Meet Alicia Partee
Leadership strategist. Therapist. Pastor. Bridge-builder
I know what it costs to lead in rooms that weren't built for you.
I spent eight years living in Norway, raising a family, building a life, navigating a culture that didn't always know what to do with me. I learned to read rooms before I entered them. I learned to adjust my voice, my energy, my presence depending on who was across the table.
I got good at adapting. Too good.
At some point I realized I wasn't just adapting, I was fragmenting. Carrying different versions of myself into different spaces. Effective, yes. But exhausted. And quietly wondering which version of me was the real one.
That question changed everything.
I bring a lens most leadership strategists can't.
I'm a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. I've sat with people in their deepest identity questions, not just their strategic ones. I understand how early narratives shape present leadership, how unprocessed pressure shows up in decision-making, and why high-performers often feel most fragmented when they're succeeding.
I'm also an Executive Pastor. I've led alongside my husband in multicultural ministry for years, learning what it means to hold space for people across difference, to build belonging without demanding conformity, to lead with conviction and compassion at the same time.
And I've spent over two decades in Silicon Valley, navigating boardrooms, leading teams, being the "first and only" more times than I can count.
This isn't theoretical for me. I've lived the tension my clients carry.
My philosophy is simple.
Identity is the foundation of leadership.
Presence is the expression.
Integration is the goal.
When you stop managing versions of yourself and start leading from coherence, everything shifts, your voice, your confidence, your relationships, your impact.
You don't have to choose between who you are and where you lead.
Background
8 years living abroad in Norway, navigating what I now teach
20+ years leading in Silicon Valley
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
International Bestselling Author
Certified CEU Trainer
Executive Pastor and Global Ministry Leader
Doctor of Ministry candidate (graduating May 2026)
The rooms will keep changing.
You get to stay whole.
If you're ready to stop fragmenting and start integrating, I'd be honored to walk with you.
