How I do this work:

My coaching services are adaptable, non-judgmental, honest, and identity affirming. I strive to create an environment in which you feel safe and empowered to self-advocate and self-accommodate. I’m direct but compassionate and ready to celebrate all your wins. We can choose to keep sessions generalized to daily struggles or focus on areas such as self-transformation, unmasking, dating, relationships, communication, understanding and accepting late identification, and other common concerns.

My approach is to assist you in identifying your unique strengths and abilities, while amplifying them in a way that works for you, to reach your goals and your definition of success. The neurodiverse experience may manifest in ways that negatively impact us, often on a daily basis. This experience may shape our identity, potentially leading to a negative sense of self-worth. Being at war with oneself, trying to fight against your nature, is rarely sustainable. This is not the way it has to be. We will dig down, together, to the root of the problem, identify your strengths and barriers, and work together to create a reality that is congruent with who you truly are.

If you’ve ever felt like you are different from other people in ways that are obvious or even ways you can’t quite explain—I want to help you. You shouldn’t have to struggle with feeling unseen; wondering why what has worked for others misses the mark for you. I need you to know that it’s not your fault. I believe that when we attempt to generalize approaches, and oversimplify needs, we ostracize entire populations of individuals who fall outside of what is considered “typical”. Simply put: those methods were not developed for us.

I use a multi-modal, strengths-based, approach that is individualized to your needs. I found that many therapeutic approaches didn’t work for me or my ND clients as written. By using strategies informed by mindfulness, narrative therapy, somatic mind/body connections, self-compassion, attachment theory, neurobiology and neuroscience, and lived experiences we can work together to create a life more aligned with your goals in a way that works for you. Coaching is goal oriented and collaborative. This means you are the expert on your life while I help you clear the path to your goals. Although this is not therapy, it is still challenging to confront and change behavior that no longer serves you. There will be difficult moments but you won’t be alone in your journey.

I see a unique opportunity for neurodiverse coaches, such as myself, to serve our community in a way that only we can—through our first-hand understanding of the neurodiverse experience. I am motivated, dedicated, and excited by the opportunity to support empowerment in our community.