Why My Approach Works When Others Don't

Most coaching adds more to your already full plate—more strategies, more techniques, more things to master. My approach is fundamentally different:

1. Exceptional Safety Without Judgment
   The most consistent feedback I receive—even from clients who've worked with world-renowned coaches—is the unique safety they experience with me. One leader who returned after exploring other "world-class" coaching relationships explained that the subtle judgment he felt elsewhere prevented the vulnerability needed for real transformation. With me, clients share what they've never told anyone—creating the foundation for breakthroughs otherwise impossible.

2. Addressing the Patterns Beneath Success
   While most focus on adding strategies, I help you identify and transform the hidden drivers behind both your achievements and limitations. As one leader expressed: "I hope one day I won't have to be angry or frightened to drive my success." This insight captures what many discover—the very forces propelling their achievement often extract a hidden cost they're ready to transcend.

3. Results Through Release, Not Addition
   Instead of giving you more to do, I help you release what's blocking your natural clarity and wisdom. Leaders discover their biggest breakthroughs come not from acquiring new skills, but from letting go of patterns they didn't even realize were limiting them.

4. Transformation at the Source
   Surface-level approaches produce temporary results. I create conditions for lasting change at the core. The tangible outcomes include more confident decision-making without second-guessing, deeper trust with teams, and the ability to pursue bold goals with a steadier mind, clearer focus, and a deeper sense of internal alignment—amplifying not just what they achieve, but how they experience success itself.

What Clients Experience

The entrepreneurs and leaders I work with often share similar observations:

They describe conversations that cut through years of practiced responses, helping them address questions they've been privately carrying beneath their perfected persona.

Many come expecting another professional development program, only to experience transformation that impacts every area of their lives, not just their businesses.

One common insight is recognizing how much energy they've spent maintaining an image of having everything figured out—and the profound relief that floods through them when that burden finally lifts, like removing a weight they've carried for so long they forgot it was there.

As one entrepreneur shared: "I struggled with separating myself from the business, and it was affecting my personal life, my marriage, my relationship with my kids, and my mood. Now, I realize that I am not the business; the business is a part of who I am. I'm moving more lightly, more freely, and a lot of weight is off my shoulders."

Why I Left the Field of Therapy

I began my career as a licensed psychotherapist, but I left that field not because it didn’t help people, but because it didn’t go far enough.

Therapy gave insight. What I wanted—for myself and for my clients—was transformation.

Many of the high-functioning individuals I worked with were navigating complex, internal pressure points that traditional therapy couldn’t fully reach. They didn’t need more insight into their past. They needed frameworks that could meet them where they were—at the edge of real responsibility, leadership, and influence.

So I stepped outside the clinical model to pursue cutting-edge systems that go deeper: ones rooted in neuroscience, internal systems, somatic regulation, and developmental psychology. This isn’t coaching layered on top of therapy. It’s a different path entirely—built for people who are ready to move beyond self-optimization into a more integrated kind of leadership.

My Methodology

My approach integrates four deeply informed frameworks, designed specifically for high performers who’ve already tried most conventional tools.

1. Pattern Transformation through Internal Systems Work: I use an Internal Family Systems lens to help you identify the inner “drivers” behind your success and your stress and begin leading them rather than being led by them.

2. Nervous System Regulation for Sustainable Performance: Drawing on Polyvagal Theory, I help you recognize how your body responds to pressure, and how to access steadier focus, clarity, and ease—even in high-stakes environments.

3. Somatic Intelligence and Mind-Body Integration: Your body holds data your mind doesn’t always access. I teach you how to read physical signals as guidance for decision-making, boundaries, and energy leadership.

4. Developmental Growth through Spiral Dynamics: This framework allows us to map your leadership evolution—so we’re not just “solving problems,” but expanding how you think, lead, and influence as the stakes grow.

This integration creates transformation at the source, not through more effort, but through aligning how you’re wired with how you lead.

My Path to This Work

This isn’t just what I do. It’s the work I’ve committed my life to.

Long before I became a coach, I was drawn to the questions behind the questions—the patterns beneath performance, the tension behind success. I began as a therapist, but I’ve spent decades going deeper than diagnosis or emotional support. I’ve pursued the systems and practices that actually help people change at the root—without compromising their edge or who they’ve worked so hard to become.

I’ve kept my practice deliberately small so I can go deep with each client, not just skim across dozens. That pace allows me to keep evolving too—which means the work stays alive, sharp, and real.

For me, this is not about growth for growth’s sake. It’s about helping people come into alignment with what matters most—so their success no longer costs them their peace, and their impact finally feels like home.

Is This Right For You?

This work isn't for everyone. It requires a willingness to look beyond conventional success metrics and explore territory most leaders never acknowledge.

But if you've read this far, something resonates. You sense there's a dimension of leadership that transcends the usual metrics—one that emerges when your external impact aligns with your internal truth.

What To Expect From Your Free Call

Unlike typical consultations filled with pitches and promises, our 60-minute conversation is designed to create the conditions for genuine clarity to emerge in a truly judgment-free space. Many leaders tell me they leave with meaningful insights about what's quietly limiting their next level of impact, whether we continue working together or not.

It’s an opportunity to step outside the noise, slow down, and explore what's most essential, with no pressure or agenda.

CERTIFIED INTEGRAL MASTER COACH™
Integral Coaching Canada
ICF Accreditation 2013-present

CERTIFIED STRATEGIC INTERVENTION COACH
(Tony) Robbins-Madanes Coach Training
2011-present

IFS-INFORMED COACH
Internal Family Systems
2023-present

POLYVAGAL INFORMED COACH
Deb Dana | Rhythm of Regulation
2024-present

PULSE® CERTIFIED GUIDE
Be Well Lead Well Pulse® Pioneering Assessment
Empowering Leaders to Amplify Thriving

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR
NC Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
1990-2005

NATIONAL CERTIFIED COUNSELOR
National Board of Certified Counselors
1990-2005

MASTER OF EDUCATION | COUNSELING
University of South Carolina - Columbia
1990

BACHELOR OF ARTS | SOCIOLOGY
Covenant College
1982