Domonique is the Founder of the Institute of Exceptional Alignment and an Executive Leadership Coach who partners with high-performing women navigating demanding, high-pressure careers. Her work centers on helping women lead with clarity, confidence, and sustainability without losing themselves in the process.

Domonique brings a rare combination of lived experience and deep coaching expertise. She began her career as a lawyer and understands firsthand the intensity of high-stakes environments, the pressure to perform flawlessly, and how easily success can become tied to over-functioning and burnout. That perspective informs her coaching today, especially her work with women lawyers who are stepping into leadership or questioning whether their current version of success is truly sustainable.

Before founding the Institute, Domonique served as Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion and Senior Associate Counsel at the National Basketball Association, after starting her career at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. She has since partnered with organizations including DoorDash, Hinge, and MasterClass to design and facilitate executive coaching, leadership intensives, and culture-shaping work.

Clients often describe Domonique’s coaching as both grounding and transformative. She blends deep self-reflection with practical tools, helping clients move from burnout and self-doubt to greater confidence, clarity, and aligned leadership. 
She holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from the University of Florida, and is an ICF-certified coach through the Co-Active Training Institute.

What coaching services do you provide?

I offer one-on-one executive and leadership coaching, group coaching, leadership cohorts, trainings and workshops, and leadership assessments including DiSC and the Leadership Circle Profile (a 360 assessment tool).

Common areas of focus include leadership presence and confidence, managing perfectionism and burnout, navigating competing demands, leading teams effectively, time and energy management, and making decisions with greater clarity and alignment. I also support clients through career transitions, identity shifts, and moments when success no longer feels as fulfilling as it once did.

What services do you provide in addition to coaching?

• Interview and leadership transition preparation
• Leadership assessments (DiSC and Leadership Circle Profile)
• Workshops and keynotes

What is your coaching philosophy?

I believe alignment is a competitive advantage, not a “nice to have.” When you’re clear on who you are, what you value, and how you want to lead, you make better decisions, build stronger relationships, and create more sustainable impact.

Much of my work centers on helping high-performing women move out of over-functioning and perfectionism - patterns that are often rewarded in the legal profession but come at a high personal cost. Coaching creates space to step out of survival mode and into leadership that feels grounded, intentional, and effective.

My coaching is highly personalized and practical, blending deep self-reflection with clear, actionable steps. The goal is to help you lead and live in a way that feels both effective and sustainable, not just successful on paper.

What interests or excites you about coaching women lawyers?

Coaching women lawyers is deeply personal for me. I began my career as a lawyer, and I still remember what it felt like to move through long days, high stakes, and the constant pressure to be sharp, reliable, and “on.” I know how easily your sense of worth can become tied to performance, and how quietly exhausting that can be.

I’m especially energized by working with women lawyers at pivotal moments - when you’re stepping into leadership, carrying more responsibility, or starting to wonder whether the path you’re on still feels aligned or sustainable. In many legal environments, perfectionism is rewarded and even celebrated, yet it often drives over-functioning, burnout, and self-doubt behind the scenes. The profession values excellence, but rarely creates space to pause, reflect, or have honest conversations about what long-term success should actually look like. Coaching offers that space.

What excites me most is supporting women lawyers in realizing that you don’t have to choose between excellence and well-being. When you lead from alignment - with clarity about your values, boundaries, and voice - you become a more confident, effective, and impactful leader. And that kind of leadership doesn’t just benefit you; it strengthens the teams, firms, and institutions you help lead.

Tell us about your training and certifications as a coach.

I’m an ICF-certified coach and completed my core coach training through the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI), which emphasizes a whole-person approach to leadership and sustainable change.


I’m also certified in DiSC and the Leadership Circle Profile, which I use to help clients better understand their leadership patterns, strengths, and growth edges—and to translate insight into meaningful action.

My work is trauma-informed and grounded in neuroscience. This informs how I support clients navigating stress, perfectionism, burnout, and identity transitions, particularly in high-pressure environments. I focus on creating a coaching space that feels supportive, steady, and practical, so clients can make meaningful change without feeling overwhelmed.