FAQ

People often come to coaching when something feels off, stuck, or unsustainable. Thoughts may keep circling, energy feels stretched, or a transition has made it harder to move forward with clarity. Coaching offers a safe space to slow down, think clearly, and create a new way forward.

Common reasons include:

• Reducing overthinking, mental overload, and rumination
• Navigating a transition, role change, or new phase of life with more steadiness
• Addressing a sense of misalignment or disconnection, even while functioning well
• Developing realistic vision, goals, and a sustainable plan
• Improving follow-through, motivation, and consistency
• Understanding patterns, habits, and decision-making – not just fixing surface issues
• Preventing or recovering from burnout, chronic stress, or fatigue
• Seeing the whole picture and moving forward in a way that feels possible and grounded

Coaching and therapy serve different purposes. Coaching is primarily present and future-focused, supporting clarity, growth, and forward movement. Many clients come to me having absorbed a lot of life and are ready to realign, reconnect with their spark, and create a different path forward. Therapy is designed to diagnose and treat mental health conditions, address clinical symptoms, and process the past, often including trauma and addiction.

Coaching, as I practice it, is for people who are generally functioning but feel:

• Out of sync with their current life
• Stretched thin by accumulated changes or a larger transition
• Stuck and unsure how to move forward
• Ready to move from good to great

Some clients choose to be in therapy and coaching at the same time. In addition, if at any point our work together suggests therapy would be helpful, part of my job is to support the transition process.

Integrative coaching is grounded in neuroscience, behavior change research, wellness science, and real-life application. It looks at the whole picture of your life, exploring how work, relationships, roles, health, and daily responsibilities influence one another. Stress, habits, and overwhelm rarely live in just one place. When something feels “off,” it often shows up across multiple areas of life – work, home, energy, sleep, and daily routines.

In integrative coaching, you will:

• Understand the patterns shaping how you feel, react, and move through your days
• Stabilize your nervous system and learn that self-regulation is the foundation for sustainable change
• Get clear on what is happening right now: what feels steady, what’s stretched, and what’s quietly asking for attention
• Design small, realistic shifts that fit this chapter of your life
• Work through a series of micro-shifts over time, noticing patterns, testing what works, and letting changes have time to stick instead of forcing one big overhaul

When you are choosing a coach, a good fit matters. It is important to consider an exploratory call. Some helpful questions include:

• Do I feel safe and comfortable being honest here?
• Does this coach have real training in psychology, coaching, wellness science?
• Do they have relevant credentials, certifications, and experience that match my needs?
• Do they understand complexity and offer personalization, not a template?
• Can they explain their approach in plain English?
• Did I leave our conversation feeling clear about the coaching process and next steps?
• Did I receive a contract that clearly outlines payment terms, cancellation, and termination?

My approach is designed for complexity – not quick fixes – to help you think clearly, regulate stress, and move forward with intention in a full, demanding life.

Here’s what shapes the way I coach and what you can expect when we work together:

• Custom models shaped by decades of experience across mental health, psychology training, executive coaching, neuroscience, leadership, wellness science, and real-life transitions.
• A whole-person, whole-life lens that considers your inner world, outer life, and deeper anchors like values, meaning, and spark.
• Coaching that focuses on self-regulation before behavior change, using neuroscience to help you feel steadier, clearer, and better able to make changes that stick.
• A systems-based approach that shows how stress, habits, relationships, health, and daily demands interact – so you stop chasing symptoms and start working with what’s really driving them.
• Practical, human application that are personalized, fit your current life and your vision. No generic plans, excessive tracking, or overwhelm.

Coaching typically begins with 8-10 sessions over about three months because sustained change happens through many small cycles, not one dramatic breakthrough.

Over time, you open a question, develop a plan, try small shifts in your real life, notice what works and what doesn’t, and then adjust and build again – steadily creating change that lasts. This allows new neural pathways to take root, habits to stabilize and your life to respond and recalibrate as you do.

Many clients choose to continue after the initial coaching period, but there is no obligation to do so.

In my private practice, I work with a small, select number of clients, which allows me to be fully present and intentional in our work together. Because of that, I’m thoughtful about fit and only take on engagements where I truly believe we can do meaningful work.

Coaching is personalized from the very first conversation. We begin with a 90-minute, in-depth diagnostic session to understand what has shifted and what you want to gain out of our coaching engagement. I use a dual framework that begins with a whole-life scan and becomes the roadmap for our work together – keeping us grounded in your real life, your vision, and focused on the areas that will make the biggest difference. From there, we work in a deliberate progression – building steadiness first, expanding perspective and options, and then moving into small, realistic action. The approach adapts as your life and priorities shift.

Yes. Coaching is fully confidential. With a background as a mental health therapist and executive coach, confidentiality is non-negotiable.

The only exceptions are standard ethical limits: risk of harm to self or others, or legal obligations. Otherwise:

• Your sessions stay private
• Your identity is never shared without permission
• Coordination with other professionals happens only with your consent

Yes. I use custom frameworks developed from my training and experience, drawing from:

• Neuroscience and self‑regulation research
• Behavior change science in psychology, coaching and consulting
• Leadership and systems thinking
• Wellness science
• Real‑world coaching

I offer group coaching, workshops, and facilitated conversations for individuals, organizations, communities, and groups of friends who want to engage in meaningful, well-guided conversations.

Engagements are co-created and grounded in neuroscience-informed coaching, storytelling, practical tools, and thoughtful discussion. Offerings may take the form of one-time workshops, short-term group coaching series, or ongoing coaching groups. Each experience is tailored to the group’s goals, energy, and real-world context.

Examples of group coaching and workshop topics include:

• Self-regulation and nervous system awareness
  Understanding stress responses, emotional contagion, and how steadiness impacts communication, relationships, and group dynamics.
• Navigating transitions and new chapters
  Career shifts, identity changes, role transitions, recovery-informed resilience, and “what’s next?” moments – personally and professionally.
• Communication that reduces tension and builds trust
  Speaking and listening in ways others can hear, navigating difficult conversations, and reducing reactivity within families, teams, and peer groups.
• Workplace wellness and sustainable energy
  Managing burnout, overload, and constant input while supporting clarity, engagement, and healthier ways of working together.
• Team connection, bonding, and shared language
  Creating psychological safety, strengthening collaboration, and supporting bonding in new or newly re-formed groups following transitions, leadership changes, or periods of disruption.
• Parenting, caregiving, and family dynamics
  Emotional regulation, boundaries, calmer homes, and responding more intentionally in everyday moments.
• Habit and behavior change that actually sticks
  Designing small, practical shifts that align with values, energy, and current life demands—not perfection or rigid systems.

Coaching is a three‑month initial commitment, and after that continues on a rolling three‑month basis. Clients may cancel at any time.

Pricing varies slightly depending on whether the work is personal coaching, executive coaching, or workshops. For specific pricing, we’ll discuss details during our exploratory call.

The next steps are simple:

• Fill out the contact form
• I will respond within business hours to schedule a complimentary, hour‑long exploratory call
• On the call, we’ll talk about what’s going on for you, clarify what you want to feel different, and explore how I’d approach your situation
• If it feels like a fit, I’ll send a brief outline of how we’d work together

There’s no pressure to decide on the call, and there’s no pressure to work together.