Coaching is for growth, behavior change, accountability, and building a vibrant, healthy future.
Is coaching right for you?
Coaching is often the best place to begin when you are ready to move forward, create change, and build a healthier, more intentional life. You are ready to invest in yourself, and you know that insight alone is not enough. You want thoughtful guidance, support, structure, and accountability as you strengthen your habits, care for your health, clarify what matters most, and build momentum toward the life you want.
Coaching may be the right fit if you want to improve your health, energy, daily habits, self-discipline, sense of direction, or long-term well-being. You may feel stuck in old patterns, disconnected from yourself, or frustrated that you know what to do but are not doing it consistently. You may want to feel better in the present while also building a stronger foundation for your future.
My coaching work is especially well-suited to smart, thoughtful, motivated women who want more than just getting through the day. They want to feel stronger, clearer, healthier, and more fully alive. Coaching is future-focused and growth-oriented, with an emphasis on action, consistency, and helping you follow through to create meaningful change in how you live.
What is coaching like?
Coaching with me is a space to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and move forward with greater clarity and intention. We begin with where you are now, what you want for yourself, and what may be getting in the way. From there, we work together to create change that feels supportive, realistic, and sustainable.
I coach the whole person, not just the challenge in front of her. That means I am interested not only in the habits you want to build or the goals you want to reach, but also in the beliefs, fears, and patterns that may be shaping your choices. I trust that you are the expert on your own life, and my role is to help you hear yourself more clearly and act on what you know matters. I do not see you as broken or in need of fixing. I see you as capable, wise, and deeply worthy of your own care and attention.
This work is practical, but it is also personal. It is not about being perfect or getting everything right. Instead, it is about building self-trust, creating momentum, and learning how to care for yourself in a way that supports both the life you’re living now and the future you want to create.
My Areas of Focus
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You don’t just want more years. You want better years—years marked by energy, vitality, strength, mobility, clarity, and spunk. Fostering longevity means investing in your healthspan—the portion of life you spend in good health—starting now, just as you invest in your financial future. If you want to lift your grandkids (or great-grandkids), place your own carry-on in the overhead compartment, and climb bell towers on unforgettable trips in your 70s and 80s, you need to build the habits, resilience, and physical well-being that help you feel vibrant now and stay strong for the years ahead.
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You know what you’d like to do. You’ve made a plan and are prepared. You start off strong; you execute perfectly for about three to six weeks… but you slip up, and then it’s all over. You lose your mojo. You can’t stick with it: you’ve failed… again. You’re likely effective and competent — even awesome! — in other areas of your life, but in this one space you struggle to get it together. It’s really important to you to make these changes, and you may feel some shame around being unable to do so, frustration with your repeated lack of progress, and fear that you’ll never be able to figure it out, it’ll never happen.
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You’re overwhelmed. You struggle to find balance between work and life. You can’t get it all done and you feel like you’re definitely not doing enough. And, it seems there is never a reprieve; it feels as though ‘it’s always something’ and you’ll never be free to just relax (and even if you were, you’re not sure you’d know how!).
This overwhelm and stress may be caused by big changes in your life. You’re in transition. The sand is shifting beneath your feet, leaving you feeling unsteady, uncertain. You may even feel like you’re flailing. The unknown, the unanswered questions (“what’s next?”), even if it’s a good change, can be really uncomfortable. And, often the more you try to plan, the worse you feel.
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You’re your own worst critic. You would never speak to anyone else the way you speak to yourself. No matter how hard you try, and no matter what you accomplish, you feel guilty, inadequate, not good enough. Your standards, for yourself, are incredibly high, unreasonable even, although you’re able to give grace to others. You put others before yourself and struggle to say no. And then, as a result, you’re depleted, and then resentful of the time you give to others.
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You feel stuck. You’re dissatisfied. You’re tired of simply surviving — or just tolerating — your life. You may find your work, your relationships, maybe even the general course of your life, unsatisfying. Perhaps you remember a time when you had zest for life, a sparkle. But, you lost it somehow. Or… maybe you’ve never really had it. Maybe you’re struggling to find that energy, that gusto, that gumption for the first time. A sense of purpose or direction — even a clear sense of your identity — eludes you at the moment. You have no idea what the next best step is for you. But, you do know you’re ready to truly live. You’re ready to figure out what is most important to you, and to live in alignment with those values.
Coaching vs. Therapy
Coaching is not mental health treatment. Unlike therapy, it does not focus on diagnosis or treating psychological disorders. It is growth-oriented, action-oriented work designed to help you create change, build healthier patterns, and move toward the life you want with greater clarity and consistency.
If you are primarily looking for accountability, strategy, support around behavior change, and help building a healthier, more intentional life, coaching is likely the better fit.
The Goal of Coaching
The goal of coaching is to help you move from insight to action, and from intention to follow-through. It is about building trust in yourself, creating sustainable change in your mindset, habits, and daily life, and learning to live with greater intention. Over time, coaching helps you support your health, well-being, and long-term vitality in a way that feels grounded and lasting.
The goal of coaching is not just to help you know what matters. It is to help you live like it does.
The Most Important FAQs for Potential Clients
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Almost. I must be licensed in the state I am in (Connecticut), as well as the state my client is in. Because I’m licensed in the states of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, and Kentucky, I can see you if you live — or are physically located — in one of these five states, or in a participating PSYPACT state (which at this point is most of the U.S.), at the time of our session. These rules apply to both therapy and coaching services.
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I primarily work with women in their 30s to 60s. I do not treat adolescents or children. I also do not provide family or couples therapy.
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$350 for the first two-hour session, $250 for subsequent 45- to 50-minute sessions. These rates apply for both therapy and coaching sessions.
With regard to therapy: No, I do not accept insurance, and am not in-network with any insurance companies. I have also opted out of Medicare. I have a self-pay arrangement with my clients, and accept payment in the form of a credit or HSA card. If your insurance company offers out-of-network reimbursement, I can provide Superbills when appropriate. You may obtain a Good Faith Estimate of charges upon request prior to scheduling.
With regard to coaching: Coaching is not a healthcare service. It is not medical or mental health treatment. It is therefore not reimbursable by insurance.
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I am in the office Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, and see clients between the hours of 9:00 and 5:00.
I recognize that my hours may coincide with your work hours. However, my clients and I have found that, because they are able to log on remotely, they have been able to schedule a session during their lunch hour, or on a day when they’re working from home. Virtual sessions have proven immensely beneficial to many of my clients, allowing them to prioritize their self-care and fit therapy or coaching into their busy lives in a way a session that requires a commute does not.
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I do ask all potential clients to review this information, in The Most Important FAQs for Potential Clients, to ensure that my policies are in line with your expectations. (If you reach out and you’ve read through these questions already, please mention it!)
If so, then we schedule an initial consultation call. Over a 20 to 30 minute phone call, you can tell me a bit about your specific situation, and I can talk with you about what working with me might look like. Then, we make sure we’re on the same page as far as logistics and, if we’re on the same page at that point, we can look at scheduling.
You can reach me directly by filling out the Contact form or sending me an email. I hope to hear from you soon!
