Dorit Sauer – Executive Coaching in Madrid
Burnout & Stress Coach for High-Performing Professionals | Sustainable Productivity & Clear Decision-Making Without Overload
Dorit Sauer is a Burnout & Stress Coach for High-Performing Professionals | Sustainable Productivity & Clear Decision-Making Without Overload based in Madrid, Spain. They offer Executive Coaching (4 years of experience), Accountability And Performance Coaching (10 years of experience), Team Coaching (10 years of experience), Mindset And Mindfulness Coaching (4 years of experience), and Behaviour Change Coaching (4 years of experience). Topics include Burnout, Mindfulness And Stress Reduction, Sleep Difficulties, Work-Life Balance, Work Related Stress And Anxiety, and Goal Setting. Languages: German, English, and Spanish.
Executive Coaching
4 years of experience
Transform Stress to Success: Sustainable Productivity for High Performers
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Are you constantly on? Always thinking about work, solving problems, managing pressure, yet never really feeling caught up? Maybe your calendar is packed, your mind never switches off, and even outside work you struggle to truly disconnect. You keep performing, you keep delivering, but internally the stress exhaustion continue growing. And the problem is this often becomes normal. High performers and leaders are used to carrying responsibility. They push through, stay available and keep going, often ignoring the warning signs until chronic stress starts affecting focus, sleep, decision making, health. This is where I can help. I'm Dorit Sauer, a certified coach and trainer specializing in sustainable productivity, stress management, self-leadership and burnout prevention. With more than 20 years of experience in demanding international and multicultural environments, I understand firsthand complexity and expectations many professionals and leaders navigate daily. I also know from personal experience what happens when stress becomes a permanent way of operating. That experience led me to develop a more sustainable and human approach to performance. One that allows you to achieve results without constantly running on empty. I help professionals and leaders reduce chronic stress and mental overload, regain clarity and focus, improve boundaries and work-life balance, sleep and recover better, manage time and energy more intentionally and perform sustainably without sacrificing well-being. My approach is practical, personalised and adapted to real life. Depending on your needs, we combine coaching, stress assessment, mindfulness, self-leadership strategies, values work, productivity tools and mindset work. The goal is not to lower your ambition or do less, the goal to help you perform better, with more clarity, calm and control. if this resonates with where you are right
Always busy, never switching off? Move from stress, mental overload, and exhaustion to clarity, focus, and sustainable performance. Improve boundaries, sleep, and work-life balance—without sacrificing results or burning out.
Accountability And Performance Coaching
10 years of experience
Boost Productivity & Performance with Sustainable Coaching
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Do you ever feel busy all day but still not making progress on what truly matters? Maybe you start with good intentions but distractions, constant demands or lack of structure pull you away from your priorities. You procrastinate on important tasks, jump between responsibilities or rely on last-minute pressure to get things done. And over time, this creates frustration, mental overload and the feeling that you could perform at a much higher level if you simply had more clarity, consistency and accountability. If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. The problem is rarely laziness or lack of capability. Most high performing professionals already know what they should do. The challenge is creating the structure, habits, focus and follow through needed to do it consistently in demanding real life environments. This is where I can help. I'm Dorit Sauer, a certified coach and trainer specializing in sustainable productivity, self leadership, accountability and performance coaching. With more than 20 years of experience in international and high demand environments, I understand the reality of competing priorities, constant interruptions, mental overload and the pressure to perform. Through my coaching approach I help professionals and leaders clarify values, priorities and goals, improve focus and decision-making, overcome procrastination and self-sabotage, build habits that actually stick, manage time and energy more effectively, as well as create systems that support consistent execution and sustainable performance. This is not about becoming perfectly productive of filling every minute of your day. It's about helping you work with more intention, structure and control so your actions align with your priorities and goals. So that the results stop depending on stress, urgency or willpower alone. My approach is practical, personalised and adapted to your real day-to-day challenges. If you're ready to stop spinning your wheels and start creating meaningful, consistent progress, I'd be happy to support you.
Struggling with procrastination, lack of focus, or inconsistent execution? Build clear goals, stronger habits, and sustainable accountability. Improve time management, follow-through, and performance—without relying on pressure or last-minute urgency.
Team Coaching
10 years of experience
Boost Team Performance: Healthy Productivity Methodology for Sustainable Success (EN)
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Hello, thank you for taking a couple of minutes to watch this. Something I see repeatedly when speaking with HR, people and culture leaders, learning and development managers or CEOs and founders, especially in demanding international environments, is teams with great talent and commitment that keep delivering but with less and less energy, less focus and growing fatigue. Perhaps this sounds familiar, packed calendars, difficulty prioritizing, constantly putting out fires, leaders carrying too much and key people gradually disengaging without openly showing it. It's not always a visible burnout. Often it's chronic stress, ongoing exhaustion or even bore out, all of which directly affect performance and talent engagement. This is where I can help. Through my healthy productivity methodology, I support companies that want high performance in a sustainable way. Teams and leaders develop self-leadership, healthy time and energy management, accountability, clear boundaries, and strategies to manage and prevent chronic stress, burnout, All of this is delivered using practical tools and methods designed for real day-to-day work. I regularly work with multicultural teams in international environments and provide my services in English, Spanish and German. Why me? Alongside my training, coaching and professional development, I speak from personal experience. Having lift chronic stress, burnout and complex work environments firsthand, I know what happens when high performance is not sustainable. Over 20 years of professional experience across diverse industries also allow me to understand both business dynamics and the human and cultural complexity behind each team. If something I've shared resonates with what you're experiencing right now. I would be happy to have no obligation conversation to explore your context and see if a collaboration makes sense. Thank you for your time. Shall we talk?
Packed calendars, constant firefighting, and growing fatigue? Build a high-performing team with more clarity, focus, and sustainable energy. Reduce overload, prevent burnout, and strengthen accountability and self-leadership.
Mindset And Mindfulness Coaching
4 years of experience
Overcome self-doubt and imposter syndrome with Dorit Sauer's coaching for inner confidence (en)
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You might be doing well on the outside, but still feeling like it's only a matter of time before someone realizes you're not as capable as you think. You overthink decisions, replay conversations in your head, and even when things go right, you struggle to fully own them. Over time, that quiet self-doubt starts shaping how you see yourself. holding you back from feeling grounded, confident and clear. I'm Dorit Sauer, a certified coach specializing in self-leadership, personal development and executive coaching. i work with professionals who are highly capable on the outside, but eternally dealing with pressure, overthinking and constant self demand. We focus on reshaping your inner narrative from the root. I help you build self-awareness so you can understand what's really driving your actions. We work on quieting self doubt and imposter syndrome patterns and strengthening a more stable sense of self-confidence that doesn't depend on constant external validation. So instead of second-guessing yourself all the time, you start trusting your judgment. You feel more grounded in who you are, and you begin to operate from self confidence instead If you're ready to stop fighting your own mind and start feeling more solid within yourself, I'd love to support you.
You overthink, doubt yourself, and still feel like you’re not enough — even when you’re doing well. I help you quiet the inner critic, overcome the imposter syndrome, rebuild confidence and self-esteem, and develop a grounded sense of who you are and what you’re capable of.
Behaviour Change Coaching
4 years of experience
Overcome Over-Responsibility and Emotional Overload with Executive Coach Dorit Sauer
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Do you often feel like you're carrying too much? Not just at work but emotionally as well? Saying yes when you really want to say no. Taking on more than your share and ending the day feeling drained or slightly resentful even if everything looks fine on the outside. Over time this creates a pattern where your energy is constantly stretched and there is very little space left for you. I'm Dorit Sauer, a certified coach specializing in executive coaching, self-leadership, stress management and personal development. i support leaders and professionals who are capable, committed and high performing but often struggle with over-responsibility, boundaries and emotional overload. In the coaching process, we work on very practical behavioural change. You learn how to recognise your limits earlier, communicate them clearly and hold boundaries without guilt. We also develop emotional intelligence so you can respond more consciously in difficult interactions instead of reacting automatically or over accommodating. And as these patterns shift, something very important changes. You start to take yourself seriously in the way you manage your time, your energy and your commitments. guilt. If you're ready to stop running on empty and start showing up with more clarity, energy and self-respect, I'd love to work with you.
If you struggle to say no, tend to overgive, or feel drained by others’ expectations, this is for you. I help you build emotional intelligence, set clear boundaries, and create healthier patterns so you can grow personally and professionally without burning out or losing yourself.
Videos
Introduction video
Video transcript
Hi, I'm Dorit Sauer. I am a certified coach specializing in stress management, sustainable high performance and leadership as well as self-leadership for professionals, executives and leaders who carry significant responsibility in their work and decision making. Before becoming a coach, i spent many years working in demanding executive environments supporting senior leaders and managing high pressure, fast-paced workflows where expectations were high and time always felt limited. I experienced firsthand what it means to operate in constant demand, where being effective is not optional and where the pressure to deliver can easily of my work today. Over time, I trained in personal and executive coaching and personal development, including coaching by values, the stress map and neuro-linguistic programming. This allowed me to move beyond traditional productivity approaches and focus on what truly drives sustainable performance. energy management, mindset, emotional regulation and the internal patterns behind stress, overload and overperformance. My approach is both strategic and deeply practical. I work with clients on real-world challenges, prioritisation, boundaries, focus and recovery while also addressing the underlying drivers that keep them in cycles of overwork and mental overload. The people I typically work with are high performing professionals, executives, managers and business owners who are effective on the outside but often experience a constant sense of pressure Together we create clarity, restore a sense of control over time and energy and build the way of working and leading that is both high performing and sustainable. My work is not about doing more. It's about leading and performing in a way that's intentional, clear and aligned with what actually matters, without compromising health or long-term effectiveness. I offer my services in English, German and Spanish. If you are at a point where you want to perform at high level without running on constant overload, I'd be glad to support you.
Bio
Are you performing at a high level—but feeling constantly under pressure? If your days are full, your mind never switches off, and your productivity depends more on pushing through than on clarity… you’re not alone. And it’s not sustainable.
I help professionals and leaders regain control without sacrificing results.
My work focuses on a critical shift: moving from overdrive and mental overload to clarity, structured thinking, and sustainable performance.
This is especially relevant if you: • Feel like there’s never enough time, no matter how much you do. • Struggle to switch off after work. • Carry constant mental load and decision fatigue. • Find it hard to set boundaries without guilt. • Are successful on the outside—but exhausted underneath.
Through 1:1 coaching, I help you: • Cut through overwhelm and prevent chronic stress and burnout. • Define clear priorities. • Make decisions faster and with more confidence. • Set boundaries that actually hold. • Improve focus and reduce mental noise. • Recover your energy without stepping back from your career.
My approach is practical, structured, and tailored to your reality. No generic advice—only what works in demanding roles and fast-paced environments. With experience in multinational settings, I understand the pressure, expectations, and complexity you navigate daily. Sessions are available in English, Spanish, and German.
If you want to perform well without running on empty, this is where we start.
Experience
My work is grounded in both real-world corporate experience and specialized coaching in stress, burnout prevention, and sustainable productivity.
Before becoming a coach, I worked in multinational environments where high performance, constant change, and competing priorities were the norm. I’ve experienced first-hand what it means to operate under pressure—and where the limits are when there’s no sustainable system behind it.
Today, I support professionals, leaders, and key roles (including executives and executive assistants) who are expected to deliver consistently—often without the space or structure to do so sustainably.
In my coaching work, I help clients: • Move from reactive, overloaded workdays to structured and intentional ones. • Reduce chronic stress and regain mental clarity. • Stop relying on last-minute pressure to get things done. • Create ways of working that support both performance and wellbeing.
I also collaborate with companies that want to improve results without burning out their key people—aligning productivity, leadership, and ways of working with long-term sustainability.
Clients typically come to me when “pushing harder” is no longer the solution—and leave with a clear, realistic way forward that works in their day-to-day reality.
Qualifications
• Certified Professional Coach – Accredited member of ASESCO, trained in personal and executive coaching at EFIC (ICF Level 2) Focused on deep behavioral change, responsibility, and sustainable results. Committed to professional coaching standards, ethics, and continuous development. • Certified in Coaching by Values® by Zinquo (CCE ICF accredited) Specialized in aligning decisions and actions with core values to improve clarity, motivation, and leadership, as well as prevent chronic stress and burnout. • Certified in The Stress Map® by Zinquo (accredited by Global Coaching Federation) Evidence-based framework to identify stress patterns and implement targeted, effective interventions. • Practitioner Level Certification in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Life Coaching Training in the art and science of NLP, focused on communication, mindset, and behavioral change to support effective coaching and personal development. • Chief Wellbeing Officer (CWO) Certification – World Happiness Academy Advanced training in workplace wellbeing, organizational health, and design of corporate wellbeing programs. • Vocational Training for Employment Teaching Certification (Docencia de la Formación Profesional para el Empleo) Qualification to design and deliver structured, high-quality training programs for adult learners in professional environments. • Studies in Business Administration Strong foundation in business strategy, operations, and organizational dynamics, reinforcing my ability to understand real-world corporate challenges and align coaching with business needs.