There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from being capable, sensitive, and quietly certain that something more is possible — while not being able to find anyone who can hold all of that at once.
I know that feeling. I’ve lived it.
For much of my early adult life, I was competent on the outside and privately all over the place inside — looking for direction in other people’s approval rather than my own knowing. I could tell you exactly what patterns I didn’t want to repeat. And then I’d repeat them anyway. I swore I’d never repeat certain patterns I’d witnessed growing up. Then I found myself in them anyway — and that humbling discovery became one of my greatest teachers.
Not because I wasn’t trying, but because trying harder isn’t what shifts the deeper patterns. Actually feeling them, understanding where they came from, and doing the real work underneath — that’s what changes things.
That’s what I eventually learned. And it’s what I’ve spent 30 years helping others do.
Over those years, I’ve worked as a licensed psychotherapist, a career and life coach, and an intuitive guide — often all three at once, because real transformation rarely fits neatly into one category. I’ve sat with cancer survivors navigating the terror of mortality. I’ve walked alongside conscious entrepreneurs trying to build something sustainable without losing their soul. I’ve helped soulful professionals move from burnout and stagnation into work that actually energizes them.
What my clients often say is that they finally found someone who could hear both the mystic and the professional in them — and reflect back a path that honored both.
I call this soul and structure.
The deep inner work and the real-world next step. Trauma-informed healing and practical livelihood strategy. Nervous system regulation and intuitive insight. Not as separate offerings you have to choose between — but woven together, because you are a whole person, and your growth requires all of it.
My formal training includes an MA in Somatic Psychology from Naropa University, 30+ years of clinical practice, and specialized work in trauma-informed hypnotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, and stress-to-strength frameworks tested in oncology settings. I’m also an ordained minister — I officiate memorials, rituals, and ceremonies, and sometimes bring my guitar.
But what matters more than credentials is this: I walk my talk. The tools I offer are tools I use. The path I guide you toward is a path I’ve walked — through difficult relationships, professional challenges, the ongoing work of building something real, and the daily practice of choosing my own knowing over outside approval.
That practice never fully ends. But it does get richer. And at some point, what was your greatest struggle becomes your greatest gift to offer.
I’m based in Boulder, Colorado, and work with clients virtually — across the U.S. and internationally.
If something here resonates — if you’ve been looking for someone who can hold the whole of you — I’d love to talk.
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