Cindy
Hurley Leister
Coach & Counsellor
Mindfulness Facilitator
Are you overwhelmed, frustrated, or stuck with work and life?
Highly successful from the outside, but dissatisfied within?What if you could invite more ease and satisfaction into your life and move towards the outcomes you want?Discover how mindfulness-based coaching and counselling can bring awareness and action to any workplace and life challenges.Let's connect.
Blue Mountains Coaching Practice
Blue Mountains Coaching, founded by Cindy Hurley Leister in 2020, is a certified and highly awarded coaching and mindfulness practice.Our mission is to transform leadership from the inside out through individual coaching and counselling sessions.Way we do business
Commited to the International Coach Federations' Ethics & Principles, the Australian Counselling Association and guided by the BCorp movement, we want to be held accountable to the highest clinical standards.Where we do business
We cultivate value-aligned, exceptional partnerships in Germany, the US and Australia. In 2026, we are honoured to transition to deliver clinical, in-person sessions in Australian time zones on Dharug & Gundungarra country, Katoomba, unceeded aboriginal land.
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ABOUT ME
COACHING & COUNSELLING MASTERY
Cindy's professional practice is rooted in systemic perspective through her education in Germany. She further developed her skills with solution-focused training, aligning with the International Coaching Federation's framework and adding postgraduate, clinical study.PRESENCE & AWARENESS
With over a decade of personal mindfulness practice, Cindy discovered its power for her corporate clients. She has trained with programs like Google's SIY and UCLA Mindful, helping clients become more aware, focused and present.WELLBEING & SUSTAINABILITY
Cindy knows of the struggles that come with a high-demand, high-stress career - in commercial and emergency services.
She has lived experience with unhealthy coping mechanisms and supports clients and loved ones through journeys of recovery. Her work is guided by the belief that sustainable change is possible, even in challenging contexts. Her affiliation with the B Corp movement emphasizes this commitment.EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
2005: Master Social Sciences University of Mannheim
2013-14: Systemic Coach Training ISBW Germany
2020: Solution-Focused Team Coaching
2023: UCLA Mindfulness Facilitation Teacher Training
2024-25: Psychodrama w/ K Howard
2026: Master Counselling Torrens University (Grad Cert compl)PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
2007 Booz Allen Hamilton
2008-19 BASF
2026 NSW Ambulance
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TESTIMONIALS
Leader, anonymous
Ich war erst sehr skeptisch, wie ich eine Beziehung zu einem Coach aufbauen kann durch ein zweiwoechentliches Gespraech. Das Matching war super. Fuer alle Fuehrungspositionen kann ich Coaching empfehlen, um sich selbst zu analysieren und zu reflektieren. Hat fuer mich als Person sehr viel gebracht.
Cat L., Marketing Director
Cindy is an amazing coach. My sessions with her were always positive, encouraging and productive. Her gentle style and support have helped me tremendously, and she always asked the right questions that made me think and worked with me to define actual priorities and create tangible next steps.
Paige, Marketing Executive
I was fortunate to work with Cindy as we entered the post-COVID era, and I found her coaching style to be incredibly helpful in navigating the personal and professional changes I was experiencing. Cindy's approach combines a unique mix of insight, compassion, and practical application (we finished most our sessions with a mindful practice), and I appreciated her ability to know when I needed to explore a topic, and when I needed to be challenged. I have no hesitation in recommending Cindy in the highest regard
Karen D., HR leader
What a pleasure it was to work with Cindy! I have never worked with a personal coach before and she was so attentive, really reflecting back to me what she both heard and saw in my body language. She asked great questions and made me think about where I wanted to go with my career and how I can best get there. I walked away with some great language to position myself for the next step of my career, along with the confidence to have those conversation.
// Services
Blue Mountains Coaching (BMC) will provide coaching & mindfulness services upon agreement.
The International Coaching Federation (“ICF”) defines coaching as “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential”. BMC services consist of private sessions during which BMC founder will ask strategic questions to help a client gain clarity about a particular problem or objective, encourage self-discovery, hold them accountable, and elicit client-generated solutions.
Each client acknowledges that:
oBMC services do not constitute legal, financial or medical advice, and are not a replacement for these or other professional services;
oCoaching is not equivalent to counseling – BMC founder is not a health professional and does not diagnose or provide advice or treatment for social, personal, psychological or mental health issues;
oBMC services are not covered by extended health insurance plans;
oCoaching is not prescriptive. Clients alone are responsible for evaluating their choices and deciding on the appropriate action; and
oThere are many variables that contribute to success and fulfillment in ones work, life and career. BMC cannot guarantee that their services will lead to your success or desired outcome.// Fees
All fees are to be paid before each session as per separate agreement.// Scheduling changes and Cancellation
If a client needs to reschedule their coaching session, they must provide at least 24-hours advance notice. If they do not provide BMC with 24-hours notice of cancellation, they may be charged for the coaching session at BMC's sole discretion. If BMC needs to reschedule a coaching session, BMC will provide at least 24-hours advance notice.// Ethics and Confidentiality
Blue Mountains Coaching and its founder are bound by the ethical code of conduct and standards of behaviour established by the ICF, which includes strict rules of confidentiality. As such, each coaching relationship and the content of every conversation is confidential unless the client consents to the release of specific information or I am required to disclose information about the relationship pursuant to a valid court order or subpoena. If Blue Mountains Coaching believes that a client is involved in illegal activities or there is a likely or imminent risk to oneself or others, Blue Mountains Coaching may be required to inform appropriate authorities.
It is important for Blue Mountains Coaching to recognise that the Coach-Client relationship is not subject to any legally recognized privilege, which means that BMC or its founder could be compelled to disclose the content of our sessions to a court.
BMC and its founder are required to provide ICF with the names and contact information for clients for the purposes of continuing education and credentialing. By agreeing to these terms, each client consents to the disclosure of their name and contact information to ICF for this purpose. The content of all sessions will remain strictly confidential.// Limited Liability
Each client acknowledges and agrees that no guarantees or warranties of any kind or nature, whether expressed or implied, will apply to BMC services, and accepts sole responsibility for creating and implementing the decisions, choices, actions and results that arise from or relate to BMC services. In no event will I be liable for any damage or loss that arises from or is related to BMC services.