No. This is spiritual counseling (or consciousness coaching) and it’s a complement to therapy, not a replacement for it. Therapy often focuses on diagnosing and treating mental health conditions; our work focuses on the spiritual and belief-level patterns shaping your choices. Spiritual guidance and therapy can complement each other in supporting personal transformation; many people do both. If something comes up that’s better supported by a licensed therapist, I’ll say so.

Not at all. Some clients have a long-established practice; others are just starting to explore what they believe, or are simply pragmatic and results-oriented and happen to find that spiritual principles work. Wherever you’re starting from is the right place to start.

Not at all. We are likely to find that one underlining belief is informing a number of behaviors or ways of being. We’ll explore that today.  What often drives the outreach for a session are: feeling stuck or directionless, career crossroads, relationship decisions, grief, recurring self-sabotage, big life transitions, or just a general sense that something needs to shift but you can’t name what. If you’re wrestling with a decision or a pattern that keeps repeating, that’s where we start. 

Traditional life coaching often works at the level of goals, habits, and action steps. This work goes one level deeper — into the belief driving the pattern in the first place — using spiritual principles as the framework for healing (i.e. what to release), and allowing that to expand and express holistically in the way we live our life. Faith, Trust, Oneness, Love, and Grace are at the center of the ‘becoming’ process. 

It depends on what you’re working through. Some clients come for a single session around a specific decision; others work with me over months while navigating a bigger transition. Still others will schedule quarterly sessions, doing their own inner work with frequent spot checks along the way.  There’s no set program — we’ll figure out a rhythm that fits what you need, and you’re never locked into more than makes sense for you.

Yes, sessions are typically held over Zoom, so location isn’t a barrier. If you’re in the Vancouver, WA or Lake Oswego, OR areas, in-person sessions can be arranged — either in person locally or at the New Thought Center for Spiritual Living in Lake Oswego.

Yes. What you bring to a session is held in confidence. Discretion and trust are foundational to how I work, always. As a Licensed Spiritual Practitioner, I am a mandatory reporter, which means that in cases involving suspected child abuse or neglect, elder or dependent adult abuse, or a credible threat of harm to yourself or others, I am legally required to report this to the appropriate authorities. Outside of these specific, legally defined circumstances, our work together remains confidential.

If you’re facing a decision, a pattern, or a season of life where you sense something needs to shift — but you can’t quite name what, or you keep circling the same issue without resolution — that’s usually a sign this kind of work can help. The best way to know for sure is to book a session and experience it directly.