Coaching

No pressure. Just 100 students vying for 10 spots in the design program. I sat and stared at the blank paper for hours, willing with all my might for a brilliant project for my portfolio to appear…while the page continued to stare back at me, unblinking. Making that first mark was the most terrifying and frustrating thing in the world to do. A senior design student sat with me the whole time, encouraging me, bringing snacks, giving me feedback, and kindly pushing me forward into the struggle. She was unfazed by all my fretting and fuming. She believed in me and that I could create something on that page. Because of her, I did. And I became one of the 10.

That’s why I coach creativity.

Creativity doesn’t have to be a scary thing.

I understand the fear of the blank paper - and I know the wisdom of having a guide along the way. It is not limited to the arts. A creative mindset can be developed and practiced. It’s not something you either have or don’t have. You can grow into it. It’s about capacity.

Creativity is a resilient, curious way of showing up and engaging with life. It’s the mental habit of being strategically nimble, curious, and gritty about the challenges it presents. Creativity brings aliveness, and I am convinced that everyone can create. As a survivor of domestic violence, I have seen that new life really can happen. It can be created no matter where you are or where you’ve been.

I coach clients who are ready to expand their creative capacity and apply it to life. They are ready to look honestly at themselves and their current situation, ready to let go of what no longer serves them, and are willing to take action to create real change.

Art, the creative making process, and symbolic rituals can also be integrated into the coaching work at the client’s request.

Areas of Practice

• Creativity

- Expanding and expressing your capacity

- Developing the mindset and applying it to life

- Launching your project

- As a spiritual practice of self-care

- In parenting

• Walking with grief, loss, and change - toward healing

• Post-traumatic growth and renewal

• Legacy and ending well

• Creating your sabbatical

My work is informed by the expressive and traditional arts, the latest research in trauma healing, and attachment theory. I also bring personal experience healing from domestic violence, PTSD recovery, and adoptive parenting.

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Let’s discover if coaching is the right fit for you at this time!