Kathleen Smith Vane, CPCC

Life & Relationship Coach

For more than seven years, Kathleen has supported professionals, creatives, and individuals in navigating life’s transitions, deepening their relationships, and achieving meaningful results in both their personal and communal lives.

Kathleen’s coaching style is a blend of compassion, candor, and accountability. Clients describe her as a gifted listener, able to cut through the noise of self-doubt and distill complex relational or personal challenges into clear, actionable steps. Her approach combines deep empathy with a structured framework for growth, helping clients stay focused, motivated, and aligned to their core values.

Kathleen specializes in working with clients who are seeking clarity in clarity in their personal journey and resilience in their connections, She helps clients identify self-limiting patterns, master the art of communication, and build stronger, healthier bonds, whether at home, in the workplace, or within their broader communities. By fostering emotional intelligence and self-awareness, she empowers her clients to show up more authentically in every relationship they navigate

Her work has been praised across industries:

• “Kathleen’s coaching helped me sort through the noise of my own self-doubt and map out a plan that landed me my current role.”- Dan Bollana, Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Syracuse

• “Her belief in me proved me 100% wrong when I thought I was too old to change. She gave me the tools to transform my life.” — Steven Trost, Senior Advisor, Columbia University

• “Kathleen is the embodiment of light, love and wisdom… She is compassionate while also requiring accountability, which is why we get results.”— Linda Glick, SAG/AFTRA, AEA

Additional clients, including physicians, psychologists, and community leaders, commend Kathleen for her optimism, her intuitive problem-solving, and her ability to inspire sustainable heart-centered change.

Kathleen earned her designation as a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) in 2018 by the Co-Active Training Institute. Her practice is built on the belief that meaningful transformation happens when clients align their goals with their deepest values and cultivate fulfilling relationships. Her role is to illuminate the path, provide structure and accountability, and champion each client’s best efforts along the way.