Sara Abdollahi
Coaching Through the InnerVine
How I Approach Coaching
My coaching style is collaborative, reflective, and grounded in real life.
We work together to uncover what’s true for you — not by fixing, but by listening deeply.
With presence and care, we explore challenges, name what matters, and take steps that align with your values and inner pace.
This is what I call coaching through the inner vine — a quiet return to the strength already growing within you.
Inspired by a line from Hafez: “Do not imagine the journey has ended. A thousand vines lie waiting in the veins of the vine.”
InnerVine is the part of us where quiet strength and untouched insight live — like a thousand unspoken wines resting in the vine.
Coaching gently opens that space — not to harvest, but to listen.
Who I Work With
This space might be right for you if:
You’re a thoughtful professional, academic, or healthcare worker navigating a life transition—immigration, burnout, loss, or an inner shift that’s hard to name.
You think deeply, question honestly, and are tired of surface-level advice or motivational noise.
You’re looking for an intellectually grounded coaching approach—not one filled with rose-tinted optimism, but one that honors your inner complexity with clarity and respect.
You appreciate when someone can identify the evident, basic needs beneath emotional confusion—and help you see your challenges through calm, thoughtful analysis.
When the Path Begins Inside
You’ve often found yourself “ahead” of the people trying to support you—and want a coach who can meet you where you are, without simplifying or overexplaining.
You’re fluent in both logic and emotion—and want a coaching space that honors both.
You feel alone in your questions about purpose, identity, or direction—and are ready to explore those questions with dignity.
If you feel a quiet yes somewhere inside, you’re welcome to begin.
My Journey Toward individuation
As both a medical physicist and a coach, my journey through science and personal discovery has profoundly shaped my approach to coaching. My experiences in science, self-discovery, migration, and healing have shown me how deeply personal and professional transitions can impact our lives. Coaching came into my life at a time when I was searching for new meaning, and now I create space for others who are on a similar journey.
I offer a calm and attentive presence, with a deep respect for your individuality. This work is not about fixing; it’s about gently unfolding what already resides within you.
My coaching is deeply informed by my interest in how existential anxiety manifests during times of change, isolation, or shifts in identity. I provide a reflective space free from judgment, helping you reconnect with meaning and move forward at your own pace. I am an ICF-accredited coach, offering sessions in both English and Persian.
The Inner Child Protection Circle
Beneath every form of anxiety — whether it arises quietly in daily life or manifests more intensely — I believe there is one shared root:
a sense of unsafety in the inner child.
When the child within feels threatened, unseen, or unprotected, the adult self absorbs that tension in ways we may not even recognize.
I’ve come to understand that lasting calm doesn't come from controlling fear, but from gently creating safety — beginning with the parts of us that carry the earliest wounds.
The Inner Child Protection Circle is not a method or a diagnosis.
It’s a soft space. A quiet invitation to return, reconnect, and offer the kind of care we may never have received — and still need.
Healing begins with safety. This is where the journey starts.
This is where the circle begins.
If you’d like to know more about how I hold coaching — with care, clarity, and ethical boundaries
you can read it here.
A Tiny Voice in the Circle
Nila is my niece, living in Germany.
When she found out I was building a coaching website, she asked:
“Can you say there that Nila is also working with Sara?”
Then she added, thoughtfully:
“I want to be a Sozialarbeiterin — someone who helps the children.”
I listened to her with quiet joy. Without knowing the language of coaching, she had already stepped into the space it creates:
seeing, supporting, and imagining something softer for others.
When a child at that age speaks about caring for others, it reminds us that the need for emotional safety is something deeply human — and already known, even before we learn how to name it.
So yes — Nila is already in the circle.
Curious about coaching?
You're welcome to book a free 30‑minute introductory session to see if coaching with me feels like a good fit.
You can find the link in the Featured section of my LinkedIn — or simply click the button below.
Would you like to know more about fees before we meet?
You can read about pricing and access here.
