About

Emily

As an expert in mental fitness and high-performance, I am committed to helping individuals and organizations thrive by mitigating stress, optimizing wellness, and building resilience.

Experience & Credentials

Why Work With Emily

I have 12 years of hybrid coach-counseling experience as a therapist turned burnout and high-performance coach. I am a licensed mental health expert and certified mental performance mastery coach.

I have 15+ years of management and leadership experience from retail management to a mental health corporation and founding two businesses.

I had my own experience with burnout in 2019 after many years of being overcommitted and putting others first in the name of success.

I put my knowledge and expertise into action. I stopped believing there wasn’t time for self-care because I knew life could not continue this way.

This was the catalyst for founding Vantage View Coaching. As a therapist, I observed that many of my high-achieving professional clients (e.g., lawyers, doctors, engineers, nuclear scientists, accountants, dentists) were coming to therapy because of anxiety and stress related to the demands of work and life.

Much like me, they didn’t have a mental illness or need to go digging up the past.. they were having a normal reaction to chronic unmanaged stress. Their unhealthy habits and strategies for coping were not working.

They needed a PLAN, the SKILLS, and SUPPORT to go from overwhelm, exhaustion, and chaos to confidence, energized, and inner peace despite the chaos of the day.

I now work 1:1 with lawyers and high-achieving professionals to help them thrive in demanding careers and in life.

I work with organizations to teach their members the psychological skills for building resilience, sustaining motivation, and striving for excellence. After all, a high-performing organization is composed of high-performing individuals.

My mission is to improve the mental health and well-being statistics in the legal and corporate world. I want to help as many individuals and businesses as possible learn the psychological skills and habits that will optimize well-being, build resilience, and unlock potential.

You can achieve excellence in your career and have a healthy, happy life. With the right coaching approach and framework, it is possible to have it all. I can help you recover from burnout or reach the next level of your performance.

I can help you build new healthy habits and master mental performance skills for high-performance. I can help you alleviate anxiety and become an empowered leader at the office and at home. I can help facilitate your life-changing transformation in person or remotely from anywhere in the world.

Professional Background

I incorporate the following qualifications and experiences to help you get results:

2005

Completed my BS in Psychology from the College of William & Mary in 2005. I was a pre-med major with a passion for science and other medical and behavioral type fields of study.

2002-2007

Worked at Barnes & Noble throughout college and was promoted to leadership/management before graduation. I gained invaluable leadership and business experience with B&N and then store management for Starbucks in Chicago.

2007-2010

Worked in a research lab in the Department for Brain and Psychological Sciences at Indiana University.

2009-2010

Completed MS. Ed. In Counseling and Counselor Education from Indiana University. During that time, I authored research papers on Sports Psychology and other topics regarding human behavior.

2011-2015

I was a mental health counselor at an agency in Knoxville, TN working with clients of all ages from 3 on through the lifespan. Focused on children in foster care.

Served in upper management overseeing 25+ staff members and multiple therapeutic programs across 16 counties.

2015-2016

Adjunct Professor of Psychology for King University where I taught Statistics, Cognitive Psychology and Lifespan & Development. I also completed graduate courses at University of Tennessee in the field of Sports Psychology in 2015.

2015 - present

I completed certification to become a Collaborative Divorce Coach. I was a founding member of the East Tennessee Collaborative Alliance. I’ve served as VP, President, and Marketing Chair. I continue to provide divorce coaching with this group of lawyers and financial experts. I am also a TN Supreme Court Rule 31 Mediator.

2015 - 2023

In 2015, I opened my own private practice called Knoxville Counseling Services. The business grew to 3 office locations and continues to serve the Knoxville Community. I sold my stake in the business in 2023 to focus solely on coaching.

2020-present

I started Vantage View Coaching to focus on the well-being of lawyers and high-achieving professionals. I found the traditional therapeutic approach was not getting the results for these professional clients. After my own experience with burnout + sharing that approach with my clients, I changed solely to the coaching model.

Successfully changing your life is like climbing a mountain. Taking it one step at a time and partnering with an expert guide enhance your chances of reaching the summit.

Emily Heird, LPC/MHSP
Founder of Vantage View Coaching