakes transitions (IPO, acquisition, restructuring)
- Want to break the stress → overwork → burnout cycle
- Are tired of feeling like they're one bad quarter away from falling apart
- Know they're capable of more but feel blocked by invisible barriers
You'll lead with clarity and power. Your career will fuel you. And you'll actually be present for the life you've built.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Complex history of trauma and abuse is healed
With Gina’s compassionate, non-judgmental, and positive guidance, I have experienced tremendous healing and growth in resolving childhood trauma and abuse, adult traumas, an abusive marriage, and alcoholism.
Gina provided a safe context for me to do my personal work, through which I have learned to trust, acquire insight, and grow in self-esteem and confidence.
I am now able to make and implement good decisions and choices, and live in sobriety. Plus I have entered into a healthy and happy intimate relationship.
Although I was initially skeptical about EMDR, I relied on Gina’s professional judgment as to its potential benefits for me.
I am grateful for this tool, since EMDR is helping me recover from a tendency to dissociate. It is also helping me to reconnect with myself physically, along with diminishing the distress I feel from the past and providing profound insights to help me move forward.
I am now able to make and implement good decisions and choices.
About Our Founder
Our leader is Gina Vanderham.
With over 30 years of experience as a licensed psychotherapist and counselor specializing in trauma and addiction, plus 8 years as an executive coach specializing in peak performance, Gina has helped countless people overcome challenges, heal from trauma, and achieve meaningful growth.
After overcoming her own struggles with addiction in her early twenties, she discovered the power of therapy and self-awareness to transform her life.
That experience inspired her mission: to help others break free from the blocks holding them back and step into their fullest potential.
Now, she’s bringing that same passion and expertise into a new coaching-therapy hybrid program built specifically for executives.
Gina knows what it’s like to face adversity and come out stronger, and that’s exactly the kind of transformation she helps executives achieve.
Companies Gina Has Worked With
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I overcame symptoms of PTSD after being highly skeptical that I would
Before I met Gina I was struggling with the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from a tumultuous childhood and a severe car accident.
I was in denial about ongoing family issues and how these problems had a profound negative affect on my life, both past and present.
I was depressed, confused about what role I played in these problems, and wanted to find out how to heal deep-seated pain.
My past trauma not only caused me emotional and psychological pain, but also manifested in physical ailments including ulcers, severe migraines, and constant nausea.
These issues affected my self worth, self-esteem, and personal and professional life.
I have been in therapy throughout my life and did not have much faith in the process, nor did I feel comfortable relying on a stranger to help me with my problems.
I knew talking with a professional counsellor would help me, but also recognized that I needed cognitive therapy. I had been to therapists in the past, but just talking about my problems was not enough.
With Gina, it was different in a constructive, positive, and results-oriented way. Upon my first counselling visit I felt very comfortable with her. She is sincerely kind and caring, but also extremely professional and knowledgeable. Gina was able to identify core issues and methods for overcoming them.
Gina introduced me to the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) approach.
I was a bit apprehensive about EMDR, but thought it was worth a try. It is quite unbelievable how dramatic and instantaneous the results were. I felt better right away. EMDR helps people to process and overcome stress and trauma.
My overall health started improving and I began to reclaim my life.
Gina also provides practical methods for improving one’s life by suggesting helpful literature, providing workbook exercises, and sharing her wealth of information on therapeutic techniques, support groups, and seminars and workshops.
When you find someone you can trust 100%, it makes the healing process become reality.
Gina is an expert therapist, a healer, a wealth of information, and trust worthy. She has helped me a great deal.
I am much happier now.
Psychotherapy has been an investment in me. Gina is definitely the best and most rewarding investment I have ever made!
Thanks Gina!
