Professional Background & Scope
This page offers additional context about my professional background, training, and scope of practice for those who find that information helpful when deciding what kind of support feels right.
You do not need to read this page in order to work with me. Many people choose support based on felt sense, alignment, and pacing. This information is here as an option, not a requirement.
My intention is transparency and clarity — to support informed choice while honoring the relational, client-led nature of the work I offer.
Approach & Scope of Practice
I offer coaching, consultation, and reflective support intended to help individuals build awareness, regulation, and clarity over time. My work is collaborative and client-led, grounded in consent, pacing, and respect for lived experience.
This work is not therapy, medical care, or mental health treatment. I do not diagnose conditions, provide clinical assessments, or replace licensed medical or mental health professionals.
Clients remain responsible for their own decisions, actions, and wellbeing during and after our work together. My role is to support reflection and exploration — not to direct, prescribe, or determine outcomes.
If additional or specialized support is needed, I encourage clients to seek care from appropriate licensed providers. I view collaborative support and referral as part of ethical practice.
Education & Training
My professional background includes formal education, credentialed experience in education, and training in transformational coaching. I approach learning as an ongoing, integrative process rather than a fixed endpoint.
I hold an associate’s degree in psychology, a bachelor’s degree in English literature, and a California Education Specialist credential. I spent ten years working in the field of special education, supporting students across a range of ages and diverse needs. This work included emotional and behavioral support, individualized learning design, and collaboration within complex care systems.
In addition to my background in education, I have completed training through a transformational coaching program and continue to study approaches that support emotional regulation, self-awareness, and sustainable change. My ongoing learning includes trauma-informed practices, nervous system regulation, chronic illness impacts, mindfulness and somatic work, and reflective modalities such as shadow work and inner child exploration.
I also hold a clergy license and am experienced in supporting individuals as they explore spirituality, meaning-making, and values-based frameworks in ways that honor autonomy and personal belief systems.
Experience & Practice
I began offering coaching support in 2020 and currently work with individuals in both one-on-one and group settings. My practice is shaped by years of holding space in relational, educational, and facilitative roles, as well as a deep respect for pacing, consent, and self-directed growth.
I commonly support people who feel stuck or burned out, those living with chronic illness, individuals navigating grief and loss, and those rebuilding after trauma or major life transitions. Many of the people I work with are also exploring questions of identity, spirituality, and personal values as part of their healing or growth process.
My approach is trauma-informed and chronic-illness-aware, grounded in the understanding that healing and transformation are not linear. I prioritize regulation, safety, and clarity before movement, and I work collaboratively to support sustainable change rather than urgency or performance.
I also acknowledge the role of lived experience in shaping how I hold space. My work is informed by my own experiences with chronic illness, burnout, grief, trauma recovery, and significant life transitions. This lived context does not replace professional training, but it does deepen my empathy, care, and respect for the complexity of each person’s path.
Ethical Commitments & Boundaries
I am committed to offering support that is consent-centered, collaborative, and respectful of personal agency. Clients are always free to set boundaries, decline exercises, and move at a pace that feels supportive rather than overwhelming.
I work within a clearly defined scope of practice and do not provide therapy, diagnosis, or medical care. When additional or specialized support is needed, I encourage clients to seek care from licensed professionals and view referral as a responsible and supportive part of ethical practice.
I prioritize safety, clarity, and sustainability in the work I offer. This includes honoring confidentiality, maintaining appropriate professional boundaries, and continuing my own learning to ensure the work is held with care and integrity.
My intention is to offer support that empowers informed choice, honors complexity, and respects the autonomy of each person I work with.