Life doesn’t always go according to plan. Stress, setbacks, and unexpected change are part of the journey, but how you respond makes all the difference. That’s where resilience coaching comes in. Resilience coaches help people strengthen their ability to adapt, recover, and move forward with clarity.
Meet Top Resilience Coaches
Here are the coaches who stand out for their work in building resilience and supporting people through challenges.
Chloe Maxwell
Chloe Maxwell is a London-based resilience coach with more than 12 years of experience helping professionals handle stress and prevent burnout. Her work is shaped not only by her training in psychology, CBT, mindfulness, and somatic awareness, but also by her own experience of navigating depression, dyslexia, and the pressures of freelance life.
She developed the Embody Resilience Method, a framework that blends evidence-based strategies with practical self-awareness tools. She has supported entrepreneurs, executives, creatives, and parents in stepping out of survival mode and creating lives that feel balanced and authentic.
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Maria Gocs
Maria Gocs is a NeuroTransformational Resilience Coach based in Basel, Switzerland, recognized for integrating neuroscience into the practice of resilience and identity work. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, a Postgraduate Certificate in Positive Psychology, and has received advanced training in neuroscience, transformational coaching, and change management.
Before coaching, Maria worked in global project management, where she saw firsthand the toll that stress and constant change can take on performance and well-being. That experience drives her focus today: showing clients how the nervous system and brain influence behavior, decision-making, and resilience under pressure.
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Yarah Prezeau
Yarah is a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Dr. Sears Prime-Time Health Coach, NLP Practitioner, and Stress Management Coach, as well as a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners.
Her path into coaching began in 2002, when she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia while raising three young children. Rather than relying on medication, she chose to overhaul her nutrition, sleep, stress, and self-care—eventually becoming pain-free and regaining her energy.
That experience shaped her mission to guide women, particularly in midlife, through the same kind of transformation. Yarah works with clients to dissolve self-sabotaging patterns, strengthen resilience, and build habits that align with their lives and values.
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Pam Cottman
Pam Cottman is an ICF-accredited Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with a PGCert in Business and Personal Coaching, trained through Barefoot Coaching. She draws on her background as a teacher, school leader, and trainer to deliver resilience-focused coaching for individuals, schools, and organizations.
For the past six years, she has brought that same vision to her coaching practice. Pam works with schools, teams, and workplaces to strengthen resilience as a foundation for learning, leadership, and wellbeing. Her approach is practical, people-centered, and rooted in the belief that resilience skills should be accessible to everyone, not just those in crisis.
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Alex Pett
Alex is a resilience coach with professional training from Full Circle Global (ICF-accredited), certification in NLP through the NLP School, and a Certificate in the Science of Wellbeing from Yale University.
Before coaching, Alex worked as a City lawyer, then moved into publishing and writing—a career path that exposed both high expectations and personal struggles with resilience. She describes herself as a “recovering over-achiever,” someone who once gave up at setbacks, held back from opportunities, and lived under self-limiting beliefs.
Building resilience changed that trajectory. Alex credits confidence, courage, and self-awareness as the tools that allowed her to move from feeling stuck and disconnected to living with more calm and purpose.
Emily Perrin
Emily Perrin, LMSW, is the founder of Perrin Wellness and Performance and a Licensed Master of Social Work. A former Division I soccer player and coach, she combines her background in sport with advanced training in mindfulness, trauma-informed care, and nervous system regulation.
Her work centers on resilience and performance for athletes, coaches, and teams. With credentials that include Duke Certified Integrative Health Coach, Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher, and Breath Coach, Emily creates programs that give athletes the tools to manage pressure, recover, and sustain both performance and well-being.
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Conclusion
Life will always bring stress and setbacks, but resilience coaching proves that adversity doesn’t have to hold you back. The coaches featured here each bring their own expertise and lived experience to help clients adapt, recover, and create more balanced, resilient lives.
If you’d like to deepen your understanding of resiliency, explore our guides on how resilience coaching can transform your life and how to develop emotional resilience.
And if you’re interested in becoming a resilience coach yourself, explore our list of resilience coaching certification programs.
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