My Approach
We do serious work, but we keep it fun
I tailor my coaching approach to empower women to enjoy marriages full of connection and passion. No more spouses that feel like roommates, no more creeping loneliness, no more resentment. My coaching is rooted in evidence-based practices that allow you to uncover your default thinking + actions. From that awareness, you are able to create the marriage you desire on purpose. Sometimes the work can be intense – you are going to analyze yourself in ways you haven’t before and work through everything that’s standing in the way of the marriage of your dreams. AND – you’re going to laugh and enjoy the journey! The tools you learn during our time together will allow you to reconnect to your partner on a deep level, reignite the spark that’s missing in your relationship and enjoy a marriage beyond what you think is possible. It’s time to go from mediocre to magic!
- Proven - I'll teach you game-changing, evidence-based mindset tools
- Practical - this work isn't just another item on your to-do list
- Playful - I bring a light-hearted approach to all of our work
Who Says Life Coaching Has to be Boring?
Reconnect to your spouse. Rekindle the passion. Reignite your confidence. Reimagine your life. And have fun while doing it! I keep our sessions lighthearted, and love to laugh with my clients – because if we aren’t having fun, what is the point?! I believe in balancing the serious with the playful. Just like when I’m in the OR – the work is already heavy enough, so we need to keep it light where we can! I’m passionate about helping you find your spark so you can create a marriage as extraordinary as your career. Let’s go!
Professional Life Coaching vs. Therapy
Life Coaching
- Future focused: The past has already happened; we work on where you want to go from here
- Amazing for people who are already functioning well in their lives and want to go from good to extraordinary
- Combines multiple modalities of mind-management - the thought model from The Life Coach School, mindfulness and meditation exercises, plus practical steps for creating any result
- Coaches (even physicians like me) do not offer medical advice
- Coaching comes in many different formats, including fun programs like Marriage MD!
Therapy
- Past focused: Useful (and sometimes essential) in untangling and resolving past traumas and events
- Important for those who are not able to function in their daily lives
- Usually based mainly on the teachings and research of modern psychology/psychiatry
- Care under a psychiatrist may incorporate medication management
- Therapy is frequently only done via 1:1 sessions