Therapy vs. Coaching? 

One of the biggest questions I get asked is what's the difference between therapy and coaching? 

Traditionally, therapy is rooted in healing—looking back to understand trauma, treat mental health conditions, and restore emotional stability. It’s reflective, often clinical, and guided by diagnosis. Coaching is about forward motion. It’s action-oriented, focused on growth, pattern-shifting, and real-life change without diving into pathology.

But when it comes to Relational Life Therapy (RLT), Internal Family Systems (i.e., parts work), and neuropsychology... both coaches and therapists receive the same advanced training. We use the same transformative tools—compassionate confrontation, trauma healing in real time, direct skills teaching, and rapid pattern disruption. The difference isn’t the method. It’s the framework.

As a former psychotherapist with deep trauma, somatic, and inner child expertise, I bring the healing depth of therapy into the results-driven momentum of coaching. So my clients don’t have to choose between healing and growth—they get both. I don’t diagnose or bill insurance—but I can deliver profound relational transformation.

I believe that real transformation happens when we move beyond tools and into embodied relational leadership. I create a space of empathy, directness, and emotional safety—where clients feel both challenged and deeply supported. My integrated approach draws from Relational Life Therapy (RLT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), neuropsychology, memory reconsolidation, somatic healing, and energy psychology, with an emphasis on helping clients shift out of survival patterns and into conscious, connected love.

I hold a Bachelor in Science in Psychology from The Ohio State University, and a Master’s in Professional Counseling. I also have advanced certification in Relational Life Therapy (RLT). I’m trained in Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, somatic trauma work, energy psychology, and neuropsychology. I have an Executive Certificate in Behavioral Psychology through the Harvard Kennedy School, Leadership Coaching Advanced Certification. I’m also a published writer and am the Board Secretary of the Sophia Ann Charity for Infant Loss and Perinatal Mental Health.

My work is an intersection of science, somatic wisdom, and soul. I am the founder of The Love You Lead™  and Happily in Love™, two transformational programs that have helped hundreds of individuals and couples rebuild trust, intimacy, and co-leadership in their relationships.

I provide individuals and couples coaching through private in-person or virtual coaching, Relational Bootcamps, virtual weekend intensives for adults and couples worldwide. If you're ready to lead love differently, request a free, brief consultation by clicking below.