As a certified coach and transformational teacher, I have had the privilege of working with hundreds of people overcoming a variety of challenges. It is humbling to be a part of and witness another’s journey and transformation. While I enjoy all my clients, I have a special focus on parents and caregivers, particularly with children who have been through trauma. I fostered ten children, and, as a single parent, I adopted four biological siblings ages 5 and under. I raised these four and my biological daughter as a single mom. For a few years, I was in a stressful relationship, which had its own host of parenting problems. Navigating all the nuances of compounded stress taught me much, and I have an even greater understanding of what is required by my clients to get from survive to thrive.

 

For more than a decade, I logged countless hours with behaviorists, therapists, and my own research to fully understand what my children were experiencing and where their behaviors originated. The pandemic lockdown added layers of challenges for many families who are still grappling with the fallout. I know firsthand how difficult and isolating it can be raising kids with trauma. I partner with you in our work together. I teach you how to effectively handle difficult behaviors in the moment. For those of you who want to dive into deeper transformational healing, I guide that journey utilizing your own spiritual/religious beliefs and terminology. My family is a lovely testament to what is possible. Through my spiritual work, our family has experienced multiple healings, including many trauma triggers dissolved, no need for medication, eradicating fear, altering a plethora of unproductive behaviors, and ultimately living together in harmony. Is every moment calm and blissful? Heck no! I’ve got three teenage boys and a tween girl in the house still. Emotions of all sorts run through the house. The gem here is everyone knows how to regulate their emotions and come out the other side whole.

 

A little more about me….I received my Certified Professional Co-Active Coach certificate from Co-Active Training Institute (formerly known as Coaches Training Institute), and I maintain the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) standing through the global organization International Coaching Federation. I love learning, so I have various other certificates in my "tool belt." I’m a California girl through and through. I love being at the ocean, long walks in nature, my spiritual time in the dark and quiet mornings, and laughing with my children. I’m grateful daily to have created a career that is my calling.