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The Work Beneath
the Work

Coaching for the people who run healthcare.

I help physicians, PAs, NPs, nurses, and practice owners gain clarity about who they are, what they want, what they're afraid of, and what comes next.

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You don't have to do it alone

Healthcare Can Be Lonely Work

You spend your days caring for patients, leading a team, or carrying the weight of a practice, and there's rarely anyone asking how you're doing.

The decisions are significant, the demands never let up, and it's easy to lose yourself in competing priorities, burnout, and the quiet fear that you're not up to the challenge.

The compliment I hear most often is, "I feel like I can tell you anything." That's where coaching starts: with someone safe to say the true thing to.

What brings people to me

What You May Be Carrying

  1. No. 01

    Running on Empty

    Somewhere along the way, the work started taking more than your time. It started taking your energy, your patience at home, your sense of purpose, and the person you're becoming.

  2. No. 02

    The Quiet Fear

    You're competent in the exam room but unsure of yourself in the office, and part of you is waiting for the day someone figures out you don't have it all together.

  3. No. 03

    The Weight of Ownership

    The charting, the staffing problems, the payroll that has to clear on Friday. Most clinicians were trained to diagnose and treat. Very few were trained to carry all of this.

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He doesn't just encourage me. He tells me the truth, helps me see what I've been avoiding, and then gives me something concrete to do about it. The clarity has been the biggest win.
Morgan Sims, PA-COwner, Revival Midland

Formation, not optimization

You Need More Than a Better System

There's a place for better systems, better scheduling, and better tools. But no EHR shortcut or practice management software can make up for a clinician who is running on empty. At some point, every leadership challenge becomes a character challenge.

The work is becoming someone who can

  • Lead wisely
  • Love deeply
  • Endure hard seasons
  • Pursue what truly matters

My coaching comes down to

Four Questions

We apply them to medicine, leadership, business, family, and life, so you become a healthier clinician whose work flourishes because you are flourishing.

  1. 01

    Identity

    Who am I?

    What kind of clinician and leader do I want to become? How you lead flows from who you are, so this is where we start.

  2. 02

    Vision

    What do I want?

    What do I truly want, both professionally and personally? Not what you think you should want.

  3. 03

    Fears

    What am I afraid of?

    What's holding me back? We name the fear that comes with responsibility for other people's lives and livelihoods.

  4. 04

    Priorities

    What's my next step?

    Not the whole plan. The wisest next step, and something concrete to do about it.

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How it works

How It Begins

  1. No. 01

    Book a conversation

    One hour, one-on-one. Bring the decision, the doubt, or the season you're in.

  2. No. 02

    We talk honestly about fit

    I take on a limited number of coaching clients, so by the end we'll both know whether working together makes sense.

  3. No. 03

    If it's a fit, we begin

    Ongoing one-on-one coaching, built around the four questions and what you're carrying right now.

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The outcome

Healthier Clinicians.
Healthier Practices.

  1. You lead from conviction instead of insecurity.
  2. You make decisions with more clarity and courage.
  3. You come home with something left for the people you love.
  4. You stop measuring yourself only by what you've built and start paying attention to who you're becoming.

What clients say

What It's Like to Work with Me

"You've helped me realize that growth isn't just about building a bigger business. It's about becoming the person and leader capable of building it without losing yourself in the process."
THDr. Tara HardingOwner, Simply You Clinic
"Vaughn's coaching has allowed me to see more of my value, not just in my company, but in myself."
AFAmy Flynn, NPOwner, Vespera Vitalis

Choose where to start

Two Ways to Work Together

One Conversation

Sometimes you don't need a long-term coaching program. You just need one thoughtful conversation with someone who can help you see clearly.

  • One hour, one-on-one
  • For a difficult decision, burnout, self-doubt, or a season of change
  • Built around the four questions
  • You leave with the wisest next step
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Ongoing Coaching

A monthly, one-on-one working relationship for the people who own or lead a medical clinic or med spa, and for other leaders where there is a fit.

  • Starts with a conversation about fit
  • Built on the four questions and what you're carrying right now
  • Concrete work you keep: a Who Am I portrait, an identity statement, core values, a vision, and decision tools
  • 360 feedback when it will help
  • Master and apprentice, not a program at scale. A limited number of clients at a time.
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Before you reach out

This Is for You If

  • You own or lead a practice, a clinic, or a med spa, and you carry the weight of it.
  • You're competent in the exam room but unsure of yourself in the office.
  • You're successful on paper and still wonder whether you're building the life you actually want.
  • You want someone who will tell you the truth.

It's Probably Not for You If

  • You're looking for a productivity hack or a new system.
  • You want to be told what to do. Your own answers to the questions do that.
  • You need clinical care. I'm not a counselor, psychologist, or mental health professional.

Your coach

I'm Vaughn Kohler

A former pastor who knows what running on empty feels like.

I've spent more than a thousand hours coaching physicians, PAs, nurse practitioners, nurses, and the owners of medical clinics and med spas, and I serve as a coach inside Spinoso Medical Empires, a mastermind for medical and aesthetic entrepreneurs. I'm not writing from a mountaintop.

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Before we talk

Common Questions

Do I have to share your faith?
No. My Catholic faith shapes how I understand human dignity, suffering, and what a flourishing life is for. You don't have to share it to find value here.
Is coaching the same as therapy?
No. I offer coaching, not clinical care. I'm not a counselor, psychologist, or mental health professional, and coaching is not a substitute for one.
Do you only coach people in healthcare?
Healthcare entrepreneurs, the clinicians who also own and lead a business, are who I work with most. Other entrepreneurs and leaders are welcome to reach out, and we'll talk honestly about whether it's a fit.
Does a first conversation commit me to coaching?
No. Sometimes one thoughtful conversation is all you need. I take on a limited number of ongoing clients, so not every conversation leads to a coaching relationship.

Start with one conversation

Caring for Others Shouldn't Mean Neglecting Yourself

Whether you're facing a difficult decision, feeling burned out, doubting yourself, or navigating change, I'd be honored to spend an hour with you.

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