Personalized Coaching

I offer 1:1 individualized coaching fully based on your needs from personal to professional, and often it’s both. I also offer group coaching several times a year, a monthly membership, and digital courses (more coming soon!).

As a psychology major and lover of all things therapy, I’m a big fan of getting the support you need. The difference is that therapy largely focuses on the past and how to move forward, whereas coaching starts from where you are right now, cognizant of your past experiences, but focusing on the present and the future. This includes setting intentions and goals, planning and visioning, and ultimately addressing what is keeping you stuck so you can live fully and with more satisfaction. Coaching is different than mentoring in that coaching is less about 'advice giving’ and more about pulling out the answers that are already inside of you. Through open-ended questions and addressing your current situation, I will help you uncover or rediscover the parts of yourself longing to come out.

Play is defined as time spent without purpose, which means there is no end goal other than your own happiness. I’ve worked in the area of play for over 20 years, first at UNICEF overseeing sport and play programs globally, and then at Apple Seeds managing our early childhood development centers focused on learning through play. When I began coaching several years ago, I discovered that the first thing many adults seem to lose is their sense of play. In doing so, they also lose their ability to have fun, forget what brings them joy, or can’t even remember what lights them up. I’m determined to help you see that play is not simply for kids, nor is it a frivolous choice for your grown up life. 

Play brings you directly into flow thereby boosting your creativity and ultimately your productivity (ironically helping you get more done).  It’s also voluntary and something you do just because you love it which is why I define it as the missing ingredient in your self-care. Play also offers you that spark of vitality, taking you into the present moment, much like mindfulness, and in doing so, you’ll feel happier and grab more life out of your days.  Does that convince you to play more?

Having spent the last 18 years prioritizing my three kids, I wouldn’t even understand putting my own needs before theirs…that is not what this is about. When I coach parents, I pull from my own experiences raising twin girls and a boy, 15 years as co-founder of NYC’s premiere parenting play space, and working with hundreds of clients seeking to shed parenting guilt and find more balance in their lives. What I’ve found is that choosing yourself and supporting your family is not an either-or. In fact, prioritizing your own joy benefits every single person around you, especially your kids. I firmly believe that whether you are developing a hobby, getting into shape, traveling with friends, focusing on a personal project, or building a new career, you will both feel more fulfilled and create meaningful connections with your family and your friends.

I lived on the hamster wheel for a long time. I admit I still jump on and off so I get how hard it is to feel totally overwhelmed. But I also know that if you don’t take time to pause, you can’t really discover or enjoy the time you carve out to play. I also know that if you put everyone else before you, the resentment will build and the effects can be longer term. I want to help you see that you are as important as anyone else around you, and will help you find ways to do what you love, take on a new hobby, dedicate time to a project, write that book, or even start a new business. I will both hold your hand with love and help hold you accountable so you can find deeper meaning in your own life.

I’ve worked with clients struggling with all types of relationships from a toxic friend or family dynamic, to a stuck or unhappy marriage, to divorce and death. I am skilled in navigating these difficult spaces and also draw from my own positive experiences in conscious uncoupling and setting boundaries so that I can offer you more than just words. I will offer you my unconditional support and firmly believe that you don’t have to stay stuck in any relationship, personal or professional, that is holding you back or weighing you down. Remember, we get exactly one shot at life and the key is to live it not just with joy but with awareness, acceptance, and grace.

Yes, travel is my favorite topic! I’ve been fortunate enough to see a lot of this world (75 countries and counting…) and I can help you figure out your family vacation, girls' getaway, couples retreat, volunteer service trip, and even a mystery trip. This last one is what I am most often asked about, besides handstands. The mystery trip is when my girlfriend and former Apple Seeds business partner Allison and I go to the airport without a plan, a limited budget, and no expectations. We hop on a plane, find ourselves in a new country, ready for adventure.  I also coach my clients on how to create more fun and get unstuck, from mini-adventures in their hometown to bigger ones like the endurance challenges I took with the non-profit I co-founded, Team See Possibilities (when we ran across the Grand Canyon and back in a day or climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in 2.5 days only at night guiding our friend who is blind). Choose your own adventure and I will help you plan it, find time for it, shed your guilt, and make it happen!

Are you kidding me? Yes! This is how I lose track of time, i.e. my way to play. I love helping people handstand in real life and even have video tutorials, just ask. But perhaps more powerful is how I can help you metaphorically handstand. Not only is a handstand an expression of playfulness, it also helps you see things in a new way. When you turn your problem or issue upside down and together we shed light on new ways of seeing a project, a relationship, a skillset…I promise you will find levity and a new sense of freedom. You don’t have to stay stuck. You can turn it around and together, we can rediscover freedom, fun, and fulfillment.