I am a coach, facilitator, and consultant committed to the inner and outer work of transformation for a more just and equitable world.

Hi, my name is Ja Young and I’m glad you found my page. Officially I’m a coach and an organizational consultant and the work I do comes from a healing and liberation approach.

I work with individuals and organizations that are looking to unlearn and heal from all the ways the system of white supremacy has taken away our wholeness and dignity. When working with me, I engage your body, heart, mind, and spirit to reclaim your power and give voice to the truths you have been longing to name.

I am a native New Yorker, a daughter of Korean immigrants, and a mother of a multiracial child now residing in Oakland. I bring the roots of my identities to bring my no bullshit-honesty along with deep compassion to all my clients.

Currently in my coaching and consulting practice, I work with leaders and organizations that are fighting for social and racial justice. My mission is to help my clients tap into their vision and wisdom to do the difficult and essential work of personal and organizational transformation and healing.

I believe I belong and you belong and we can only thrive in spaces of belonging. Work with me to create the conditions for true belonging within yourself and in your organizations.

Formal Bio:

Ja Young Ahn-Williams (she/her) is the founder of Attunement Coaching and a founding partner of Imagine Us. Ja Young brings over 15 years of experience working with leaders and organizations in the non-profit and education sectors. She works with individuals and organizations that are committed to healing and unlearning the ways that white supremacy distorts our sense of belonging – to ourselves and to each other.

Ja Young believes in the innate wisdom of individuals and groups and uses coaching and facilitation to harness that power for her clients. She brings an authentic and embodied approach to creating the conditions for risk-taking and deep transformation. She feels honored to accompany her clients on their path towards healing and liberation.

Ja Young is a native New Yorker, a daughter of Korean immigrants, and the mother of a multiracial child. Her identities have gifted her with a capacity to hold multiple realities and a passion for interrupting the silence of marginalized voices. Both as a mother and a facilitator of change, she is in a daily practice of humility, vulnerability, and self-compassion.  Her joy comes from laughing with her son, harvesting fruit and vegetables from her garden, and hiking in the redwoods.

Ja Young is a transformational coach and consultant, working with leaders and organizations through LeaderSpring, Imagine Us, Social Transformation Project, and the Coaching for Healing, Justice, and Liberation school. Ja Young is also a student and facilitator of Somatic Abolitionism, working with Resmaa Menakem and his team of facilitators at Education for Racial Equity. She is trained as a facilitator and lecturer of interpersonal and group dynamics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, UC Berkeley Haas Business School, and The New School. She is a graduate of The New School where she received her MS in Organizational Change Management.

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