The World Health Organization defines burnout as "a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.”

In the context of the professional workplace, burnout is characterized by:

• Feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion
• Increased mental distance from one’s job (or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one's job)
• Reduced professional efficacy. 

I would add specifically compassion fatigue, failure to thrive in the workplace, reduced performance and productivity, detachment, fatigue, and overall dissatisfaction. 

But burnout doesn’t end in the workplace! Burnout can happen to anyone, including parents, teachers, caregivers, and those living with disabilities or chronic illnesses. The stress cycle of burnout negatively impacts humans mentally,  physically, and emotionally. 

I'm not a therapist. Therapists often diagnose and treat clinically significant disorders, with the goal of helping clients return to a functional way of life that they haven’t been able to reach. 

I am a Life Coach- you know, like the coach in high school that showed you how to tweak things to perform better yet loved you regardless.  

The work I do is focused on helping clients move from functional to optimal. I help you see things that you are missing. We often have beliefs and thoughts that are invisible and we can’t see. I can also show you how the actions that you are taking are not working. 

I help you in areas where you feel stuck- such as personal and professional burnout, compassion fatigue, not feeling “healthy,” either physically or mentally, general overwhelm or boredom with life.

 All of the techniques I use are evidence-based, modern psychology paired with ancient philosophy. I help people clarify what "success" means to them and what internal and external challenges are getting in their way. That insight is then used to set and accomplish goals for leading a more purposeful and meaningful life. I am very focused on action and the future with my clients. 

Best explained, life coaching is your personal coach. In high school you're assigned a guidance counselor. Someone to help you explore your options without telling you what to do.​​ In sports, a coach would watch you and tell you how to tweak your movements to be more effective to reach your personal best. 

Traditional therapy and psychiatry are valuable tools and certainly helpful, but I don't believe anyone needs a medical diagnosis to ask for support. Life is MESSY. We need each other. It's helpful to have another human give you a perspective on your life and goals and form a plan. 

Coaching is for people who are motivated, open-minded, and willing to do the work. Real change and growth occur as a result of YOU taking insights and ideas from the sessions and translating them into action between sessions. 

I can not have more motivation than you do to help yourself. 

When you take responsibility, you are taking control. Sometimes you are building a wall between you and the progress you want because of old thinking patterns that aren’t working. 

Let’s find those outdated thinking patterns and upgrade them. 

This type of work is not for people who aren't ready to take responsibility for improving their lives, nor is it for people who blame others for their challenges. You are in control more than you think over the outcomes that life has- let me show you! 

Life is messy and complicated. Like your own shadow on a sunny day, adversity is always there. You may be burned out and stressed by everyday life challenges. Your life may have turned out like you didn’t expect. Your dream job may not be so dreamy after all.  Your world may have turned upside down by loss, injury, pain, illness, or divorce. 

You may be overwhelmed with job responsibilities, parenthood, balancing work and family, or struggling with connecting with others. There is nothing too large or too inconsequential  –your struggles are real. Even those who are smiling on the outside are often hurting on the inside. 

When your reality does not meet what you expected,  you suffer.  But you don’t have to. 

The question becomes how will you meet your challenges? Will you become bitter or better? Will you resist, or will you become more resilient? 

Our stories are all different, but each one offers us opportunities for growth and change. 

Life coaching helps you see where those stories can help you grow, see them in a new perspective, create boundaries, promote self-care that really works- all to create the life you've been wanting. 

The effectiveness of working with a life coach all depends on how serious you take the information you learn in our sessions and apply them to your life. Remember, it has taken years to get to where you are today, and change doesn't always happen overnight!

We are working on replacing thinking patterns and thought blueprints that you started in your childhood. However, many clients start to see results after just a few sessions. Some only need a session here and there to see the roadblock, learn to how to overcome it, and be on their way!