Relationship and Wellness Coaching

Coaching versus Therapy:

Coaching is different than psychotherapy. I do not offer psychotherapy services, which is a health care service, nor am I practicing under any license for therapy. The primary focus in therapy is to identify, diagnose, and treat mental health disorders. Therapy focuses on treating medical necessity and analyzing clients, typically using the past for insight.

My practice as a coach is focused more on present and future behaviors, goals, problem solving issues, situational issues, the “how” not the “why,” achieving goals, getting unstuck, and identifying barriers. As a coach, I work with situational issues and non clinical problems. If it is apparent that you should have a clinical mental health diagnosis, I will provide a referral for therapy services.

What I coach:

I have historically specialized in healing relational trauma and helping people with many types of issues including attachment/connection, sexual/physical/emotional abuse, life stressors, and all forms of relationship issues, including with oneself. I provide education, teach how to navigate healthy boundaries, guide growth, and will help you gain clarity. I am most passionate about helping people overcome relationships involving narcissistic abuse, including, but not limited to:

• How to navigate the divorce process and coparenting with a narcissist

• How to begin dating again after recovering from narcissistic abuse

• How to set boundaries, including going no contact, with a family member who has narcissism

I am also very passionate about helping parents of all ages to strengthen their parent-child attachments. Many parents struggle with navigating healthy and appropriate boundaries at different stages of development, including adult children. I have worked for over a decade with children and parents of all ages and have extensive experience with these multifaceted dynamics. The main areas that I provide coaching include co-parenting, communication, boundaries, connection, and understanding appropriate expectations. If you are struggling with this in any capacity, I am confident that I can help you strengthen your relationship with your child or parent. I also have a special place in my heart for people suffering with fertility issues.

Relationships also include how we relate to and feel about ourselves and achieve overall wellness in our lives. I help people connect with their authentic selves, feel secure in their identity, foster self-compassion, learn how to elicit internal validation, and learn how to operate in life through their most resources selves.

My priority as a coach is to partner with you in a thought provoking and creative process to maximize your potential in life.