Milena Galli

💫 ACC & EMCC Senior Practitioner Transformational Coach 💫 You know something needs to change. I walk with you as you find your way.

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

About

Ever felt like you’ve built a life that looks right but doesn’t feel right? I assist professionals turn that quiet discomfort into meaningful, purpose-driven change. Many people come to me feeling stuck, unfulfilled, or unsure about what’s next. They’ve achieved success on paper yet sense something deeper calling, something more authentic, alive, and aligned. As a Transformational Coach and Facilitator accredited by both the ICF (ACC) and EMCC (Senior Practitioner level), I partner with individuals and leaders to create purposeful transformation in their careers, businesses, and personal lives. Through deep, reflective conversations, I support clients in clarifying their goals, building self-awareness, and reconnecting with what truly matters. Together we cultivate confidence, emotional intelligence, and conscious action to move toward a life and career that feel aligned and fulfilling. My coaching approach combines systemic awareness, Nonviolent Communication, and a partnership mindset. I believe transformation happens through trust, curiosity, and shared responsibility, not pressure. Before coaching, I spent two decades as a freelance Art Director, leading creative projects and multicultural teams. That experience shaped my capacity to see people and systems with empathy, creativity, and respect for complexity, qualities I now bring into my coaching practice. If you’re ready to move from stuckness to clarity and live with more authenticity, leadership, and purpose, I’d love to connect.

Experience

  • Transformational Coach ICF • EMCC | Identity, Career & Relational Transitions | Ex-Art Director at our-shared-humanity.com
    Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

    You’ve built a solid career, achieved the external milestones, and established yourself as a high-performer. Yet, on the inside, something feels disconnected. Sunday nights carry a weight of misalignment, and the "just work" loop has become exhausting. I help highly capable professionals who are facing identity crises: navigating profound personal shifts in career, creative life, or non-traditional relational paths. As a former Art Director for over 25 years, I understand the friction between professional stability and the longing for a more authentic, creative, and aligned way of living. My coaching is grounded in the Person-Centered Approach and Nonviolent Communication (NVC), following the ICF’s core ethics and competencies. I don’t offer generic advice. I provide a space for deep self-investigation and strategic clarity, helping you bridge the gap between who you’ve been told to be and who you actually are. CORE AREAS OF FOCUS: • Career & Identity Transitions: Moving from "successful but grey" to aligned and purposeful. • Corporate Burnout & Toxic Environments: Reclaiming mental and emotional health without losing professional integrity. • Lifestyle Design: Navigating non-traditional paths (relational, geographical, and professional). CROSS-CULTURAL PARTNERSHIP: I have supported multicultural clients across: • Europe: Portugal, UK, Germany, Spain, France • Americas: US, Canada, Brazil • Asia: China, the Philippines Fluent in English and Portuguese. If your current path no longer fits who you are becoming, let’s have a conversation.

  • Volunteer Professional Coach at The Humanitarian Coaching Network
    Mar 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Art Director at Milena Galli
    Oct 2009 - Jun 2024 · 14 yrs 9 mos

  • Book Cover Designer at Companhia das Letras
    Mar 2014 - Jun 2021 · 7 yrs 4 mos

    Book Cover Design and Photography for Companhia das Letras.

  • Freelance Art Director at Accenture Brasil
    Jan 2019 - Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Art direction of Minha Natura photo shoot covers, responsible for directing photographers in person and remotely. Creation and Art Direction of the brand’s business leaders’ training materials such as videos and digital books.