I have a holistic approach to coaching.
As an ICF Certified Integration Coach and Psychedelic Guide, I consider the whole human including their culture and the meta-narratives that have greatly shaped them. I believe transformation isn’t about fixing or changing but integrating the vulnerable parts that have been fractured from our intuitive self.
Integration means to “make whole” which involves building awareness practices, learning to trust our intuition, and having the courage to embrace our next evolution of ourselves in the face of stress and uncertainty. Psychedelic experiences and relational transitions are ripe opportunities to build our integrative tool belts because it’s where our vulnerable parts usually come to the surface and can be worked with.
I balance the latest in neuroscience with the wisdom of Buddhist philosophy and am deeply influenced by Internal Family Systems (IFS) or Parts Work. Compassion, somatics, mindfulness and meditation are core pillars in my work. I also have a background in workplace culture and have coached hundreds of leaders in tech around human-centered leadership.
I am a white, able-bodied, bisexual woman from a lower-middle-class background and a proud public school alum. I practice ethical non-monogamy. I’ve experienced great loss in my life from death to estrangement to addiction. I am committed to owning my own privilege and continuing my lifelong journey of allyship.
Areas of Focus
Psychedelic Preparation & Integration
Relational Transitions & Intimacy
Cultivating Intuition & Inner Trust
Stress Management
Offerings
High Touch
Remote Coaching
Cultivate awareness of mindset, learn to trust your intuition, and build the courage to embrace your next evolution of yourself in the face of change.
Online or over the phone
Package Includes:
6 60-min Sessions
*Weekly
*Bi-Weekly
Hiking & Coaching
Leverage key components of neuroplasticity; being in nature and moving the body, to support your transformation. Let’s hike together while having a coaching session.
Potential Locations:
Alder Creek
Glacier Way
Package Includes:
6 60-min Sessions
*Weekly
*Bi-Weekly
Psychedelic Integration
Planning a psychedelic assisted therapy session or retreat? Integration is known to be one of the most important aspects of your journey. Ensure you are adequately prepared and supported so your new insights are integrated into your new way of being.
Package Includes:
3 1-hr Preparation Sessions
3 1-hr Integration Sessions
*Cadence depending on type of medicine and preferences.
*Online, over the phone, or in person
Optional Add-ons
ADD ON
Keta-tation (Ketamine + IFS Meditation) Peak Experience
Ketamine is known to access an “observer mind” or “witness” similar to a meditative state. This observer mind is essential to healing. First, we learn to de-identify or separate from parts of us that appear to be self-sabotaging. Then, we rebuild trust and relationships with these parts. While this medicine is a “dissociative,” we are actually re-associating to parts of us that have been fractured from our psyche due to trauma.
By leveraging the IFS framework, we can better navigate the expanded state that ketamine offers and integrate the learnings into our everyday lives so that real behavior change occurs.
Recommended Length:
This is a 6-hour commitment including 4 total sessions. The sessions can be spread over days or weeks and can be done remotely or in person. If more preparation or integration sessions are needed this would be at my standard coaching rate.
Step 1: Psychiatric Evaluation
- Meet with a psychiatrist for an online evaluation and receive prescription (lozenges). Referrals available. Not included in the cost of my services. If you’d prefer IV or IM there are clinics in most areas including Reno, Truckee, and South Lake Tahoe.
Step 2: Learn to Navigate Expanded States
- 2+ Preparation Sessions (1-hr each) depending on need including…
- Intro to IFS: Understand the Psyche
- Parts Mapping: Meet some of your parts
- Enroll Protectors: Orient self-sabotage parts
- Set Intention
Step 3: Cultivate the “Observer Mind”
- 1 Keta-tation + Integration Session (3-hr session) including…
- De-Identification: Experiential session to separate Self or Intuition from “Parts”
Step 4: Build Your Integrative Tool Belt
- 1 Integration Session (1-hr session) including…
- Cultivate the Self or Intuition: Reflect on felt experience of the observer
- Update Protectors: Build trust with parts
- I also host low-fee monthly group integration sessions in Truckee, CA.
ADD ON
Outdoor Excursion Peak Experience
Ready for an opening experience after building your integrative tool belt? Let’s try something new, build a relationship with our fear, and step into newfound confidence while doing it with high-level personal support.
Recommended Length:
½ day excursion customized to your abilities and interests
*Only available for those doing remote coaching or coaching & hiking packages.
Step 1: Choose an Activity
- Mountain Biking
- Hiking
- Backcountry Skiing
Step 2: Choose a Location
- Alder Creek
- Glacier Way
- Sawtooth/ Happy Face
- Castle Peak
Step 3: Book Experience and Rent Gear
How it works
1. Build Integrative Toolbelt (Coaching) 2. Put Tools Into Practice (add-on) 3. Integrate Peak Experience
Step 1
Schedule a Complimentary 30-minute meet and greet
Step 2
Commit to coaching engagement that meets your needs
Step 3
Book a 90-minute onboarding session or your first psychedelic preparation session
Step 4
Step 5
Check-in throughout engagement to decide on add-ons or continuing with coaching. I trust this relationship will last as long as it needs to.
Let's connect and see if there's a good fit.
Guiding Elements of my Practice
Integral Coaching
I am trained and certified in Integral Coaching from the New Ventures West coaching school. It is a holistic model that considers the three intelligence centers, the head, the heart, and the body. Integral coaching is about deepening in ways of being and less about skill building.
Somatics
Somatics relate to uncovering the body’s wisdom. Integration has so much to do with developing a relationship with our body for example, simply understanding what an “F-yes” is and what an “F-no” is through our sensations. In our sessions, we may slow down and uncover your bodily wisdom and intuitive sense.
Nervous System Regulation
I hold a Biofeedback Certification from Stens Corporation that I received when I was coaching for an HRV (Heart Rate Variability) biofeedback company. This lens informs how I integrate nervous system regulation practices, like breath work, into my coaching specifically around stress and anxiety management.
Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging
I have a background in workplace culture where I support organizations to create more inclusive, psychologically safe teams. I am also committed to owning my own privilege and continuing my lifelong journey of allyship.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
I have studied IFS and it has had a profound impact on my personal healing journey. IFS is a methodology rooted in the idea that we have multiple parts or personalities. The goal here is to build relationships with these various parts through compassion and acceptance so that we stop self-sabotaging and start living in more alignment with our core values.
Enneagram
The Enneagram is not your average personality typing framework. It is rooted in your basic fears and basic motivations given your childhood strategies to getting your needs met. It is not so much a box to put you in, it is a box with a window that you are able to climb out of if you so choose. I leverage the Enneagram with some clients who request it as a starting off point to encourage self-reflection.
Mindfulness & Meditation
Building the skill of having an awareness of your current mindset is the first step to transformation. Mindfulness and meditation help to cultivate the observer within you so that you have more control of your thoughts and feelings and can operate from choice rather than automatic reactions. If this is a practice you wish to sharpen we can do so in approachable ways within our sessions.
Goal Setting
I am a Certified OKR (Objectives and Key Results) coach which is a goal-setting methodology that informs how I support my clients to build new habits in a compassionate way anchored to purpose. While I like to keep the concept of "productivity" out of the self unfoldment journey, I do find it important to commit to an intention and stay on the same page within our partnership through goal setting.
Credentials
- I am trained in the Integral Coaching Methodology from the New Ventures West ICF Certified Program (ACC certified).
- I am a trained Ketamine Assisted Therapy Practitioner from the Polaris/ Rainfall program.
- I have studied IFS, EMDR, and Psychedelic Assisted Therapy with Sunny Strasburg LMFT with a focus on MDMA, Psilocybin, and Ketamine.
- I studied Gestalt Therapy as part of a one-month immersive program at Esalen. This informs my awareness and somatic (of the body) practices.
- I also hold a Biofeedback Certification from Stens Corporation which informs how I integrate nervous system regulation practices.
- I am a Certified OKR (Objectives and Key Results) coach which is a goal setting methodology that informs how I support my clients to build new habits in a compassionate way anchored to purpose.
- Finally, I am trauma-informed and given my personal healing journey and line of work, I am constantly evolving my knowledge on this topic and the intersection of Psychedelic Assisted Therapy.