About Carrie Sackett, MS, PCC
Welcome! I'm Carrie Sackett, and I practice a ground-breaking approach to emotional well-being and personal growth—social therapeutics. When you decide to partner with me, we very quickly break you out of the inner mental loop that holds you back. The one that says, "I am not good enough", "I am broken", "I am an imposter", “I should have…”, etc.
My goal is to make emotional growth and relationship-building skills accessible to everyone, empowering individuals to become the creators of their lives, relationships, families and communities.
With 25 years of experience, I have carried the four pillars of social therapeutic coaching into professional roles, including corporate global change leader, award-winning communications professional and international nonprofit executive.
Today I not only offer coaching services to individuals, groups, teams, families and couples, I also train coaches and therapists in techniques that turbocharge emotional growth, publish articles and books and give talks to diverse audiences. My favorite talks are: Why We all Feel Lonely—And What We Can Do About It and We’re Doing Our Emotions All Wrong! How to Build a Life of Connection, Community and Belonging.
I trained with the founders of social therapeutics at the East Side Institute in Manhattan and hold certifications from the International Coaching Federation and the Somatic School in London. See and follow my LinkedIn profile here.
Whether you're navigating personal growth, exploring new relationship dynamics or seeking a supportive community, my coaching practice is here to guide you on your journey. Let's work together to develop the skills and connections you need to thrive.
Throughout my diverse experiences, I’ve realized that relationships are at the heart of everything. The way we engage and connect with others is the key to reigniting our personal growth and development.
Stories from Clients
“I have stopped obsessing in my head over what I should say or feel. From there, I’ve grown closer to the people in my life. My loneliness has shrunk a lot. Thank you Carrie!”
— FERNANDO
“The effects of working in a group sharing our experiences and stories, creating something together, gave me hope, and calm. Carrie’s counseling style is one of love and care. I highly recommend.”
— AMY
What is a ZPD?
Have you ever wondered what drives personal growth and development and if we ever hit an end point? Are we done growing at a certain age? 12? 21? 35?
The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), discovered by Lev Vygotsky in the early 20th century, offers insight into human learning and transformation. It is best described as this: We can do much more with others than we can on our own.
Think about how babies learn to speak. They don’t study grammar books; they start communicating because the people around them relate to them as if they could speak, as if the baby’s babbling makes sense. It is through this joint activity between people at differing levels of development that babies become language speakers. This concept of social and emotional growth through interactions with others is at the heart of social therapeutic coaching. It’s why I invite my individual clients to join one of my Life Development Groups. It’s why I work with teams, community-based organizations, couples and the whole family, including children.
Social therapeutics founders Dr. Fred Newman and Dr. Lois Holzman built on Vygotsky’s work and created a method for continuous life growth. At ZPD Coaching, we use this approach to create a supportive environment where you can develop and grow with others. Our coaching is like an ensemble performance of conversation, where everyone contributes to building something new.
What can ZPD Coaching do for you?
Through ZPD Coaching, we build something together out of which new things can emerge. You gain emotional tools for navigating challenging, unpredictable and transitional situations. You will discover new ways to see and understand the people in your life – whether it’s your spouse, partner, boss, child. And you learn new ways to relate to them in meaningful and constructive ways, fostering personal growth, emotional wellness and a deeper sense of connection and belonging.
Work with Carrie
Something transformed when I shared my imposter syndrome experiences. The group saw me as much bigger in the world than I saw myself. I am way more confident in my business interactions now.
— LAMINE