COACHING
CONSULTING
SPEAKING
Hi, I’m Gillian Storyteller, Space Holder, Systems Thinker
Here’s a sense of who I am
The Seeker wants to understand the nature of reality. Philosophy & History, Leadership, Coaching, psychedelic medicine, meditation, and Somatic Experiencing. Curious: Is there something more I could see?
The Artist was neglected too early and came back with a roaring in mid life, trying to make sure I create before its “too late”. Music, storytelling, writing, creating perspective shifting experiences.
The Builder figures it out and gets it done. Analytical, strategic, resourceful, resilient. It has built organizations, teams, systems, businesses, projects and found a way forward where wasn’t one.
The Leader first emerged at summer camp - where I first felt really seen, and where the chance to do good for others was everywhere. Myself, teams, organizations, family, community - always beem about being out the best in myself and others.
The Lawyer is where I learned to see systems. At McGill, studying the same problem through different legal traditions showed me how systems shape outcomes - and our understanding of justice.
The Parent is my favorite. Parenting a neurodivergent kid has profoundly shaped me and my leadership, given me come of my greatest gifts, and left me with some powerful skills.
The Host makes room. Ask my friends and colleagues what my genius is, and they’ll say: being open and non-judgmental. I stay curious and meet you where you are.
The Beginner is willing to be wrong and not afraid to try. The beginner says: I don't know, I missed something, I hurt someone, I need help. It will fail - and celebrate it as a sign of growth. Not always comfortable. Always worth it.
Training and accreditation:
ICF Certified PGCC at Concordia University
IACT ADHD Life Coach
Kaospilot Learning Design and Facilitation, level 2
Internal Family Systems
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (in Training)
Licensed Lawyer at the Barreau du Quebec
International Coach Federation ACC
Neuro-affirming and trauma sensitive
A mix of professional depth and lived experience allows me to meet people where they are - with rigour and compassion, structure and creativity - and to support change that is not just understood, but lived.
At it’s core, my work is about intention and integration: moving beyond insight alone and into aligned ways of being and living.
Learning to stay present with discomfort, identifying our assumptions and the stories we tell, loosening the grip of self-doubt, and designing lives and ways of working that are coherently generative rather than extractive.
Build a life,
a team,
a family,
an organization
with intention