Leah Marks is an ICF Associate Certified Coach and Registered Clinical Counsellor with over 25 years of experience supporting individuals across academic, clinical, and organizational settings. She brings a grounded, evidence-informed perspective to coaching, shaped by her background in counselling psychology, executive coaching, and human development.

Leah understands the complexity of high-performing environments and the personal and professional pressures leaders navigate during periods of growth, transition, and change. Her work integrates strong psychological insight with a forward-focused coaching approach that helps clients build clarity, strengthen decision-making, and move toward meaningful, sustainable action in their careers and lives.

As a coach, Leah partners with professionals and leaders to explore thinking patterns, leverage strengths, and identify practical strategies for growth and cultivating strong working relationships. Her style is thoughtful, collaborative, and strengths-based, creating a space where clients feel supported while being constructively challenged to develop confidence, resilience, and momentum.

Leah’s coaching is informed by extensive experience in career development and transition, including her work with professionals and students at the University of British Columbia’s Life and Career Centre, Alumni UBC, and the Centre for Student Involvement and Careers. She also draws on her background as a post-secondary instructor and academic advisor, as well as her research in persistence and wellbeing, to support clients in aligning performance with long-term sustainability.