Executive Coaching · Leadership Training · Assessments
Leadership built on clinical depth, not just theory.
Abridge Leadership combines licensed clinical expertise with evidence-based coaching frameworks to help leaders and organizations perform under real pressure — not ideal conditions.
Core Premise
"Pressure isn't the problem. Leading without a system is."
Why Abridge Leadership
What makes us different
01
Clinical + Coaching
Derek Sloan is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and Certified Leadership Coach — a combination virtually no other executive coaching firm offers.
02
30 Years in the Room
Fred Turner has trained, coached, and led individuals, teams, and organizations for three decades — bringing practical leadership development that works in real conversations, not just classrooms.
03
Proprietary Frameworks
Four original frameworks built on neuroscience and organizational research — the Device States Model™, PACE Reboot™, CARE Model™, and Resilience Playbook™.
Meet the Team
Executive Coaching
Derek Sloan
LPCC · NCC · CCTP · Certified Executive Coach
Licensed clinician and certified executive coach with 20+ years working with leaders. Clinical depth, evidence-based frameworks, built for real conditions.
Leadership Training
Fred Turner
Certified Leadership Coach & Trainer
Three decades training leaders. Practical development leaders can apply immediately — in real conversations, real teams, real challenges.
Executive Coaching
Derek Sloan
LPCC · NCC · CCTP · Certified Executive Coach
Derek is a licensed mental health provider and certified clinical trauma professional with 20+ years coaching leaders. His frameworks are grounded in neuroscience and built for real organizational conditions — not ideal ones.
Individual Executive Coaching
One-on-one coaching tailored to your leadership challenges, blind spots, and goals — with clinical depth most coaches can't offer.
Team & Organizational Coaching
Team diagnostics and group sessions using the CARE Model and Device States frameworks.
The Pressurized Leadership Assessment
A triangulated three-layer diagnostic producing a personalized profile for each leader and a team profile, built on all four frameworks.
Keynotes & Workshops
25–60 min keynotes and half-day workshops for conferences, corporate events, and leadership cohorts. SHRM recertification credits available.
New Release · Book
Pressurized: A Field Guide to Leading Well Under Pressure
Derek's framework-driven field guide for leaders who need to perform when the stakes are high.
Leadership Training
Fred Turner
Certified Leadership Coach & Trainer
Fred has trained, coached, and led individuals, teams, and organizations for three decades. A relational mentor who specializes in practical leadership development leaders can apply immediately — in real conversations, real teams, and real challenges.
Work With Fred
Training Topics
Aligning Expectations
Diagnosing Performance Issues
Directional Challenges
Embracing Accountability
Giving Better Feedback
Leadership Swaps
Perspective Shifts
Show and Tell
Sneaky Impacts
Tracking Development
Troubleshooting Performance Issues
Valuing and Receiving Feedback
Group Leadership Cohorts
Cohort-based training that brings leaders together across roles to work through shared challenges, build accountability, and grow together over time.
Corporate Training Programs
Custom workshops and training series for organizations investing in their leadership pipeline — from emerging leaders to senior managers.
One-on-One Leadership Coaching
Individualized sessions focused on performance, feedback, accountability, and the practical skills that separate good leaders from great ones.
Our Frameworks
Four tools every leader needs under pressure
Framework 1
The Device States Model™
Know your stress state before it costs you a decision, a conversation, or your team's trust.
Framework 2
The PACE Reboot™
Interrupt a pressure spiral and return to clear-headed leadership in under 90 seconds.
Framework 3
The CARE Model™
A diagnostic lens for exactly which condition is limiting each person on your team right now.
Framework 4
The Resilience Playbook™
Build the conditions where your team performs through difficulty instead of fracturing from it.
"Through the CARE Model we identified 16 emerging leaders and launched a 90-day mentorship program. The greatest gift we have in this business is influence. Your work made that real for us."
Eric Mason
Multi-Unit Chick-fil-A Operator
Ready to lead better under pressure?
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