Consulting and coaching, for the human side of innovation.
Sagelight Consulting brings together behavioral science, leadership development, and real-world experience building within technology and startup environments.
About Sagelight
Organizations and individuals rarely struggle because they lack information. More often, they are navigating competing priorities, entrenched patterns, incomplete feedback cycles, or environments changing faster than their existing ways of working. Sagelight creates space to see those dynamics more clearly and develop practical ways of responding.
Sagelight’s approach began with a simple observation: business strategy and emotional intelligence are rarely spoken of in the same space. And yet, time and time again, we have found that those who are grounded in their vision, discerning and emotionally attuned to others, and strive to find the balance between ambition and agility, are the leaders who scale sustainably and stay on their edge in the long run.
About Dr. Parker
Dr. Asha Parker is a licensed clinical psychologist, leadership coach, and consultant based in Denver. Her research has focused on mindfulness, trauma, resilience, motivation, and the utilization of technology as a force for social good. She obtained her B.A. in Psychology and English from Barnard College of Columbia University, and her M.S. and Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Indiana State University.
Bringing in thousands of hours of experience across the clinical and coaching fields, Dr. Parker has many years of training in evidence-based practices as well as deep expertise in the science of motivation and behavior change. She is energized by opportunities to disrupt, innovate, and build platforms and companies from the ground up. She has served as an advisor for early stage startups, and has led the strategy and implementation efforts for scaling new teams, programs, and initiatives, with a sharp eye towards balancing speed with sustainable growth.
Dr. Parker currently leads the coaching strategy and design efforts at BetterUp, where she works cross-functionally as an internal consultant. Previously, she conducted research on digital health, blended care solutions, and mental health coaching at the National Center for PTSD. In addition to consulting and coaching, Dr. Parker enjoys designing workshops and public speaking engagements. Topics she is particularly passionate about include: emotionally attuned leadership, agility in the age of AI, and innovation in preventative mental health. In addition to her coaching and consulting work with Sagelight, Dr. Parker provides therapy services to high functioning individuals in tech; if interested, you can learn more about these here.
Most of the time, Dr. Parker can either be found at home snuggling her cat, or out in the wild in the converted sprinter van she shares with her husband, where she enjoys rock climbing, backpacking, and watching the sun rise over a good cup of coffee.
Research Portfolio
Dr. Parker enjoys conducting exploratory and evaluative user research, and in addition, has worked on numerous academic research projects on topics such as mindfulness, spirituality, trauma, resilience, and behavior change. Selected peer reviewed publications:
(Note previous unmarried name, Asha Bauer)
Cloitre, M., Morabito, D., Macia, K., Speicher, S., Froelich, J., Webster, K., Bauer, A., Jackson, C., Fabricant, L., & Morland, L. (2024). A home-based telehealth randomized controlled trial of skills training in affective and interpersonal regulation versus present-centered therapy for women veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Bauer, A., et al (2021). A Resource Building Virtual Care Model: Improving Symptoms and Social Functioning Among Female and Male Rural Veterans. European Journal of Psychotraumatology.
Ortigo, K. M., Bauer, A., & Cloitre, M. (2020). Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) Narrative Therapy: Making meaning while learning skills. In M. Tull (Ed.), PTSD and Emotion (pp. TBD). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier.
Bauer, A. S., Johnson, T. (2019). Conceptual overlap of spirituality and religion: An item content analysis of several common measures. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health.
Bauer, A. S. (2016). The role of mindfulness and spirituality in facilitating acceptance and striving towards change (Doctoral dissertation).
Bauer, A., Stadler, G., Paprocki, C., & Bolger, N. (2009). Perceived behavioral control and mood in daily life. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Canada.