About me:
My unique approach to coaching has empowered people to bring more focus, energy, balance, and passion to their lives. With a masters degree and more than fifteen years professional experience managing, teaching, administering and developing programs, hiring and recruiting, counseling and supporting men and women through transitions, I focus on encouraging my clients to leverage their innate strengths and to create lives of purpose and meaning.
My's clients describe me as accessible, authentic, highly effective, a superb communicator, able to see the big picture, creative in my approach, empowering and supportive.
With coach training through the nationally-recognized International Coaches Federation accredited Institute for Life Coach Training--a first of its kind program specializing in training psychologists, therapists and other graduate-level practitioners--I am masterful at blending the inner work and outer work needed to create positive life and career changes.
I have completed extensive professional development/training in the areas of career coaching, human potential, wellness, and mind-body practices and am a trained facilitator of Renee Trudeau's (president and founder of Career Strategists) nationally-known Personal Renewal Groups - a nationally-recognized life management coaching program serving thousands of women around the globe.
I lead life balance, wellness and creative visioning workshops and have created a highly acclaimed series of workshops and classes supporting men and women as they navigate life transitions.
I also serve as a media expert on the topic of life balance and is a regular columnist for My Healthy Beginnings, a Minnesota-based magazine dedicated to helping families live healthy balanced lives.
I graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a M.A. in Psychology, Minnesota State University at Mankato with a B.S. Magna Cum Laude, and have completed additional graduate coursework in career counseling at the University of North Dakota. I am a trained Circle of Life Facilitator, a holistic mind/body wellness coaching program, a member of the International Coaches Federation and am active in the Minnesota Coaches Association.
A little more about me:
I dabble in yoga, collaging, creating, gardening, organic living, reading, exploring the mind/body connection, being outdoors, rock-climbing, trying things at least once, knitting, endurance jogging, savoring good food & wine, camping, relishing in spa days, relaxing on the shores of big lakes and oceans, traveling, learning, laughing, and loving my little princes.
