Nicola Hladky

Executive Coach, Psychotherapist and Leadership Psychology Specialist

Nicola Hladky is an NCPS Registered Psychotherapist, EMCC Accredited Executive Coach and MSc Psychology specialist. She works with business owners, founders, senior leaders and high performers who appear successful on the outside but are carrying significant pressure beneath the surface.

Nicola specialises in the psychology behind exceptional leadership, helping leaders understand and transform the internal patterns that influence how they think, make decisions, perform and lead.

Her work combines psychotherapy, psychology and executive coaching to support leaders navigating:

Executive burnout
High-functioning anxiety
Imposter effect
Perfectionism
Leadership pressure
Decision fatigue
Confidence challenges
The psychological demands of success

Based in Manchester, UK, Nicola works online with clients across the UK, Europe and UAE.

She has supported leaders and organisations including NHS, Deloitte, KPMG, Arup, BBC, CBRE, Bauer Media and DEPT.

Credentials

Nicola’s qualifications and professional experience include:

MSc Psychology
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapy
NCPS Registered Psychotherapist
EMCC Accredited Executive Coach
Certified ADHD Coach
Harvard Leadership Certification
CBT Practitioner
EMDR Practitioner

Professional memberships include:

European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC)
British Psychological Society (BPS)
National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)

Who Nicola Works With

Nicola works with:

Business owners who have built successful companies but are carrying increasing pressure
Founders navigating growth, responsibility and decision fatigue
Senior leaders experiencing burnout while continuing to perform
High-performing professionals struggling with confidence, perfectionism or imposter effect
Executives who want to lead with greater clarity and sustainability
Organisations wanting psychologically informed leadership development

Her clients are often capable, successful people who do not need more motivation.

They need to understand the psychology behind how they operate.

Nicola’s Approach

The Psychology Behind Exceptional Leadership

Leadership is not only about strategy, skills or experience.

The way a leader thinks influences the way they lead.

Nicola works beneath visible behaviours to understand the internal factors shaping leadership performance, including:

Beliefs
Emotional patterns
Responses to pressure
Relationship with achievement
Confidence and self-trust
Decision-making patterns
Ability to create boundaries

Because sustainable leadership is built from the inside out.

Services

1:1 Executive Coaching and Psychotherapy

Private support for business owners, founders and senior leaders who want to transform the psychology behind how they think, lead and perform.

This work supports leaders experiencing:

Burnout
High-functioning anxiety
Imposter effect
Self-doubt
Leadership pressure
Difficulty switching off
Challenges with delegation and boundaries

The approach combines executive coaching and psychotherapy to create meaningful, sustainable change.

Website:
https://www.nicolahladky.com/1-1coaching

Corporate Leadership Coaching and Development

Psychologically informed leadership development for organisations that want stronger leaders, better decision-making and sustainable performance.

Nicola works with organisations through:

Executive coaching
Leadership development programmes
Senior leader support
Team development
Leadership workshops
The Elevate Leadership Partnership™

The focus is helping leaders think clearly, communicate effectively and perform sustainably through complexity, growth and change.

Website:
https://www.nicolahladky.com/corporate

ADHD Coaching for Professionals and Leaders

Specialist ADHD coaching for ambitious professionals and leaders who want to understand their ADHD, create effective systems and work with their brain rather than against it.

Nicola combines ADHD coaching, psychology and executive coaching to support: