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to travel in a purposeful way toward an unknown destination
Goals aren’t everything. Life makes sure of that.
Our culture is obsessed with productivity, and measuring progress can keep us going. But if we’re moving without meaning, it’s hard to feel as alive as we are.
Instead, it’s how we move through the world that invites delight, connection, and deepening when difficulty gets steep.
I’m here to be good company, helping you hear yourself and keep your choices in step with what makes meaning for you. If you’re a little lonely or a little lost (psst: we all are), let’s travel together for a bit.
Choosing your own adventure starts with choice.
Easier said than done these days. We can’t control outcomes or how much the world cooperates, but we can know ourselves well enough to aim our energy with intention.
Whether you’re endeavoring, shifting, stuck, disconnected, or struggling to feel at home in yourself, it can help to talk things out with someone outside of your circle, who shows up fully focused on receiving, reflecting, and helping you find clarity on your own terms.
We get a lot of messages about figuring things out for ourselves, “staying positive,” and pushing through. So it’s no wonder we tend to underestimate how much it can help to share openly without needing to calibrate or reciprocate, and to be met with care and attention.
Human brains are built to work together. Let’s see where that can go.
Mine certainly has.
A shiny-star student who planned to do big work in public policy, I quickly realized how little that life would match what I’d imagined, and wasn’t sure how else to seek my ideal of (say it with me) making a difference. I switchbacked into art, passionate about its powers of community … which accidentally kicked off a double-decade branding career … which shriveled in the glare of misplaced AI enthusiasm. Sometimes we choose our transitions; other times, they grab us by the scruff.
Through it all, I’ve been the person others lean into when they’re sad, confused, frustrated, or not sure where their hard time is coming from. My own relational journey has turned toward learning in attachment theory, somatic experiencing, mind-body mechanics and conflict resolution. And now, as our society emphasizes technology over connection and advantage over vulnerability, welcoming authenticity and supporting personal evolution feels more than ever like the real big work.
I’m eager to be of help to you as you find yours, including the biggest work of all: being yourself.
Paths wind.
Stay curious, my friends.
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Therapy uses safe relating to heal past wounds that may have created patterns which, while born for survival, have become constraints on growth. Coaching also uses supportive relating to surface and soften obstacles, but is more collaborative and forward-focused. It does not diagnose or address clinical conditions, and is not a substitute for psychotherapy or any other form of medical or mental health care.
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Pretty much. Our time together will be most useful to you if you’re willing to look inward, and can be honest with yourself and with me about how you’re feeling. (“You get out what you put in” is a saying for a reason.) I’ll listen carefully and ask questions, sometimes clarifying, sometimes challenging, to help reveal what’s moving — or not — beneath. Sometimes we’ll use simple somatic techniques to calm swirling thoughts and see what we can hear without the noise.
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I do! My decades of experience in professional and creative writing, directing, and developmental editing inform my creative coaching. Even if you don’t identify as a creative person (surprise — you are!), I may offer some suggestions that integrate creative practice, to help welcome what’s under the surface or to invite play into your process.
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Online, with Google Meet. Virtual sessions make scheduling easier, more accessible and more consistent.
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All fees are payable via Zelle. Single-session fees are due the day we meet. Packages will be contracted, with a deposit paid in advance.
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Please do so at least 24 hours before our scheduled session to avoid being charged.
There are many ways ahead.
Just a Chat
Bring whatever’s on your mind, and we’ll talk it through. Whether we decide to meet again or just share a little time in conversation, we’ll jump right into what’s challenging you and feel out our fit.
Available as an initial session for new clients.
30 minutes | $20
First Step
If you’d like to talk again, we can schedule a fuller session, whether as a stand-alone conversation when you need it, or to inaugurate an opening relationship.
45 minutes | $100
Starting Out
If you’d like to keep talking, we’ll lightly lengthen our sessions, to give deeper curiosities a chance to arrive. An initial commitment of three sessions allows more to come from our time together, including a clearer view of continuing.
60 minutes | $150
Moving On
Onward, we’ll find a cadence that best fits your needs. Meeting regularly, in whatever rhythm integrates most usefully, not only offers a reliable place to return, but enriches the impact of each choice to connect.
10% off each commitment of six 60-minute sessions
All sessions online via Google Meet. All fees payable via Zelle.
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
—Goethe
