For high-achieving women 35–55 at a real pivot — entrepreneur · investor · leader
You've already built something — a career, a company, a portfolio, a household. Now the next chapter is pulling, and you can feel it's bigger. I coach women at exactly that moment: 1:1 and private, in English, French, or Spanish — holding ambition and self-compassion at the same time, so you can decide faster, act without beating yourself up, and build without sacrificing yourself.
Cindy Arevalo · Coach for women leaders
A minute with Cindy
About 35 seconds. Sound on.
For you
I coach women 35–55 who've already built something and feel a bigger chapter pulling. Three portraits I keep meeting — see if one sounds like you.
Portrait 1 — The entrepreneur at the pivot
Your business is real, growing, or about to launch — and the stakes are personal. You want to build without grinding yourself into dust, and you want someone who can hold the ambition AND the tenderness toward yourself that keeps it sustainable.
Portrait 2 — The investor allocating capital
Real estate, private equity, a business acquisition. The numbers are learnable; the identity shift is harder. You want clarity on the decision under the decision, not another financial guru telling you what to buy.
Portrait 3 — The leader stepping up or stepping across
Post-partum return, cross-border relocation, VP-to-CXO jump, mother of young kids with an ambitious partner. You want someone who's lived the big turning points, who coaches without advising, and who won't flatten your inner life for the sake of output.
You're not looking for therapy, and you're not looking for hustle. You're looking for someone who holds both ends at the same time.
What I believe
It's helping you see clearly, decide, and hold the decision. My posture is ICF — questions, facilitation, reflection.
It makes it sustainable. Compassion toward yourself is what allows high standards to last, not what replaces them.
Not all — but the big turning points, yes. Engineering pivot, cross-border move, building wealth in parallel. That lived experience is what lets me sit next to you without flinching when the stakes are real.
How we work
Private 1:1 coaching starts with a Clarity Session and can continue into one of three signature programs. Florida Retreats are a separate track — 4-day monolingual cohorts, admission by application form, no Clarity Session required.
90 min · $450 USD
The door in. A full 90-minute coaching session with a written Mapping delivered a few days later. If you choose to join a program within 14 days, the $450 is credited. Real coaching, not a sales call.
Book a Clarity Session →3 / 6 / 12 months · from $7,500 USD
Three signature programs. Signature (3 mo) to decide and hold a first clear move. Deep (6 mo) for a structural shift. Transformational (12 mo) for an integral rebuild.
See the 3 programs →4 days · 8-12 women · from $3,500 USD
Six monolingual cohorts per year (FR / EN / ES), two per language — fall 2026 and spring 2027. South Florida. Admission by application. Flight and hotel at participant's expense.
Apply to a cohort →How it works
This describes the 1:1 path, which begins when you book a Clarity Session. Florida Retreats are a separate track — you apply directly through the Retreats page, no Clarity Session needed.
You pick a time on Cindy's calendar and answer 3 or 4 prep questions. 90 minutes one-on-one on Zoom — real coaching, not a sales call. A few days later you receive a written Mapping: what's actually moving for you and what a next clear step could look like.
About a week later, Cindy reaches out — gently, no pressure. If a longer container makes sense, she sends a written proposal with the program (Signature, Deep, or Transformational), the price, and the modalities. Your $450 is credited toward whatever you choose.
Once you say yes, contract signed and first payment in. Your kickoff lands within a week or two, and the work begins where it actually matters — your decisions, your rhythms, the way you lead and live.
What I don't do
A few honest markers, so you can decide with full clarity. I'm a coach — not a therapist, not a business mentor, not a financial advisor. And the pure burnout / performance-at-any-cost angle isn't where I live. If one of those is truly what you need, I'd rather walk you toward someone I trust than take on work that wouldn't serve you.
About Cindy
Civil engineer for 15+ years across private-sector consulting, public-sector, and para-municipal work in Montréal. Pivoted into coaching 2022-2023. Relocated Montréal → South Florida in 2024 with my husband Jeff and our two daughters.
In parallel of coaching, I'm an active real estate investor with Jeff — several hundred doors in multifamily across Canada and the U.S. Not a financial advisor.
Training: ICF-trained, PCC track, at Canada Coach Academy. NLP certified levels 1 and 2 (CQPNL). Reiki Master. Ongoing work in applied neuroscience, somatic tools, and the psychology of high-performing women.
Testimonials
Operations director · mother of 2
“Before working with Cindy, I felt like I was always running and never really breathing. Cindy helped me regain clarity, reorder my priorities, and feel much more solid in my decisions.”
Entrepreneur · partner · mother
“My business was moving, but inside I was getting depleted. Cindy gave me a deeply human, non-judgmental space where I could see more clearly and recenter myself.”
VP Marketing · partner · mother
“With Cindy, I finally took the time to clarify what truly mattered and turn it into concrete actions. This coaching helped me navigate the demands of my career without sacrificing personal and family stability.”
FAQ
Therapy works with suffering, the past, pathology. Coaching works with decision, action, the near future. I don't do therapy — if you're in active psychological crisis, I'll refer you to a therapist.
Clarity Session (entry point, 90 min): $450 USD — the only fixed public price. For Signature / Deep / Transformational programs, investment starts at $7,500 USD and the exact price is given in the written proposal after your Clarity Session. Stripe USD, installments possible. The $450 Clarity fee is credited toward any program signed within 14 days.
No. The way in is the Clarity Session — a full 90-minute coaching session at $450 USD, paid in advance. It's real coaching, not a disguised sales call: you leave with a written Mapping a few days later. If you choose to join a program within 14 days, the $450 is credited.
English, French, Spanish. You pick the language at program start. You can switch mid-program if you want.
My public positioning is for women. If a man comes through referral and the fit is obvious, we talk — exception, not policy.
All coaching is virtual (Zoom + Voxer). Sessions are in Eastern Time but we work with your timezone. Florida Retreats are the only in-person offerings — 4 days in South Florida, by application form, monolingual cohorts (FR, EN or ES), two cohorts per language per year.
Roughly once a week, with the exact cadence adjusted per program. Integration days between sessions are built into the plan — what comes up in a session needs time to actually land in your life.
Most of the time, no. My posture is coaching — I help you see clearly and decide for yourself. That's what makes the decisions yours, and what makes them stick. But in very specific moments, if I see something precise that would serve you, I'll step out of my coach role explicitly: "I'm stepping out of coaching for a minute to mentor you — here's what I see." Then I step back in. You always know which hat I'm wearing.
The International Coaching Federation is the global professional standard for coaches. Being ICF-trained means my practice follows their code of ethics, their definition of coaching (a thinking partnership, not advice), and the competencies they require.
No. I'm an active investor but I am NOT a financial advisor. I don't recommend instruments, strategies, or allocations.
Start here
A full 90-minute coaching session — $450 USD. A written Mapping follows within a few days. If you choose to join a program within 14 days, the $450 is credited.
1:1 track: Clarity Session $450 USD (90 min), then Programs from $7,500 USD. · Retreats track (separate): Florida Retreats from $3,500 USD, by application.
Contact
For anything that isn't about booking a Clarity Session — press, partnerships, general questions. Cindy reads every message personally.