I am passionate about learning and self-discovery as well as working to help humans return to more cooperative, collaborative, and caring ways of living. I am on my own learning and healing journey and strive to relate to others from a place of openness, curiosity, and compassion. My hope is that I am a trusted partner for my clients, perhaps feeling like some version of an older sister, valued mentor, or wise friend.
Pivotal Personal Life Experiences
- I was adopted at birth
- I grew up experiencing divorce and blending of families through new marriages
- I reunited with my birthmother and extended maternal birth family
- I had a parent die during my adolescence
- I lived alone overseas during part of college
- I went to graduate school as part of a career change when I was a parent to a school-age child
- I was diagnosed with cancer (now fully recovered)
While these factors are only part of my story, and don’t necessarily mean I will understand your life experience, I believe that having lived through these challenges has helped me deepen my curiosity and compassion for others. Also, though I am a white, cis-gender, college educated, female, I actively work to use my privileges to create more equality, access, and power for those in LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and other non-dominant communities, including young people and others who are pushed to the margins, denied opportunities, or otherwise treated as “less than”or “unworthy.”
Common Client Qualities
While my clients are diverse in terms of gender, sexuality, professions, and ages, some common qualities and themes among them include:
- Being in some kind of partnership (or desiring this)
- Being parents of kids at home or young adults
- Having critical inner voices and tendencies to prioritize others’ care over their own
- Having anxiety that masquerades as caretaking, perfectionism, or extensive planning
- Feeling guilt around setting boundaries or advocating for themselves
- Feeling shame, loneliness, or other isolating emotions
- Experiencing small or big relational ruptures that influence present relationships
- Experiencing difficulty knowing or verbalizing their own emotions and needs
If these experiences or qualities feel familiar to you, or you think I might be the type of person you’d like to work with, I invite you to book a free exploratory conversation.