The work I do
What is ground-level coaching?
Ground level means foundational- starting where you actually are, not where someone thinks you should be. It also means we are working together as a team, and you have your own agency. I don't have your answers. My job is to help you work with your own innate intelligence and healing capacity to create your own transformation.
The work is slow and encompasses multiple dimensions of who you are:
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Body: we focus on where you may be storing pain, energy, stress, grief, or light
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Emotions: what you feel, when and where it may be too much, when and where it may be hidden
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Mind: the beliefs and stories that shape your perspective of the world
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Relationships: how you connect, where there is support, and where there may be pain
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Work and daily life: what do you do with your time, and is it aligned with who you are?
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Meaning: what gives your life depth and spiritual connection
I choose tools to fit you as a person including somatic inquiry practices, breathwork, mindfulness, reflective conversation, exploring different parts of yourself, relational mapping, and values clarification. In my experience, cognitive insight matters, but change holds better when the body, and your environment are part of the process.
Ground-Level Coaching
I work with clients who are moving through things. Or who want to move through things and can’t quite get there.
In my years of work doing research on the social factors that impact well being, I have seen where we as humans flourish, and where we stagnate or struggle.
For some this struggle may lie in the realm of emotional awareness and expression.
For others, this struggle may lie in the realm of trying to please everybody all of the time.
For busy professionals, this struggle may be trying to maintain our values and our sense of self, while meeting the relentless demands of our jobs.
Sometimes we are stuck, and sometimes we are caught in transition. Either way, there's often more possibility available than we can see from where we're sitting. The work is about getting grounded in who we are so we can connect more authentically—with ourselves, our values, and the people who matter.
Psychedelic Preparation and Integration
What does preparation and integration actually involve?
There’s growing interest in what we now call entheogens—commonly known as psychedelics—that can take us through intense personal, emotional, or spiritual territory. These experiences hold tremendous potential for healing and insight, but they’re not always easy. There is also a lot of noise in this space: on mainstream media, social media, and through many of psychedelic medicine's most vocal supporters.
People often see and feel things they don’t expect. Sometimes ceremonies aren’t skillfully held, or expectations aren’t met, leaving participants unsettled or disconnected. Often, people may engage for fun or creativity at a festival or gathering, and experience something intense, either positive or negative, that isn't resolving on its own. Other times, the experience opens deep insight into self, relationships, or worldview—yet it can be hard to bring those insights back into daily life.
Preparation helps set the emotional, spiritual, and physical ground for the journey ahead. It is an integral part of a healthy psychedelic experience.
Integration: After the journey, there’s a fascinating and vital window of neuroplasticity; your brain and body are more open to new patterns. Integration helps you use that openness to translate the experience and insight of a journey into meaningful, lasting change. It can also help you make sense of an experiences that was difficult, or of changes in how you view yourself and your place in the universe.
This is Ground-Level Coaching applied to a psychedelic experience: body-aware, practical, and paced to you.
I approach draw on years of working with people through difficult terrain, training in psychedelic faciliation, somatic psychedelic support, and my own experience with these medicines.
You may want this support if you:
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Are curious about entheogens but don’t want to jump in without guidance
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Have used psychedelics recreationally but are ready for more intentional work
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Have had a difficult or intense experience and want help navigating it
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Are serious about using entheogens with purpose and want dedicated support
Connection through Community
I design group experiences that bring people together around the questions that matter—how we connect authentically, how we navigate change, and how we stay grounded in what's real.
For organizations, I create custom workshops focused on values clarification, trust and connectivity, and developing more human-centered work cultures. These sessions are designed for teams and groups who want to slow down, reflect, and engage in meaningful conversation about what actually supports wellbeing and connection.
I'm also developing retreats and public workshops for individuals seeking community while moving through transition and change. These gatherings will invite honest dialogue and collective grounding.
Interested in exploring a custom workshop for your organization, or want to hear about upcoming public offerings? Let's talk