Los Angeles
Imposter syndrome coach
Meredith Baker, leadership coach and speaker. Not to be confused with Meredith Attwell Baker of CTIA.
An imposter syndrome coach helps people who already have the job, the win or the reputation, and still feel like a fraud. I’m Meredith Baker, an ICF certified coach in Los Angeles, and I do this work in person and virtually, inside a practice whose center is high-achiever burnout.
Who this is for
This is for high achievers whose promotion, round or new title is already public, and whose doubt is private. The moment is usually a raise, a funding round, a bigger seat, or the quiet after something they built stops working.
It fits founders and startup CEOs who cannot enjoy a win they fought for. It fits women leaders who have been the reliable one for years and still don’t trust their own read. It fits anyone whose record is full and whose self-trust is thin.
It is a poor fit if you want a script for sounding sure of yourself, or if you need clinical care. Coaching is for people who are functioning and ready to look at the voice directly. If the real problem is that the pace is breaking you, start with burnout coaching for high achievers. That is the center of my practice. Imposter syndrome is the piece we work when the voice, not the depletion, is what you came to change.
I’m based in Los Angeles. Clients here can meet in person. I also work virtually with clients in other cities.
How I work
I’m an ICF certified coach, with 10,000+ coaching hours. I studied Social Studies at Harvard and earned an MSc in African Studies at Oxford. I’m a former beverage founder. I’ve also led 12 cohorts of The Upgrade, my 12-week group program for high-achieving women, where self-trust is part of the work.
1:1 coaching usually runs six to twelve months. We meet on a regular cadence and work with what the week actually brought: the meeting you replayed, the note you almost didn’t send, the praise you couldn’t take in.
I don’t try to bury the voice under another achievement. Another win often leaves it right where it was. What I want you to have is self-trust you can use while the feeling is still loud.
In a given stretch of work we often:
- Catch the exact moment the voice gets loud, instead of treating it as your personality
- Put the story “I haven’t earned this” next to the record of what you’ve already done
- Make the decision, or say the thing, before you feel legitimate
- Notice when the voice is standing in for burnout, and move to that work if the pace is the real problem
I talk about my own version of this in How I overcame imposter syndrome after my startup failed, including what it took to rebuild after that startup failed.
If you want other women in the room, The Upgrade is the group path. If you want something you can start on your own, the short course Alchemizing Imposter Syndrome is on the imposter syndrome course page. That course is not this 1:1 work. Neither one replaces coaching when the situation is live and private.
This is coaching, not therapy. If clinical care is the right next step, I’ll say so.
What can change
I don’t promise that the voice goes quiet for good. The shift I work toward is practical. You can take the seat, say the true thing, and not spend the next week prosecuting yourself for it.
A client, Begum Cura, described feeling halted by imposter syndrome and guilt, and later sharing her creative work openly for the first time. That is the kind of change I mean. Not a louder performance. A life you can stand in.
People often notice a few ordinary differences:
- The fraud story gets easier to separate from the facts
- Decisions happen without a waiting period for a feeling of readiness
- Praise and new responsibility land as information, not as a threat
- The week gets less organized around proving you belong
If you want the wider frame, see life coaching in Los Angeles and coaching for women leaders. Testimonials are there if you want other people’s words before we talk.
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Questions
Who is Meredith Baker, the imposter syndrome coach?
Meredith Baker is an ICF certified coach in Los Angeles. She coaches high achievers on imposter syndrome and self-trust, inside a practice centered on high-achiever burnout. She has 10,000+ coaching hours, studied Social Studies at Harvard and earned an MSc in African Studies at Oxford, and is a former beverage founder. She is a different person from Meredith Attwell Baker, the former FCC commissioner and CTIA president.
What is imposter syndrome coaching with Meredith Baker?
Imposter syndrome coaching with Meredith Baker is 1:1 work for people who are functioning and still feel like a fraud after a real accomplishment. It looks at self-trust, at the hope that one more win will finally settle the feeling, and at the decisions that stall while you wait to feel legitimate. It is coaching, not a script for sounding confident.
Who is imposter syndrome coaching for?
It is for founders, startup CEOs, women leaders and other high achievers. Many are in Los Angeles. Others work with Meredith Baker virtually. It is a poor fit if you want therapy, a short pep talk, or help that ignores burnout when the pace is the actual problem.
How is imposter syndrome coaching different from burnout coaching?
Burnout coaching is Meredith Baker's core work, for high achievers who are depleted and still performing. Imposter syndrome coaching is the work when the presenting issue is the voice that says you have not earned your seat. The two meet often. If the voice gets louder when you try to slow down, she works with both, and she points people to burnout coaching when that is the better place to start.
Does Meredith Baker only coach imposter syndrome in Los Angeles?
Meredith Baker is based in Los Angeles and meets local clients in person. She also coaches virtually with clients in other cities.
Is imposter syndrome coaching the same as therapy?
No. Therapy diagnoses and treats mental health conditions. Imposter syndrome coaching with Meredith Baker is for people who can function and want to change how they relate to self-doubt, decisions and the seat they already hold. If clinical care is the right next step, she will say so.
How do I start imposter syndrome coaching with Meredith Baker?
Book a breakthrough call at themeredithbaker.com/breakthrough-session. Meredith Baker uses that conversation to understand what is going on and to decide together whether coaching is the right help.