Counseling & Coaching

I coach individuals and couples helping them lead more fulfilling, easeful lives. With a foundation of loving presence, safety, and respect, I guide clients toward self-discovery, transforming disharmony and unhelpful patterns into clarity and action toward mutually satisfying relationships.

Counseling and Life Coaching: For those seeking a deeper connection with their inner wisdom, I help clients release limiting beliefs and habits that hinder their path to a more satisfying life. By overcoming disempowering thoughts and fears, clients make aligned decisions that honor their body, mind, and spirit.

Communications Coaching: I support those experiencing disharmony to rebuild trust and foster deeper understanding, leading to both personal growth and stronger relationships. Clients revise outdated "maps" of their inner world to make new choices, gaining clarity and freedom.

My Methods: I draw from holistic approaches to support clients in exploring both inner and outer dilemmas to uncover more satisfying possibilities:

Hakomi: A mindfulness and somatic approach that uncovers the body’s wisdom, encouraging change by revising limiting core beliefs.
Solution-Focused Coaching: Centers on client knowledge, focusing questions on potential solutions and action steps.
Positive Psychology: Emphasizing character strengths, helps individuals build lives of meaning and purpose.
The Gottmans: Supports couples to reconnect and cultivate positivity.
Interest-Based Mediation and Conflict Resolution: Helps explore differences to develop mutually acceptable solutions.

Sessions are offered via videoconferencing.

Testimonals

When I started working with Kathleen, I was stuck. I knew what I needed to do and even how to do it and I was annoyed at myself for failing to make real progress. With Kathleen’s kind, calm presence and her ability to really listen, I began to acknowledge the progress I had made. With her support, I built the confidence to take clear steps towards my goal. Kathleen has a unique way of asking questions that get to the heart of the matter. With her help, I was able to update my goals to aim for what I really needed. This clarity and the encouragement Kathleen provided have made a real difference in my life. -- P.L.

Her presence, compassion, and skill guided me to visit places of fear and shift them. The process was gentle and deep and has had lasting effects on my life. Kathleen is an amazing guide, I highly recommend her. – J.M.

Kathleen offered a calm spaciousness that allowed me to attune more closely to hidden and obstructed parts of myself. – R.R.

Kathleen gently encourages by listening to what is being said, and also what is not being said. – K.D.

The coaching you provided me last week was so helpful. When I was anxious and had the urge to eat, I set a timer for five minutes, took several deep breaths, journaled (made sure the journal was handy) and made plans to do food logging when the five minutes was up. Your open style, your ability to give me space to figure things out for myself and permission to re-try things I wasn't sure would work again were all very helpful. -- M.M.

I've had a wonderful experience with Kathleen and would absolutely recommend her to other young women. Her wisdom and understanding have allowed me to start working through some difficult aspects of my life for the first time and I am very excited to continue on that path with her." --E.H.

Kathleen gently encourages by listening to what is being said, and also what is not being said. – K.D.

We were struggling as a couple, and Kathleen helped us find ways to renew our appreciation for one another, find closer connection, and sort out differences in a way that worked for both of us. -- G.R. and M.C.

Kathleen is a skilled practitioner, whose deep well of knowledge and skill allows her to deeply listen to what my story is and how my body has been affected. After each session, I am deeply moved. I am always heard and validated. She gives me homework that I can integrate and practice. There is freedom in the work for me. Kathleen is a practitioner whom I recommend wholeheartedly. -- E.C.

Kathleen is a truly gifted coach. When I have been going through major life struggles, she is consistently compassionate and present with me. And when I am strategizing, she is emotionally supportive and asks constructive questions from a clear perspective. I have found Kathleen to a kind, dedicated and insightful coach. - S.D.

We were feeling, honestly, pretty hopeless. With Kathleen's help, my partner and I made the decision to re-commit to one another and build new ways of communicating honestly and lovingly, but with clear and boundaries. She's really shown us the way to be open-hearted and safe at the same time. -- O.C.

Hakomi is wonderful! It worked really well for me due to its embodied approach. Kathleen held safe and skilled space for me and I was able to access new awareness and deeper understanding of myself. – F.L