Everything that gives our lives meaning cycles between coming together and falling apart. This includes our relationships, creativity, sense of confidence, and connection to place. As much as we’d like to be able to “figure it out” and have it stay figured out, it doesn’t work that way. And - even when we think we’ve found the “recipe” for how to put things back together again, the ingredients keep changing. My belief is that periods of grace come and go. Our work is both understanding how to create the conditions for everything to click into place, and finding grounding and a connection to deeper selves even when it’s not.

Both modalities help clients navigate the normal ups and downs of the human condition. Similarly, both modalities can help people gain more clarity, take action and feel more satisfied in their work and lives. Therapy tends to be more past-present focused, coaching is more present-future focused, with a stronger emphasis on outcomes. One important distinction is that therapists have the additional responsibility of diagnosing and treating mental illnesses, something that is firmly beyond my scope as a coach.

Coaching is a good modality for people who are looking for more structure, accountability and direction in their life. Many of my clients also see a therapist; therapy and coaching are quite complementary. While work with a therapist might focus on family of origin issues, mental health concerns, or trauma, work with me tends to be more outcome-oriented and tightly focused.