Your life, Love & leadership coach
Dr. Loretta Shields
Transforming Lives, Love and leadership from the inside out!
life coaching
In an era marked by rapid change and overwhelming choices, the guidance of a life coach has become an invaluable asset for individuals seeking clarity and direction. A life coach offers personalized support to help clients identify their true passions, set achievable goals, and create actionable plans to reach them. By providing unbiased feedback and accountability, they empower people to overcome self-imposed limitations and navigate life’s transitions with confidence. Whether you’re facing career challenges, personal development hurdles, or simply striving for a more balanced lifestyle, a life coach can illuminate your path forward. Investing in this partnership not only enhances self-awareness but also fosters resilience and motivation to transform aspirations into reality.
Love coaching
In today’s fast-paced and complex world, the need for a relationship coach has become increasingly evident. Many individuals, families, friends, and couples face challenges in communication, understanding, and maintaining healthy boundaries within their relationships. A relationship coach provides valuable guidance by offering tools to improve emotional intelligence, conflict resolution skills, and fostering deeper connections. They help clients navigate through difficult phases, set realistic goals for their relationships, and develop strategies to overcome obstacles effectively. By working with a relationship coach, people can gain clarity about their needs and desires while building stronger foundations for lasting partnerships.
Leadership coaching
In today’s fast-paced and competitive environments, the role of a leadership coach has become essential for professionals aiming to excel in their careers or service to others. A leadership coach provides tailored guidance to help individuals enhance their decision-making skills, improve team dynamics, and develop a strategic vision that aligns with organizational goals. By offering objective insights and fostering accountability, they enable leaders to refine their communication abilities and cultivate emotional intelligence—key traits necessary for inspiring teams and driving success. Whether you’re navigating complex challenges or aspiring to elevate your impact within your organization, partnering with a leadership coach can unlock your potential, boost confidence, and accelerate professional growth. Investing in this relationship not only strengthens leadership capabilities but also empowers you to lead with authenticity and influence positive change effectively.

D.Min. in pastoral counseling
Ph.D. in public health
Dr. Loretta Shields has been a life, love & leadership coach for over 15 years and has been a leader in church ministry and academia for over 25 years. She has a Doctor of Philosophy in public health, where her love is studying how relationship health (love and leadership) relates to physical, emotional, and mental well-being. She also has a Doctor of Ministry degree in pastoral counseling that has equipped her to use a holistic life, love and leadership coaching approach, combining psychology, counseling, and spirituality.
She practices compassionate, client-centered coaching, journeying with you and challenging you to do the spiritual, inner, and relational work required for a healthy life, healthy love and powerful leadership.
!! Satisfied Clients !!
Life Coaching Client: Empowering Sessions that Propel You into Purpose
Dr. Loretta Shields is not just knowledgeable and professional; she’s a catalyst for transformation that propels you towards your destiny! Through her expertise, she empowers you to make meaningful changes, providing practical tools and techniques to guide you to the next level. Dr. Shields helped me embrace my uniqueness, allowing me to confidently walk in my purpose. Despite external pressures from family and church standards, she enabled me to break free from limitations and fears, empowering me to fully embody who I am meant to be. Now, thanks to her guidance, I am confidently walking in alignment with my true purpose.
Love Coaching Client: Improving My Emotional Intelligence
I realized that I never considered where he was emotionally before interacting him. Now I am able to wisely approach him with conversations at the right time when he is most receptive. This creates deeper, more meaningful conversations, a deeper trust, and a respect for space and boundaries. Now, it’s less about what I need from him and more about being love to him.
Love & Leadership Coaching Client: Transformed in Personal Growth & Service in Leadership
Dr. Loretta Shields embodies the perfect blend of dynamic presentation and exceptional teaching skills. Her ability to distill complex information into relatable, humorous insights challenges individuals to reflect on their current status while guiding them towards their desired destination. Serving as the ultimate presenter-teacher-coach, she has personally impacted countless lives, including mine.
I vividly recall how Dr. Shields transformed my approach to dating relationships. Through her guidance, I transitioned from a self-serving mindset to one centered around servant leadership principles. Her influence not only reshaped my perspective but also empowered me to navigate relationships with newfound wisdom and compassion in my love life and also in my work life.
Life Coaching Client: Guiding Women from Good to GREAT!
Women are captivated by Dr. Loretta Shields for her unwavering love and support, both on and off the stage. She embodies a divine love that resonates with people, offering expert guidance and resources to build, nurture, and heal lives. Dr. Shields fearlessly walks alongside individuals through challenging paths, demonstrating sincerity in every interaction. Whether sharing laughter or tears, offering prayers of solace, or providing unwavering companionship, she remains dedicated to supporting your journey towards greatness.
Love Coaching Client: Understanding the Beauty of Flaws
My girlfriend came from a coaching session completely different person, setting realistic expectations for us and listening to me with her head and heart. Now, I know she is ready for marriage as she is now showing the willingness to build our happily ever after with our flaws and all. Apparently, Dr. Loretta Shields plays no games when it comes to preparing people for relationships.
Life Coaching Client: Joy in a Grief Journey
Relationship with loss is not something that many relationship coaches address. After losing my mother, Dr. Loretta took me by the hand, listened with her head and heart, validated my emotions, opened my eyes to what a healthy grief journey looks like, and walked out my grief with me, one-on-one.
Leadership Coaching Client: What a confidence boost!
Dr. Loretta Shields provided invaluable support as I navigated my reluctance to lead in my church, where historically, women have not been encouraged in leadership roles. When the opportunity arose for me to step up, I felt unprepared and hesitant. Dr. Shields offered both affirmation and practical guidance, equipping me with essential ministry planning skills and teaching me how to forge partnerships within and beyond our organization. She also showed me how to build a diverse team and effectively delegate responsibilities. Thanks to her mentorship, I was able to embrace my leadership potential confidently!
Love Coaching: Transforming Family Interactions
Dr. Loretta presented a workshop for our church group that addressed healthy habits for healthy families. She outlined family structures, how past family patterns affect current family patterns, parenting styles, and how understanding personality styles and emotional intelligence can build healthier and stronger families. She even facilitated live coaching exercises and family goal planning so that families could walk away with more than just head knowledge but a tangible way to build, nurture, and heal our families.
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