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The Process

Step 1 — Name What's Really Happening We start by getting underneath the surface. Not "I'm stressed" — but "I'm resentful because I feel unheard" or "I'm afraid because letting go of this role feels like losing who I am." This is called affective labeling, and it's one of the most powerful things we do together. When you can name the specific emotion driving your behavior, the intensity comes down and space opens up for a different response.

Step 2 — Map the Pattern Once we've named what's happening, we trace it. Where does this pattern come from? How does it show up in your relationships, your work, your decisions? Pattern mapping helps you see your behavior not as a character flaw but as something you learned — something that once served you and can now be changed. Common patterns include over-functioning, perfectionism, avoidance, identity fusion, and guilty rest — the inability to stop because rest feels like failure.

Step 3 — Build the Change Understanding isn't enough on its own. We build a concrete plan together: early warning signs so you can catch the pattern before it takes over, specific interruptions to break the cycle, and structural changes that make the new behavior stick. This is where the coaching momentum lives — we're not just talking about change, we're making it happen.

Between Sessions — Staying in It Together I don't disappear between sessions. I use shared Google Doc exercises and check-ins to keep us connected and accountable. You're doing the work in your life — I'm making sure you have support in between. Think of it as game film review: we look at what happened, what worked, and what to adjust for next time.

Walk & Talk

My signature offering. We meet outdoors in Manhattan — walking, talking, and doing the work in motion.

Movement changes the quality of the conversation. Walking side by side lowers defenses, takes the pressure off eye contact, and activates a different kind of processing. Being outdoors breaks the associations many people carry about clinical settings — and for a lot of my clients, that shift makes all the difference.

Walk & Talk is especially powerful for high-achieving professionals who've never connected with traditional therapy, seniors and caregivers who need support but won't sit in an office, people navigating divorce or loss who carry tension in their body, and anyone who's hit a wall in talk therapy and needs a different way in.

Individual Coaching

One-on-one sessions focused on the transition, pattern, or relationship dynamic you're navigating. In person (Manhattan) or virtual. Present-focused, action-oriented, and built around measurable progress.

Common areas of focus: career transitions, divorce and separation, burnout and over-functioning, relationship patterns, caregiving and aging parents, identity shifts, retirement and purpose.

Couples Coaching

For couples navigating communication breakdowns, recurring conflict, or the strain of a big life change on the relationship. I help couples see the patterns driving their dynamic — who over-functions, who withdraws, what triggers the cycle — and build practical strategies to shift it together.

Families Navigating School Admissions

Admissions isn't just a logistical process — it's an emotional one. For you, for your child, and for your whole family. I work with parents navigating independent school and college admissions at every stage — elementary, middle school, high school, and college — to manage the anxiety, stay grounded, and support their child through the process without letting it take over family life.

As a parent of two teenagers who've navigated independent schools in New York City and San Francisco, including boarding school, I bring both professional expertise and firsthand experience to this work. I help parents recognize the patterns that surface every admissions season — over-functioning, comparison, identity fusion, guilty rest — and understand them not as flaws but as strengths on overdrive. Together, we build strategies for staying regulated, protecting your relationship with your child, and keeping the process in perspective.

Available as individual coaching, couples sessions for parents who need to get on the same page, or as part of my workshop programming for schools and parent communities.

Consulting for Wealth Advisors & Professional Teams

I work with wealth advisory firms, family offices, legal teams, and care management organizations to help professionals recognize when behavioral and emotional patterns are getting in the way of their clients' progress — and how to have those conversations and make effective referrals.

This includes training on pattern recognition, warm handoff protocols, and navigating sensitive conversations about mental and behavioral health with high-net-worth clients and families.