About Amy

Amy Haynes is a passionate connecter, coach, and capacity builder who grew up in rural Appalachia. Amy followed her love for service and social justice to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she completed a Master of Social Work, specializing in Management and Community Practice. Over the past ten years, Amy has worked in the nonprofit and social service sectors in the areas of affordable housing, child welfare, and community-level, anti-poverty efforts. Amy offers a dynamic skill set in nonprofit management, leadership development, and community organizing. In 2012, Amy completed her coaching certification through Coach Training Alliance.  Amy’s vision is to bring the power and impact of coaching to those doing the difficult and important work of serving and empowering communities in need. Outside of work, she loves rambling travel adventures, playing pool, and admiring her rescued Pit Bull, Birdie. You can also find her in yoga studios, fearlessly practicing her crow pose. She lives in Charlotte, NC with her partner. 

About Coaching

As a coach, I create a container for you to do the work to get to where you want to be in your career and life. I am your thinking and accountability partner, your champion, and the person from whom you can expect complete honesty and valuable challenges. Built into a coaching conversation is the belief that every situation has possibilities and that people really do have the power of choice in their lives.

Coaching is:

•  a powerful process of activating learning and action in your life. It’s about discovering what you really want, understanding what motivates you, and setting a clear direction that you move towards with energy and gusto. 
•  a thought-provoking process chiefly about discovery, awareness and choice. It is a way of effectively empowering you to find your own answers, and encouraging and offering support on your path in making life-changing choices.
• a creative process that inspires you to maximize your potential by experimenting in your life, and trying new approaches and fresh ideas. At the heart of coaching is examining your choices, testing out new ways of being in your life, and making commitments to yourself. 
• a personal process of facilitating purposeful, intentional change in your life and career. Coaching is about you—who you are, what you value, and how you want to live your best life.

80% of coaching clients report improved self-confidence

73% of coaching clients report improved relationships

72% of coaching clients report improved communication skills

67% of coaching clients report improved life/work balance

99% of coaching clients report being "somewhat" or "very satisfied" with their experience

96% of coaching clients report that they would repeat the process

Source: ICF Global Coaching Client Study, commissioned by the ICF and conducted independently by PricewaterhouseCoopers.