PRACTICAL

REFLECTIVE

COACHING

Empowering professionals and leaders to

make grounded decisions &

navigate challenges with confidence.

36 clients in 5 countries impacted thus far. Delivering coaching in 4 languages.

  • Better decisions begin with clarity.

    At critical moments,

    the challenge isn’t just finding direction —

    it’s cultivating space to think with clarity, and find alignment within.

  • You may be navigating...

    • Decisions with meaningful consequences

    • Uncertainty about the right next step

    • Periods of transition or change

    • An expanding role, expectations, or influence

    • The need to step back from the noise and gain perspective

  • You don't need more advice.

    You need a space for clear thinking, grounded decisions, and renewed confidence.

    That’s what reflective coaching provides.

COACHING SERVICES

While specialized for leaders, services are designed for professional across different stages of their journey:

  • IDEAL FOR

    Senior leaders responsible for setting direction, making high-impact decisions, and carrying accountability for people, performance, and outcomes.

    SCOPE

    Navigating complexity, competing priorities, and sustained responsibility at the organizational level.

    FOCUS

    • Sustain clarity and leadership presence

    • Navigate complexity with perspective

    • Strengthen decision-making in high-stakes environments

    • Prevent stagnation and burnout

  • IDEAL FOR

    Leaders responsible for guiding teams, developing people, and translating strategy into execution.

    SCOPE

    Balancing delivery, people leadership, and evolving expectations while growing into broader responsibility.

    FOCUS

    • Build confidence in leadership and decision-making

    • Navigate team dynamics and competing priorities

    • Lead with clarity through change and ambiguity

    • Strengthen communication and leadership presence

  • IDEAL FOR

    Individuals building or leading their own ventures while carrying responsibility for vision, growth, and direction.

    SCOPE

    Balancing product, people, and business growth while holding ultimate accountability for decisions.

    FOCUS

    • Maintain clarity while scaling

    • Balance ambition with grounded decision-making

    • Lead with confidence through uncertainty

    • Create structure amidst evolving priorities

  • IDEAL FOR

    Professionals driving meaningful work forward through expertise, initiative, and ambition, whether inside organizations or through independent paths.

    SCOPE

    Balancing growth, performance, and evolving aspirations while navigating complexity, visibility, and long-term direction.

    FOCUS

    • Strengthen confidence and strategic self-direction

    • Navigate growth, ambiguity, and evolving expectations

    • Build clarity around priorities, career, and next steps

    • Prevent burnout while sustaining ambition

The Coaching Light with Catherine Basa. Online coaching services for leaders and individuals.

ABOUT YOUR COACH

Catherine Basa is a leadership coach with a decade of experience advising leaders on hiring, people strategy, and decision-making. She brings experience across consulting and tech, including PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing from the John Molson School of Business (Concordia University), and is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) via the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Her work spans supporting leaders in Fortune 500 organizations, startups, and the nonprofit sector.

Founder of The Coaching Light, Catherine offers practical, reflective coaching that supports outliers in thinking clearly, making grounded decisions, and navigating challenges with confidence.

Montreal-based polyglot, she works in English and French, Spanish and Portuguese.


The Coaching Light with Catherine Basa. Online coaching services for leaders and individuals.
  • «Travailler avec Cath a été ma première expérience de coaching en individuel. Son accompagnement m’a permis de mettre en lumière certaines croyances et schémas inconscients profonds, et d’identifier des moyens concrets de dépasser ces blocages. Ce travail a eu un impact considérable sur mon parcours, me permettant de passer de la confusion à la clarté, et de trouver des façons d’aller au-delà de schémas que j’étais prête à laisser derrière moi. Je lui suis profondément reconnaissante pour son accompagnement bienveillant et soutenant.»

    Marie-Antoinette Bertrand, Entrepreneure & mentore en développement des femmes

  • "Catherine was a great experience in my first time being coached. She opened up a safe space for me, to explore and analyse my thoughts, feelings, and life in general. She was aware of the empathy, and support that was needed during this period in my life. She was very professional, and I was very comfortable during this process with her."

    Christine McLean, Founder, S1E Immigration, Regulated Immigration Consultant (CICC)

  • "Cath was great to work with and immediately understood my energy. She helped focus my thoughts and beliefs related to life and to business in an unexpected way, bringing clarity that extended beyond our time together. I would recommend anyone looking for a thought partner to explore deeper parts of themselves and their lives."

    Jay Poulton, Founder, The Accent Coach

  • "Cath is compassionate, kind, and very intentional in how she shows up. Time with her felt grounding and respectful. The conversations left new ideas and new beliefs about life and the future. She is generous with her presence and consistently professional. The impact was real and lasting. Coach Cath is an outstanding person who will change many people’s lives. With gratitude, Shawn."

    Shawn Rothery, Craftsman Entrepreneur & Family Man

  • "Trabajar con Cath para mi fue una gran experiencia, nunca había tenido una sesión de coaching y personalmente fue algo que fue completamente resonante conmigo y mi personalidad, definitivamente en cada sesión me llevé una sensación de alivio sin importar cuál era el tema tratado, también tuve ejercicios muy puntuales que pude aplicar inmediatamente para sentir un progreso respecto a la situación tratada, Cath es una persona con una gran tranquilidad al escuchar y hablar, una persona que definitivamente te hace sentir cómodo para expresarte y poder tratar cualquier tema."

    Amaya Aldonsa Hernandez Manrique, Consultora creativa y diseñadora gráfica

  • "Trabalhar com a Cath foi uma experiência muito positiva. Ela é uma pessoa aberta e sem julgamentos, que ajuda a organizar ideias soltas e a enxergar o valor do projeto de forma clara. As sessões foram conduzidas de maneira leve e tranquila, e me deram mais confiança como pessoa. Graças ao seu acompanhamento, meu projeto avançou de forma mais estruturada e concisa, e eu saio das sessões com uma visão mais positiva e inspiradora sobre o que estou criando."

    Marcio Gorrilhas, Empreendedor cultural


  • "At the beginning of my sessions with Catherine, I was feeling confused and moving through a lot of emotional pain. I feel that our sessions brought me a lot of clarity, internal peace and presence. Catherine offers a non-judgemental experience where you can safely share your thoughts and move through them with clarity. I enjoyed the way Catherine navigated questions and gave me space to explore my own thought process. Nothing felt rushed or pushed, it was smooth conversations that allowed me to deeply reflect on my own words. I highly recommend doing sessions with her! Thank you Catherine!!"

    Christina Fiorani, Entrepreneur & Community Leader

LET’S PARTNER TOGETHER

If you're curious about how reflective coaching could support your thinking and decisions, I invite you to schedule a complimentary Discovery Call to explore whether this could be a meaningful add to your path.