Support for Your Career and Your Life

Are You Navigating Your Career in Search of More Balance and Fulfillment Right Now?

open yourself to what's possible!

I hear this often from busy, high-achieving professionals: you’re capable, committed, and constantly giving, but you’re tired. Life moves fast, your responsibilities are many, and too often you’re responding to everyone else’s needs before your own.

Some days, you feel focused and in flow.
Other days, you find yourself questioning your career, your direction, and whether what you’re doing still makes sense in this season of life. And the idea of slowing down long enough to figure it all out can feel overwhelming.

I know this place well, I’ve been there too.

That season taught me that clarity doesn’t come from pushing harder or forcing answers. It comes from creating space, listening to yourself, and allowing a new way forward to take shape.

Finding Clarity for the Change You Can't Stop Thinking About

There was a point in my own career when I knew something needed to change.

On paper, I was successful.
But internally, I felt bored, disconnected, and worn down. The work no longer matched the season of life I was in or the life I wanted to be living. I kept thinking, There has to be another way to do this.

What I learned is that clarity doesn’t come from pushing harder or waiting until you’re completely burned out. It comes from creating space to think honestly about what you want now, and giving yourself support as you move toward it.

That’s when I decided to work with a coach.

That decision changed everything. What once felt like a vague idea slowly became a clear, grounded path forward. Not overnight. Not perfectly. But intentionally.

Today, I know firsthand the power of having a skilled partner, someone who helps you get out of your own way, ask better questions, and see possibilities you may not be able to access on your own.

As a certified Career and Leadership Coach, I now do that work alongside women who are navigating career growth or change and want to do it differently, without urgency, burnout, or self-betrayal.

The Aligned Career Transition

That’s why I created The Aligned Career Transition, a focused, 3-month coaching experience designed to help you gain clarity, confidence, and direction in your career while honoring your life as a whole. And giving you the space to make thoughtful, aligned choices that actually fit the season of life you’re in.

Imagine What's Possible

Imagine starting your workdays with clarity instead of dread. Imagine feeling confident about the direction you’re moving in, even if you’re still in transition. Imagine having the energy to show up for your work and your life without constantly feeling pulled in every direction.

That kind of balance and fulfillment isn’t unrealistic. It’s possible with the right support.

This 3-month, 1:1 coaching experience is an investment of $1,650, or 3 monthly payments of $550.

Discover Direction

Clarify what kind of career move makes sense for who you are today not who you used to be.

erase the Overwhelm

Learn how to manage your energy, expectations, and mental load across work and home.

build Fulfillment

Create a career path that feels meaningful, supportive, and sustainable.

I had the privilege of working with Daniela as my coach, and I can't express how positively it has influenced my personal and professional growth. Daniela's coaching style has been a game-changer in my life. I cannot recommend her enough!

Danielle Brunson, Atlanta/Founder & CEO of The Namaste Project

Daniela has a unique talent for listening and crystalizing disorganized thoughts into a clear path. She also gave great advice for exploring career opportunities and provided contacts that helped me to explore different potential career paths.

Attorney and Mom in the Washington, DC area

Daniela was a joy to work with! She kept me accountable in my career-exploration journey and provided me with exercises and questions that required me to do the deep reflection that I needed. I highly recommend Daniela to anyone who feels a little lost and needs an insightful helping hand.

Attorney, Mom in Ohio

Ready to Take the First Step?

If you’re here, it’s likely because something in your career has been asking for your attention.

You can keep moving forward the way you have been… pushing through, figuring things out on your own, and hoping clarity arrives with time. For some, that works for a while. For many, it only deepens the exhaustion and uncertainty.

Or you can choose a different approach.

You can give yourself support.
You can stop carrying all of this alone.
You can work with someone who helps you slow down, get clear, and move forward with intention, without urgency or burnout.

You already have a sense of where staying the same might lead.
What’s possible when you choose clarity, support, and aligned action is still unfolding.

If you’re ready to explore what’s next, I’d love to support you.

Questions? Click here to contact us.

Daniela de la Piedra, JD, MPA, CPC, ELI-MP

Certified Career & Leadership Coach

Daniela is a passionate, results-driven coach who empowers motivated individuals to tap into their potential to create long-lasting transformation in their lives. She is known to help people achieve profound change and fulfillment in their personal and professional lives through increased self-awareness and implementing powerful life strategies.

Daniela helps busy professionals who are eager to get out of the rat race mentality to create a more intentional life where they can live by design instead of default. She helps her clients get clear on their vision, values and goals. From there, her clients create a plan for success and examine ways that they can show up in service of their goals and push through any blocks that may come up.

Daniela’s coaching offers a different perspective, support, and accountability for individuals who are in search of more out of life and more joy in everyday living.

Daniela has extensive experience working with individuals in all stages of their careers, leaders, managers, business owners, parents and retirees. She’s worked with national corporations, small businesses, non-profits, associations, and law schools.

Prior to coaching, Daniela practiced law for 13 years and represented low-income seniors in Washington, D.C. She trained, mentored and supervised attorneys, support staff, and interns. Daniela spoke at numerous trainings, conferences, outreach events and to the media. During her legal career, Daniela always took advantage of opportunities to learn and grow. She was very enthusiastic about the personal development and leadership training offered to her. And in fact, she even went back to school for a Master in Public Administration. Daniela loves to learn and has a very curious mind about people, what motivates us and how to continue our personal growth.

Daniela received her B.A. from The University of Virginia, J.D. from Washington College of Law, American University and M.P.A. with a concentration in Nonprofit Management from George Mason University. Daniela is also a proud native Spanish speaker.

Daniela’s credentials include:

– Certified Professional Coach by the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching (CPC)
– Certification in the Energy Leadership Index Assessment as a Master Practitioner (ELI-MP)
– Core Dynamics Leadership Specialist (CDLS)
– Core Dynamics Transition Specialist (CDTS)
– Core Dynamics Wellbeing Specialist (CDWS)

Daniela always welcomes the opportunity to speak on podcasts, panels and to deliver keynote addresses. She also loves to facilitate trainings and workshops and help women, especially Latinas, feel empowered to do anything they set their minds to.

Daniela lives in Gaithersburg, MD with her husband and two young children. Her family is her number one priority and joy! In her spare time, Daniela enjoys seeing friends and family, going out dancing, running solo, and singing whenever the inspiration hits. She’s also enamored by full moons, deep belly laughs, and her children’s sweet cuddles.