Andy Laken
Alētheia Coach | Men's Work Facilitator
Coaching
As a coach, I help you uncover inner resources, bring forth authenticity and resilience, establish and meet goals, and more confidently navigate life’s challenges.Coaching together can support you in many areas: career, relationships, leadership, parenting, self-development, spiritual growth.My coaching approach combines modern evidence-based techniques like Parts Work, somatics, depth work, with new takes on old traditions e.g. Jungian archetypal work and nondual practice.I combine 15 years’ experience facilitating transformational leadership work with 30 years’ experience in the software industry at multiple levels. To deepen my coaching I’m enrolled in the multi-year Aletheia Advanced Coaching Program – I completed Level 1 of this training in 2025.To explore coaching together, reach out via email or book a free intro call.
"My sessions with Andy have been incredibly effective at helping me move past the mental noise to the heart of what's really preventing me from thriving in life … Our sessions are a tremendous support in my life."– Jason W
Men's Work
Today many men are struggling with how they show up as a man in today’s culture. Labels of ‘toxic masculinity’ abound, and our culture seems to devalue and degrade men even as it uplifts and rewards immature and desctructive men. How do we move beyond confining, destructive models of manhood, and find new life-affirming paradigms of masculinity? How can we find and own the deep value in our core masculine selves, and bring forth our gifts to protect and uplift our families, communities, and the world?As a men’s coach I can help you navigate these quandaries, and help you embody and practice a mature masculinity that is authentic to you.In 2009 I stepped into the world of men’s work through the nonprofit Mankind Project. MKP’s weekend intensive changed my life, and for 15 years I’ve continued to heal, grow, and facilitate other men in powerful weekly groups, trainings, and workshops.
Testimonials
“I highly recommend Andy as a coach. My sessions with Andy have been incredibly effective at helping me move past the mental noise to the heart of what's really preventing me from thriving in life. Andy can move fluidly between coaching and counseling work. This means I have worked successfully with Andy on both practical changes in my life, and also the important work of examining emotions and patterns that are blocking me from that important forward progress. Andy has a very grounded presence, and has a balanced approach.Andy clearly has had many years of working specifically with men and the specific challenges of being a man in our modern society. He draws from a deep well of counseling modalities and an understanding of the social oppressions that prevent men from accessing all of their innate strengths.I am so happy to be working with Andy. Our sessions are a tremendous support in my life, and I hope to work with him for many years to come.”– Jason W, Bakery Manager
“Andy is such an exceptional coach. He has an incredible combination of talents, skills, and methods that bring together business, professional, and career acumen with deeper personal and emotional insights. And, he applies them with such care, thoughtfulness, and humility!Andy's brought all this to bear to help me develop strategies for "what's next for me" in my career. He helped me find new perspectives on the root causes of the challenges holding me back from stepping into leadership roles.I have found working with Andy to be nothing short of transformational. If you want to dig deeper, to be challenged, to grow as a person, and to unlock your professional potential ... get coaching from Andy!”– Travis H, Enterprise Software Architect
About
I spent decades in the software industry in technical and leadership roles. Despite outward success, I struggled with self-confidence, family issues, loneliness, and lack of purpose. My journey to and wholeness is ongoing, and has included 20 years of zen meditation and sangha practice; 15 years of men’s work intensives, training, and facilitation; a variety of somatic therapeutic work; spiritual work; and more. And the more I have healed, the stronger my aspiration to help others has become.In 2023 I took a leap to embody that aspiration by shifting career into transformational coaching. I now supporting clients with the experience and toolset I’ve developed over years.In 2024 I enrolled in multi-year Alētheia Advanced Coaching Program to deepen my coaching effectiveness, and completed Level 1 in January 2025.I live in Portland, Oregon with my life partner and a chihuahua. I love cooking, adventure cycling, playing guitar, and 80’s music.
Contact
I'd love to discuss how we might work together. Reach out via email, LinkedIn, or book a free intro call.