My story begins with a little girl who learned to stay safe by hiding behind locked doors of isolation and solitude. I was truly longing for connection and intimacy but all I knew how to do was protect myself by keeping everyone out. Through the power of story work, I was able to embrace this story as one of great survival, but of limited provision. It takes great courage to step beyond the proverbial locked doors. AND it is the path to the flourishing life of intimacy and connection that I am longing for. We all have stories of survival and when we embrace these stories, we can open doors to a future beyond expectation.
Coaching was a natural progression of my professional life. I have been pursuing a profession as a wounded healer since my undergrad in Psychology. I am fascinated by people and relationships and how the mind works. Life has brought a variety of experiences to me from nearly 15 years of marriage, traversing many large obstacles along the way, working at a group home for adolescent girls, Directing a preschool, raising and homeschooling 3 children and coaching in workshops across the country.
I believe that every person has the potential to live a fulfilling and purposeful life. My coaching approach is centered around helping my clients unlock the future they are longing for by courageously telling the stories of grief that have shaped their lives. We will utilize story work, IFS (internal family systems or parts work) and identifying your survival strategies (attachment & other strategies). We will discuss your true longing and desires, identify your values and goals and create actionable steps towards your outcome.
I received my coaching training through my apprenticeship at Reinvent Ministries, the Leadership Coaching Academy through Naming the Real and Jane Perry Coaching and have my Integrative Somatic Parts Work certification through the Embody Lab and currently hold a Level 2 certification. As a life long learner, I typically read 50+ non-fiction books a year centered on neuroscience, attachment and all things psychology.