High Tides Consulting

Coaching with Marie

Lead with Clarity, Courage & Authenticity

Leadership is not about being perfect. It’s about being real. In a world that often demands assimilation and performative excellence, I help leaders come back to themselves—through language, imagination, embodied truth, and a refusal to perform smallness. Together, we unearth clarity.

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MY APPROACH

I coach at the intersections of Black feminist praxis, trauma-informed intercultural dialogue, and applied sociolinguistics.

This is a methodology that honors complexity, centers the body and voice, and creates space for liberatory leadership rooted in authenticity and care.

In plain speak?
Know who you are.
Tell the truth.
Use your words and your presence to build the world you actually want to live and work in.
This is world building through the most powerful and ancient tool you have available: your Word.

In coaching, I work with you to co-create space for:

Curiosity over judgment

Grace for self and others

Intuition as creative power

Imagination as resistance

Embodied practice as truth

Real-time worldbuilding

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INCLUSIVE

& values-aligned leadership

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LANGUAGE

+ power dynamics in the workplace

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NAVIGATING

transitions & visibility

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COURAGEOUS

communication & boundaries

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LEADING

from joy, intuition, and liberation

Coaching Call Options

Laser Coaching

Quick, potent support. Great if you’re coach-curious or moving through a tight moment. You’ll leave with one shift, one insight, and one action.

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Standard Coaching

Spacious sessions with deeper exploration, creates room for unpacking patterns, strategy, and somatic reflection. Often includes coaching notes and high degrees of accountability as you create from your word with integrity.

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Visioning & Dreamcasting

These longer sessions are reserved for deep vision casting and imaginative work to assess capacity and set aligned goals. You walk away with a reframe, a real plan and a sigh of relief as you see what’s been marinating in your mind’s eye.

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What Happens in a Session?

We Check in + name what’s alive for you
You Identify your request/intention/desire for the session
Coaching conversation and exploration playing with appreciative inquiry, body awareness and linguistic tools
Reflect on new awareness, commit to action and that good good acknowledgement of being human, in process, always

Coaching is not advice. It’s not therapy. This is guided self-actualization with accountability.

Testimonials

★★★★★

What changed for me? “Girl, let me tell you, everything changed for me! I was guided with such care and met exactly where I was. I remember when I filled out that long form, not knowing what to write in the skills section, or what my holistic goals were? I was lost. But now? Now, I am driven by purpose, not by fear. I’ve documented this journey, made sense of the process, and brought my business to life. I’ve found success with Hightides and share my story about my journey with Marie at least 5 times a week. Working with Marie has been a beautiful journey through self-guidance. It’s not just about trusting the process holistically; Marie taught me to realize that I am the standard. Sigh, “I am it!” ????

Norlander Wilson

Operational Strategist and Developmental Coach

Marie is one of the smartest people I know, and she’s also one of the sharpest and impactfully critical. Her observations and insight have contributed to tremendous growth in my professional and personal life. She has helped me to identify and fully commit to my dreams as well as the goals and objectives it takes to manifest them. Marie goes beyond her service offerings and acts as a mentor and cheerleader for anyone in need. I truly cannot recommend working with her enough. I signed up for her Side Hustle Intensive during a huge life transition phase and set up the building blocks and pathway to fulfilling my life purpose. I would have been totally satisfied with the resources and learnings and confidence I gained from that experience; however, in the process, she’s also become lifelong co-conspirator helping me manifest my vision every step of the way.

Candace Taylor

Dream Doula, Revolutionary Mentor

Dreamer’s Canvas gave me permission to move with ease and flow. I walked away from a role that no longer brought me joy. Now I’m carving out time for my husband, my business, and myself. The right opportunities are showing up. They match my values. And I finally feel clear and confident enough to say yes or no without guilt. The materials, the coaching, the language. Built for someone like me. As a Black woman, it’s rare to feel seen in coaching spaces. Working with Marie reminded me I’m not crazy. I’m not too much. I’m not alone. It wasn’t just coaching. It was truth. It was care. It was strategy that felt like it came from my own spirit. I used to dream about freedom. But the moment I decided to leave my job, that’s when I finally felt free. Dreamer’s Canvas brought me back to choice. Now I’m building a life I don’t need to escape from. And I’m doing it with intention, clarity, and joy.

Angela McCollough

Executive Coach

If you’re curious (or know someone who is) book a “Virtual Chai” — a 20-minute virtual consult to see if it’s a match.

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Coaching with me is a practice in…

Curiosity. Grace. Intuition.Imagination. Embodiment.

Let’s build something better—starting with how you lead.