You Aren't Burnt Out, You Are Betrayed By The Life You Built.
Become promotion-ready in 3 months with calm executive presence in high-stakes rooms.
Trusted by senior leaders across corporate and finance | Private, discreet, results-focused
(Credibility + Differentiation)
Psychologist-led executive identity coaching combining nervous system regulation, leadership presence, and high-stakes communication — so confidence becomes embodied, not performed.
For high-achieving women in corporate and finance who are already capable — but need visibility, authority, and influence at the level that decides promotions.
Women come to me when capability is no longer the problem — but presence is.
This work is for you if:
A promotion, role expansion, or leadership mandate is close — and visibility now matters.
You’ve been told you need more “executive presence,” “gravitas,” or “strategic voice.”
You perform well one-to-one, but freeze, over-explain, or self-edit in senior rooms.
You’re leading leaders — and feel the pressure to sound certain even when stakes are high.
You know what to say afterwards… but not in the moment that counts.
You don’t need more competence.
You need your authority to land in real time, under pressure.
This is not confidence coaching.
It’s executive authority — embodied.
In 90 days, you learn how to:
Speak with calm authority in rooms that decide promotions.
Regulate your nervous system so pressure no longer hijacks your voice or decisions.
Communicate with brevity, clarity, and influence — without over-explaining.
Be perceived as leadership without performing confidence or becoming someone you’re not.
Trust your decisions and execute without spirals, procrastination, or second-guessing.
Inner ASCENT
This is a high-touch, psychologically grounded coaching container for women preparing for their next leadership level.
It integrates identity recalibration, nervous system regulation, and executive communication — so change happens fast and holds under pressure.
1. Executive Presence That Actually Lands
You stop having good ideas and start being perceived as leadership.
Not hype. Not performance. Confidence that doesn’t collapse when stakes are high.
2. Confidence That Holds Under Pressure
3. Habits & Self-Trust That Stick
The private 90 day container
WHAT YOU DEVELOP
(3 Pillars)
You stop starting over — and start leading consistently.
Speak with clarity, brevity, and confidence — without over-explaining.
Project gravitas and authority in senior rooms, not just competence.
Be seen as promotion-ready, not “still developing.”
Stop freezing, fawning, or second-guessing in important moments.
Regulate anxiety so you can think and speak in real time.
Feel calm, grounded, and self-assured when visibility matters most.
Eliminate procrastination driven by overthinking and self-doubt.
Build identity-based habits aligned with senior leadership.
Trust your decisions and follow through without spirals.
You don’t need more qualifications.
You need your presence to match your capability.
This is the confidence people describe as
“finally feeling like myself in the room.”
Small, sustainable shifts —
that create lasting behavioural change
The problem isn’t that you’re unqualified. It’s that your success has been built in survival mode.
From the outside, you look composed and accomplished. But inside, you’re overthinking, over-functioning, and waiting to finally feel safe enough to exhale.
This isn’t about burnout or mindset - it’s about identity.
You’ve outgrown the version of you who:
Holds her breath in high-stake rooms
Doubts her voice in meetings she’s more qualified to lead
Rehearses confidence while quietly unravelling inside
At Lead With Authority, we work at the nervous system and identity level—so your confidence isn’t performed, it’s integrated.
This is where executive women come to stop over-functioning and start leading from actual inner safety.
Nervous System Regulation
To dissolve the invisible patterns of urgency, people-pleasing, and perfectionism that keep your leadership reactive.
Identity Reintegration
To separate your worth from achievement, and help you lead from your real self—not the version built to be palatable or promotable.
Embodied Communication
To help you speak with authority, hold presence in high-stake rooms, and make clear, values-led decisions without spiralling into overthinking.
Lead With Authority Method
Executive presence isn’t built in your head—it’s anchored in your body.
That’s why our work doesn’t start with affirmations or confidence hacks. It starts by calming the survival patterns that keep you stuck in performance mode, so your power becomes felt, not forced.
This is leadership re-patterning at the deepest level—so you don’t just show up as “the confident version of you”
You actually become her.
The Program
A 3-month private coaching experience for high-performing women ready to lead from clarity, calm, and self-trust—instead of performance pressure.
This is not life coaching.
This is identity-level recalibration for the woman who’s ready to:
Eliminate imposter patterns at the root
Speak with natural authority in high-stake rooms
Make unshakable decisions—without spiralling
Lead from power, not survival
Reconnect with her body, values, and voice
You’ve done mindset. You’ve done performance.
Now it’s time to lead from the inside out.
This is not a discovery call. This is a high level investment decision portal.
We’ll identify where your leadership system is misaligned, and map your pathway back to embodied authority.
What clients say
You're ready for this if...
You’ve built an impressive career—but your inner world still runs on doubt, urgency, and over-analysis
You want to lead with clarity and presence, not hustle and hypervigilance
You’re done fixing symptoms and ready to recalibrate at the identity level
You want to feel what it’s like to speak without spiralling—and lead without collapsing afterward
You’re not afraid of the depth. You’re afraid of staying stuck
You’re ready to invest at the level of the woman you’re becoming
This is for the woman who knows she’s meant for more—but is done sacrificing herself to prove it.
FAQ
“Is this therapy?”
No. While this work goes deep, it’s not about healing the past—it’s about rewiring your leadership identity and nervous system so you can lead from embodied authority now.
“Do I need to be an executive?”
You don’t need a title. You need a track record of success and the desire to lead yourself differently. This is for high-performing women ready to stop performing and start embodying.
“What if I don’t feel confident enough yet?”
Perfect. You’re not supposed to feel ready—you’re supposed to feel called. This work helps you lead before you feel “prepared,” and finally believe it’s safe to be seen as powerful.
“Is this just mindset coaching?”
Absolutely not. We don’t work at the surface level. We work at the root—regulating your system, realigning your identity, and helping you lead from grounded clarity.
“How do I know this is the right investment?”
If you’ve outgrown mindset hacks, generic coaching, and strategies that push you to perform instead of return to yourself—then you already know.
I went from working a really dull corporate job to setting up my own business in organic food. Never have I been happier, more confident, and I went from earning $106,000 to $450,000 the year we started working together.
Elana S.
Working with Dr. Sarah is the best decision I have ever made - hands down. My life would not be where it is today if it wasn't for working together. My confidence has skyrocketed, my self-worth has gone from 0 to 100 (or infinite!) and I am truly living a life that is aligned. I have been promoted in my company, I speak up in meetings and feel people respect everything I have to say, I feel comfortable leading on projects. On a personal level, my body weight has gone down as I'm no longer comfort or binge eating, my skin is clearer, I go on walks every afternoon guilt free. I do not sacrifice my wellbeing for my career. If you get the chance - work with her now!
Maria D.
Since working with Dr Sarah I have gone hard on developing my clothing brand. Every time I meet with her she has golden nuggets for me and it has been explosive. We have been working together for 2 years and it was absolutely worth it. I was earning $30,000 per month working 80 hour weeks and now I'm on $150,000 per month. It's been an absolute game changer.
Victoria B.
For years I have been stuck inside my own head, scared that I would make the wrong move in my career. I wanted to get married and have kids but I was also scared that I wasn't as far in my career as I wanted to be. I would always procrastinate and say I'll apply for better jobs or start my business ideas, but never did. Working with Sarah totally changed that. The amount of value and support she gives you is incredible. Throughout the program you get so many modules to go through in terms of video content, workbooks and exercises to get your brain thinking and changing. When you meet with her she gives you clear cut actions, holds you accountability, but is also so full of love and compassion. Highly recommend working with her if you want change!
Tania H.
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15+ years of Expertise
You need your authority to land.
Most women who find me are already capable.
They are intelligent, driven, and respected for their work — yet still find themselves:
Over-explaining in senior rooms
Freezing or second-guessing when stakes are high
Being told they need more “executive presence” or “gravitas”
Watching less capable peers move ahead
Not because they lack skill —
but because capability alone doesn’t create leadership perception.
You don’t need to become more confident.
This is where my work begins.
I’m Dr. Sarah Alsawy-Davies — a multi-award-winning psychologist and executive coach.
I specialize in working with high-achieving women in corporate and finance who are preparing for their next leadership level — Director, VP, or equivalent — and need to be seen, heard, and trusted as leadership in the rooms that decide promotions.
My work sits at the intersection of:
Executive presence
Confidence under pressure
Identity-based behavioral change
Because that’s what actually shifts how you show up — and how others respond to you.
By the time you’re aiming for senior leadership, you’ve already:
Read the books
Tried mindset work
Attended leadership training
Been told to “just speak up” or “be more confident”
Yet under pressure, the old patterns still appear.
That’s because most approaches focus on:
Tools without embodiment
Mindset without nervous system regulation
Behavior without identity change
They teach you what to do —
but not how to hold your authority when it actually matters.
Why most “confidence” and leadership programs fail senior women
As a psychologist, I don’t coach confidence as performance.
I work at the level where real change happens:
Nervous system regulation so pressure no longer hijacks your voice or decisions
Identity recalibration so authority becomes natural, not forced
Practical communication shifts that land with senior stakeholders
Habits that stick, so you stop starting over
The result is confidence that:
Feels calm, not performative
Holds under scrutiny
Translates into visibility, influence, and trust
This is why clients often tell me:
“I finally feel like myself in the room — and people respond differently.”
My approach is different — and grounded in psychology
This work is designed for women who are:
Already high-performing
Leading leaders or preparing to
Navigating high-stakes environments
Time-poor and results-driven
It is not for:
Early-career professionals
Motivation seekers
Mindset-only work
Surface-level confidence hacks
This is executive-level identity and presence work.
Who this work is for
Clients report:
Speaking with clarity, brevity, and calm authority
Being taken seriously without force or over-explaining
Making decisions without spirals or procrastination
Increased visibility and trust at senior levels
Feeling promotion-ready — internally and externally
Not because they changed who they are —
but because they stopped fighting their own system.
What changes when authority is embodied
You may already sense that:
You don’t need more tools
You don’t need more motivation
You don’t need to “fix” yourself
You need your leadership identity to fully integrate —
so your presence matches your capability.
If that’s where you are, we should talk.