I am affiliated with The Connection Effect, using the ROOT & RISE METHOD. I have been trained in Shadow Clearing and Shadow Work to work with your internal dialogue, regulate your nervous system, and rewrite patterns that keep you stuck. This method finally cleared the noise for me, so I could find my voice again. I’m excited to help you find yours.

I combine:

• Deep listening and presence

• Finding your values and priorities to make sure our work aligns with who you truly see as your identity.

• Emotional regulation and boundary clarity tools

• Practical application for real life and work

My background includes over 25 years of listening to people in transformation-oriented environments, national training and speaking, entrepreneurship, and professional voice work.

This allows me to guide you in how to trust, hear, and express yourself. Not living in others’ expectations, but in who you are.

This coaching is especially powerful for people who:

• Feel successful on paper but internally disconnected

• Overthink decisions or second-guess themselves

• Know they have more to express but struggle to articulate it

• Feel influenced by others’ expectations

• Are navigating transitions in career, leadership, or identity

• Want to speak and live with greater confidence and authenticity

If you’re highly motivated, reflective, and ready to do meaningful inner work — you’ll thrive here.

We will meet for 1 hour a week during our time together. There will be one longer session we’ll discuss during your readiness assessment. In addition to our meetings together, there will be some homework. I ask everyone what their availability is for this part from 15 minutes to more than an hour. We decide together.

This is not therapy or counseling. It isn’t cheerleading either. (Though I’m happy to tell you about how I used to single base press another human in HS.) I like to think of therapy vs coaching with this analogy: If you have an acute injury, you likely need a doctor, Physical Therapist, or Massage Therapist. Once you are ready to start doing the work of participating in your path forward after the injury, you are likely to seek a personal trainer. This is much like therapy or counseling vs coaching. Once you’re ready to seek forward motion, it’s time for coaching. These are actionable tools combined with accountability to move you forward. It’s okay if you’re not ready for that kind of commitment. I’m happy to recommend books and resources in the meantime, until you ARE READY to do the work. You will stretch yourself and likely be moved from your comfort zone. And it’s all worth it!

I spent 25 years through my previous massage therapy and spa business trying to help people ease their pain and find solace in their life. I saw the same patterns over and over again in high performers - anxiety and other people’s expectations were running the show, along with so much fear. I learned to ask questions and intentionally listen. Now I can take my years of experience, knowledge of the mind-body connection, and passion for learning to truly help people change their lives!