Professional Life Coaching and Therapeutic Support for Executives and Leaders, Canberra & online

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0451 903 260

10/1 Hobart Place, AMP Building Canberra ACT 2600
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Feeling stuck, burnt out, or off-track? You're not alone.

Life Coaching with Therapeutic Support for Real-World Change

Today’s world moves fast. Pressure is constant. Workplaces – and life – are more complex than ever.

At StartAnew, we work with people who are driven, high-performing, and often seen as resilient. They present well to the world – but inside, they may be silently struggling.

Many of our clients are executives, leaders, and professionals who face burnout, perfectionism, self-doubt, or the impacts of unresolved childhood adversity, intergenerational trauma, substance use, or difficult relationships.

They’re often high achievers who quietly carry the weight of self-sabotage.

That’s why StartAnew combines professional coaching with therapeutic support for leaders and executives. We address both the practical and the personal. We help you move from frustration to clarity, from burnout to resilience, and from survival to thriving.

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Do you need help with:

  • Navigating personal or career transitions?
  • Managing stress, burnout, anxiety, or mood challenges?
  • Building resilience, energy, and motivation?
  • Leading teams or creating lasting cultural change?
  • Improving wellbeing at home or work?
  • Overcoming internal blocks or patterns holding you back?

StartAnew helps you to increase your self-awareness, shift your mindset, and unlock your potential to grow, lead, and live with purpose.

Step into your future with clarity, energy, and confidence.

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Karen Freedman,
Professional Life Coach, Therapist and Consultant

Karen Freedman combines professional life coaching with therapeutic support to help you create real, lasting change.

She doesn’t just help you set goals – she helps you grow into the person who can achieve them.

Karen holds Master’s degrees in Public Health, Psychotherapy, and Counselling. She has held senior leadership roles across health, international development, workforce strategy, and public policy.

With decades of experience, Karen brings clarity, empathy, and insight to every conversation. She’s not afraid of complexity and doesn’t shy away from tough topics.

Karen works with individuals, teams, and organisations to support personal growth, leadership development, and life transitions. Her approach is authentic, human, and grounded in real-world experience.

She honours your strengths, culture, and creativity – helping you become the leader of your own life.

Online and in-person consultations available. Start your journey today.

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Tailored Packages for Executives, Leaders and Individuals

Professional Life Coaching

Life, professional and wellbeing coaching to help you thrive – at home, at work, and within. Unlock your potential and become the best version of yourself.

  1. Life Coaching
  2. Leadership development
  3. Wellbeing growth
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Therapeutic Support

Therapeutic Support

At StartAnew, therapy nurtures your mental and emotional wellbeing, offering compassionate, confidential support to help you:

  1. Manage stress, anxiety and trauma
  2. Navigate life transitions
  3. Build resilience and clarity
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Teams and Organisations

StartAnew supports improved team and organisational wellbeing through faciliatation and coaching that helps your people:

  1. Boost motivation and performance
  2. Lead with empathy and inclusion
  3. Create a healthier, resilient workplace
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Design a New and Authentic Future. Create conditions for Excellence, Motivation, Innovation and Health in your Life, Team and Organisation.

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“We do not play the expert at Start Anew. Connect, communicate, and collaborate is the style we are accustomed to support you make meaningful change. The key to engagement is our fervent belief that you are the expert of your life and you have the resources to unlock your future.”

Karen Freedman, Founder Start Anew

"I had the opportunity to work with Karen Freedman as a Career Coach and later to participate in a personal Introduction to her Leadership and Performance Program. I would like to say how much I learnt about myself and my management and leadership style during these sessions. I especially enjoyed our sessions on Motivational Mapping and would highly recommend this to anyone who works as a manager of people. The insight gained was invaluable and will assist me in getting the most out of any team."
Linda Treble SalesHR Manager, Catholic Education
"I have engaged Karen Freedman on numerous occasions to provide Senior Executive coaching to Senior Executive groups, diversity and inclusion training to Consulting teams and Team coaching to ICT teams within both private and public sectors…..At all times she has been highly successful in delivering results and assisting to achieve lasting change…..Her manner is thoughtful and insightful, she is a good listener and has the ability to assess the situation/environment, distil information and coach individuals to identify and implement an appropriate strategy to suit their needs. "
Denise Cardew-HallFormer Chief Operating Officer/ Chief Finance Officer, National Film and Sound Archives of Australia
"Karen provided invaluable assistance to our organisation in strengthening our senior leadership’s interaction with our people. She is an extremely effective coach who is able to connect with people and address difficult and sensitive issues. I have valued her counsel which has assisted both myself and our senior leadership in advancing our organisation’s growth aspirations. Karen has established herself as a valued and trusted advisor to the company."
Andrew BalmaksCEO Noetic/Attura
"Karen is a very talented individual. She is non-judgemental and a great listener with the ability to distill the essentials of any given issue being discussed in an effortless, thoughtful and organic coaching process. The personal connection established was excellent, providing an opportunity to comfortably explore a broad range of topics covering every aspect of life. Most importantly, she helped me identify key drivers for motivation in the workplace and strategies for boosting motivation at work and in life and what was holding me back. There were many ‘aha’ moments throughout. I would strongly recommend Karen to others."
Jonathan TemplingSenior Audit Specialist, United Nations Development Program, Istanbul
"I had the privilege of working with Karen on two recent programs, a corporate program designed to influence and shape culture and behaviour, and a professional coaching program. Karen’s preparation, engagement and commitment to the programs, the development of tangible, measurable benefits, and her deeply shared association with the outcomes, determined that both the corporate and individual coaching programs were very successful. On a personal level, it was a pleasure working with Karen, she is personable and very approachable, brings robust methodologies and frameworks, and in my experience, she takes a strong personal commitment to realising shared goals and objectives with her clients."
Michael DucieChief Executive Officer Legacy Club Services

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