I’m a mind–body coach with a master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of the Cumberlands. My graduate program was accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), a national benchmark for graduate counselor training in the United States.

My background includes neuroscience research and supervised clinical training with adolescents in residential care. I participated in EMDR basic training and am a 200-hour trained yoga teacher (RYT-200).

Why I chose mind–body coaching

I trained to become a therapist, and that training still shapes how I understand change. I chose mind–body coaching because I wanted to work with people across continents and cultures, and because the geographic limits and legal obligations of practicing under a therapy license didn’t fit the kind of work I wanted to build.

My approach has also evolved beyond putting DSM-5 diagnoses at the center of the conversation. I’m drawn to questions that take in the whole person. How did this pattern make sense in the context of your life? What do you notice when you slow down and listen to your body? What choices open up when you begin to trust yourself more?

In my private online sessions, I draw on psychology, body awareness, and guided reflection, with room for spirituality if it’s meaningful to you. We might notice where stress shows up in your body, explore how an old habit once helped you get through a difficult time, or practice saying a boundary out loud. My aim is to help you understand yourself with more compassion and leave with something you can put into practice.

My clinical training continues to inform how I think about healing. These sessions are coaching for personal growth. Therapy, diagnosis, and EMDR treatment fall outside their scope.

Areas I focus on

I bring a trauma-informed approach to coaching. We work at a pace that feels right for you, with attention to how past experiences can shape what you feel in your body, how you relate to others, and the choices you make today.

• Relationships and boundaries. Explore recurring relationship patterns, communicate what you need, and practice staying connected to yourself in close relationships.

• Anxiety and low mood. Build practical routines and coping skills for everyday experiences like overthinking, feeling overwhelmed, or struggling with motivation. My clinical training included exposure to anxiety and depression.

• Substance use and recovery goals. My supervised residential experience informs how I support personal goals around habits, routines, and accountability, including when alcohol or other drugs have affected your life. Coaching can sit alongside specialized addiction care.

• Women’s wellbeing. Make space to explore body image, intimacy, identity, self-trust, and life transitions in a way that honors your values and lived experience.

Why I bring yoga and movement into coaching

Sometimes you notice a pattern in your body before you have words for it. Your jaw tightens when you’re about to say yes, even though you want to say no. Yoga and movement have taught me to slow down and pay attention to those moments. That awareness can give you a little more room to choose how you respond.

When it fits what we’re working on, I may invite you to try a brief somatic practice. That could mean feeling your feet on the floor before rehearsing a boundary, noticing where you hold tension, or trying a gentle movement and observing what changes. I draw on my yoga training and my love of dance, and we decide together what feels useful. You can adapt a practice, stop at any time, or stay with conversation.

Privacy and confidentiality

I treat what you share in coaching as private and take reasonable steps to protect your information. Coaching is a nonclinical service, and its confidentiality protections may differ from those that apply to licensed psychotherapy.

There are limits to confidentiality. I may share information if applicable law requires it or if disclosure is necessary to respond to an immediate and serious safety concern. Any reporting duties depend on the law that applies and the circumstances. The coaching agreement explains these limits, and we can talk through any questions before your first session.