MY APPROACH

Transformation through Thought-Partnership

Make it stand out.

In order to center my clients, I often adapt my coaching approach to meet the to the expressed needs and desires of the client. I blend a combination of coaching lens below to provide a holistic service.

  • Developmental Lens

    According to Inquiry Partners “ Developmental coaching increases your capacity for making sense of your experiences. At the same time, it drives your continued adaptation to those experiences as they change. A developmental coach, helps you address your here-and-now circumstances with more perspectives, while ensuring that the decisions and actions you make based on those perspectives lead you toward the adaptive, expanded, next expression of yourself. “

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Lens

    My aim is to help you get unstuck. We all have subconscious thought patterns and ways of behaving that limit our ability to reach our desired goals. I help clients gain a perspective into how their limiting thoughts are linked to undesirable emotions and counterproductive behaviors. This approach will support you in exploring a broader range of choices for yourself offer an empowering reflection space when facing common challenges such as:

    • self-doubt or imposture syndrome

    • persistent barrier-focused thinking

    • perfectionism

    • anxiety and stress

    • loss of purpose or personal vision, or

    • ineffective communication

  • Gestalt Lens

    According to Debra Brosan, a core principle in Gestalt coaching is about promoting a commitment to take appropriate responsibility for self and for others. My approach is anchored in this principle. I look for opportunities to help my clients draw connections between their personal experience and the broader societal, cultural and historical context that thier are lives unfolding in. My methodology supports a humanistic, egalitarian, anti-oppression approach to social and professional life. I encourage and support clients expand their capacity for socially responsible agency and action.

What you’ll gain from working with me.

 
 

Curiosity.

To be curious to is recognize that some one, some situation, some perspective is worthy of your attention. Curiosity is the path to deeply understanding another person. It requires that you listen long enough to suspend your assumptions to see something differently. In a world where people are rarely deeply present with others, I will offer you my curiosity. I will co-create opportunities with you for you extend curiosity to yourself and others.

Connection.

Experiential, intellectual and emotional connections are the bedrock of all healthy human relationships… including professional ones. I strive to create conditions in which you are safe to express pleasant and uncomfortable emotions or to share ideas and opinions that others may disagree with. By giving you space to process your experiences and explore their truths, I encourage you to surface unconscious assumptions that may be keeping you stuck. I will support you in drawing connections that will help you discover new paths for action and enhanced collaboration across differences.

Courage.

Growth often requires people to create paths forward in the face of uncertainty, risk, and challenges. That can be uncomfortable… and it’s human nature to avoid discomfort. I will help you clarify your values and build your capacity to weigh risks with rewards so that you can get unstuck and learn by taking action. I will support you in moving from avoidance to engagement. I help my clients find opportunities to cultivate the skills and mindsets they need to exercise courage and live empowered lives.