One on One Coaching
The field is loud. Let's find somewhere to think.
You're doing the work. You've been doing the work. And something about how you're doing it isn't working the way you need it to. Maybe you're running on principle and fumes and can tell it's not sustainable. Maybe you've been the reliable one for so long that you forgot you also get to have needs. Maybe you just need a place to think where nobody is going to ask you to run a meeting or respond to a crisis.
Coaching with me is that place. Refuge, not rescue. A grounded, ongoing relationship where we figure out together how you want to move in the world and what's getting in the way of you actually doing it.
What it actually looks like
We start with an exploratory call — about an hour. I'm going to ask you a real question — something like "what is the change you want to be in the world?" — and actually coach you around it. You'll leave that conversation with something useful whether or not we ever work together again. If I think I can be of service, I'll tell you about that and then it's up to you.
If you decide to move forward, we begin with Basecamp — two longer sessions where we get to know each other, do some initial values discovery, map your full picture, and decide where to start.
From there we move into Pathfinding sessions — biweekly, usually an hour. We open with a grounding practice and a quick look at your wins and what you said you'd do. Then you bring a topic or a place to start. We work. Before we end, we capture your action items and takeaways in a brief shared document so we remember what happened and what we need to do.
Between sessions, we stay in touch through Signal. I'll send you a short prep questionnaire before each session so you arrive ready and we don't spend our time warming up.
Every twelve weeks, I guide us through a reflection process — we look at what's shifted, what's still calling for attention, and where we want to go next. Course correction is a sign you know where you're going.
The Field Guide
I work from something I call the Field Guide — six orientation points that help you figure out where you are, where you want to go, and what you're working with. It's not a program you complete or a curriculum I march you through. Think of it more like a constellation. Sometimes we spend three sessions in one place. Sometimes we move through several in one conversation. The terrain tells us where to go.
The Field Guide is grounded in the idea that inner and outer alignment are the same work. How you move in the world is shaped by how you're moving inside yourself. We work on both.
Find Stillness - Learning to pause in the midst of noise and urgency is a skill. Noticing the space between what happens and how you respond is agency.
Discern Your Truth - Inside yourself, you hold values and even principles. Your motivations may be complicated, but you can decide which ones to nurture.
Stand in Integrity - We'll call your full self forward to show up exactly as you are: creative, resourceful and whole.
Expand Your Vision - Your work is part of a larger pattern. What you do connects to what others are doing and what they do connects back to you.
Evolve the Plan - Plans are tools, not promises. When new information arrives or the ground shifts, you can adapt instead of hanging on to something that no longer makes sense. When possibility emerges, you are flexible enough to welcome it in.
Weave Community - You find the people who keep you going and let them find you. Trust, mutual support, shared joy make the work sustainable, even regenerative.
Who I am and why this works
I bring a master's degree in adult learning, ICF certified coach training, and thirty years as an organizer to every conversation. What that means practically: I'm not going to hand you a worksheet and send you on your way. I know what this work is like. I know what it demands. And I know what becomes possible when you have a steady place to think and someone willing to ask the honest questions.
Coaching with me is not therapy, not consulting, and not a strategy session — though it borrows from all of those. It's a sustained, grounded relationship built around one question:
What world do you actually want, and what's in the way?
Investment
One-on-one coaching starts at $400/month for biweekly Pathfinding sessions, between-session Signal support, and the full Field Guide.
I keep my client load small so I can show up fully for the people I work with. If you're wondering whether this is the right time or the right fit, the exploratory call is the place to find out.
Later this year I'll be launching a small group coaching experience at a lower price point — $200/month — for people who want this work and need a more accessible option. If that's you, get on the list and I'll be in touch when it's ready.
Ready?
The first conversation is free. We'll figure out together whether this is the right fit. Whatever happens, you'll walk away with something you can use.
Want something lighter first? A Virtual Lunch is a one-time conversation with no commitment.