What I offer is space where people get to be real with themselves and with what’s unfolding in their lives.

First things first: I’m not a therapist. I’ve spent more than two decades helping individuals and organizations articulate who they are and what they stand for, always starting from the same place: listening closely, asking better questions, and holding space for what’s true. This work lives at the intersection of language, soul, and strategy. It’s sacred but irreverent, practical and emotionally alive.

I’m not here to diagnose or direct. I’m here to help you hear yourself more clearly. My background spans writing, brand voice development, facilitation, identity work, and community care. I’ve held space in boardrooms, classrooms, hospital rooms, and Zoom rooms—and the through line has always been the same: helping people find clarity, feel seen, and reconnect to their own voice. The way I work is especially resonant for folks in moments of shift—creative, professional, spiritual—who want to move forward without abandoning themselves.

People often say that I ask the questions they didn’t know they needed. That I “write like I’m waving a magic wand and can see right to the heart of the matter.” Maybe so. What I know is that this is true and resonant work for people who are ready to bring their full selves to the table. I bring presence, integrity, and the ability to make room for contradiction, tenderness, and complexity.

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What I offer isn’t therapy or coaching (handy, since I am neither a therapist nor a coach), and it’s not about fixing anyone. It’s about creating space—sacred but irreverent, emotionally safe but creatively alive—where you can show up as you are. I’ve spent 20+ years helping people and organizations articulate who they are and what they stand for. That work starts with listening, asking better questions, and making room for what’s true.

My background spans writing, brand strategy, facilitation, and community care—and it all feeds into the way I hold this work. I’m especially attuned to people navigating transition: creatively, professionally, spiritually. If you’re trying to move forward without abandoning yourself, I’m here for that.

Clients and collaborators often tell me they feel more human after we talk. That I see the thing they couldn’t name. That I make the complex feel clear. What I bring is presence, structure, irreverent humor, and hard-earned empathy. You don’t have to be “figured out” to be here. You just have to be willing to be real.

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What I offer isn’t clinical, and it isn’t performative. It’s a space where people can bring what’s real—without needing to fix it or turn it into content. I’m not a therapist or coach, and I don’t pretend to be. But I am someone who’s walked through the fire more than once and built a life around turning experience into meaning. My work lives at the intersection of language, soul, and strategy. It’s grounded in two decades of professional experience and a lifetime of deep listening.

I’ve helped individuals, organizations, and communities articulate who they are and what they stand for. Across every industry I’ve worked in—from publishing to higher ed to healthcare and advocacy—the thread is the same: I help people find clarity. I ask questions that bring the room back to itself. I translate complexity into something human. In more recent years, I’ve turned that same capacity toward group sessions and one-on-one spaces for reflection, connection, and creative return.

This work is especially resonant for people in transition—professionally, spiritually, creatively. If you’ve been shapeshifting for years and want a way back to yourself, or if you’re craving a space where you can exhale without needing to perform competence, this is for you. My sessions aren’t self-help seminars or productivity hacks. They’re spaces where people get to breathe, name what’s true, and make a little more room for the next version of themselves to emerge.

Clients say I “write like I’m waving a magic wand and can see right to the heart of the matter.” That I bring structure to what feels abstract. That they can finally exhale when we work together. That’s the gift I bring to every offering—whether it’s a zine, a group gathering, or a one-on-one conversation.

This is work I hold with care, clarity, and a sharp eye for what matters. If you’re looking for a place to feel seen, to gather yourself, and to be met with warmth and realness: welcome. You’re in the right place.

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What I offer isn’t clinical or prescriptive — it’s rooted in lived experience, cultural fluency, and a lifelong ability to hold space for what’s real. I’ve spent two decades helping individuals and organizations articulate who they are and what they stand for. That work always starts with close listening, asking better questions, and creating room for truth to surface. Over the years, I’ve refined a rare kind of emotional intelligence: intuitive, language-rich, and deeply attuned to what goes unsaid.

I’m not here to fix you — and that’s the point. These sessions are designed to help you reconnect with yourself, not perform a version of who you think you should be. Whether you’re in a period of transition, seeking clarity, or craving a deeper connection to your own creative rhythm, I offer a space where complexity is welcome and nothing has to be resolved on a timeline. You get to exhale. You get to listen inward. You get to move forward from a place that feels honest.

Clients come to me for structure, insight, and presence — not formulas. They describe me as someone who sees right to the heart of the matter, who brings clarity without pressure and possibility without pretense. That’s the gift I bring into every gathering: a space where transformation is possible, not because we’re striving, but because we’ve finally stopped pretending.

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What I offer isn’t clinical or prescriptive — it’s rooted in lived experience, cultural fluency, and a lifelong ability to hold space for what’s real. I’ve spent more than two decades helping individuals and organizations articulate who they are and what they stand for. That work has always started with deep listening, asking better questions, and making people feel seen. Over the years, I’ve cultivated a rare kind of emotional intelligence: intuitive, language-rich, and finely attuned to what often goes unsaid.

I’m not a therapist. I’m not here to “fix” you. I’m here to offer something quieter, deeper, and more sustainable — the chance to meet yourself with more honesty, compassion, and spaciousness. These gatherings aren’t about chasing a breakthrough or leveling up on command. They’re about recognizing that growth can come from stillness. From being witnessed without judgment. From the slow burn of coming back into alignment with your own inner voice.

This is work for people in transition — creatively, professionally, spiritually — who don’t want to hustle their way to clarity. People who are smart, sensitive, often overextended, and craving a place to land. In Salt Sessions and Deeper Currents, I provide a container that’s emotionally safe, creatively alive, and grounded in the radical notion that you don’t need to be more impressive to be more worthy. These are not productivity hacks or wellness prescriptions. They’re honest, human spaces where you get to show up as you are.

Clients and collaborators come to me when they need more than strategy. When the thing they’re working on (or working through) feels like it defies clean answers. They tell me I help them make sense of what felt overwhelming or intangible. That I bring structure to what was floating in the ether. That talking to me feels like being seen — fully and without pretense — and that something important starts to shift after that.

That’s what I bring to the table: not a toolbox of tactics, but a presence that’s calm, discerning, and attuned. A deep respect for complexity. An ability to hold space for transformation without rushing it. I’ve spent years moving between the strategic and the soulful — facilitating brand workshops for global teams, creating tone guidelines for public institutions, emceeing neighborhood gatherings, writing for changemakers, and holding space for grief, joy, and reinvention in community settings. It’s all part of the same thread: helping people remember what matters, and making it easier for them to move in that direction — with language, with clarity, and with more of themselves intact.