Who I Work With

I work with coaching clients who want to focus on any of these topics:

• Transitions: Life transitions are best navigated with all radar switched on, attuned to possibilities that might be outside your habitual frame of reference. My life coaching supports you in exploring how to access and incorporate the clear perspective of your deepest wisdom as you move through a period of transition.

• Boundaries: Each of us ought to have received a handbook on boundaries on the day we were born. Instead, we usually learn by trial and error how we want and deserve to be treated, what’s our business and what isn’t, and how to celebrate our autonomy while also honoring our connections with others. Exploring boundaries in a coaching context is fertile ground that can create impactful, life-affirming shifts.

• Life Purpose: I am a Certified Purpose Clarity™ Coach, trained through a program created by Carol McClelland Fields, PhD, that offers clients a step-by-step structure for discovering a new career direction or priority in their life. I’ve been through the process myself and can enthusiastically attest to its effectiveness!

• Wellness: My wellness coaching includes the “nuts and bolts” of nutrition and exercise, as desired, along with overall self-care and designing a life that supports wellness on all levels (physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual). And as someone who struggled for decades with significant weight concerns, I can work with you to break the cycle using an innovative blend of lifestyle choices and IFS work—not willpower!

• Creativity: My life coaching can enhance connection to your inner wellspring of creativity, whether you’re feeling blocked or just want to develop greater access to your intuition. I have training in expressive arts and for years was affiliated with The Painting Experience—transformational workshops in process painting. We can also explore creativity without the use of any art materials.

• Writing: I offer coaching through the completion of a dissertation or book project as well as to access your “inner writer.” My publications include Gender Unburdening: Using Internal Family Systems to Heal from Gender Socialization and Losing and Finding My Father: Seasons of Grief, Healing, and Forgiveness (the second one under my previous name). I’ve also written 300+ books for educational publishers.

Because I do life coaching by phone, you can live anywhere in the world and work with me. You’ll be delighted to discover the effectiveness and convenience of coaching by phone.