My Story
As a young girl, when my Mom’s Ladies Home Journal arrived in the mail, I went straight to the column, “Can this Marriage Be Saved?” I loved reading about relational dynamics and observing couples everywhere I went.
While I loved observing relationships and dreamed of finding love and creating a family, at age 40, I was distraught to be single and childless. It became clear that I had blocks holding me back from the love I desired.
Nor was I living out my authentic calling and instead I was investing most of my time into a bookkeeping business which left me feeling completely burnt out.
While I made repeated efforts to date, they resulted in either unhealthy situationships or heartbreak—-and along with those experiences came the compounding disbelief that the love I imagined was possible for me.
In the aftermath of my breakups I sought books and videos to learn about the dysfunction of my own patterns, but realized that I needed outside support to help heal my heart and see the blind spots I couldn’t see, so I decided to go to counseling.
Towards the end my counseling sessions I decided to let go of my accounting business and pursue the calling I knew I’d had from a young age–to support women in their healing process towards healthy relationships from all that I learned in my own healing journey.
I then discovered coaching as a powerful, alternative healing modality. I recognized the power of coaching to acknowledge a client’s present challenges while supporting them to take the action that really brings about empowered and lasting change.
My years of experience in the dating world, my own recovery from codependent patterns and experience navigating difficult breakups gave me a passion and insight to help other women overcoming similar patterns so that they can be cherished for who they truly are in a healthy relationship.
Today I communicate in relationships with an embodied confidence that continues to grow and I’m experiencing more intimacy in relationships than ever before.
I’m passionate about supporting you to move quickly through a breakup or help you to break old self-defeating patterns so that you can feel a sense of ease as you create satisfying and lasting love.
Kristen has her Life Coaching Certification from Martha Beck’s Wayfinder Life Coach Training and a Certification as a Level 1 Relationship Coach with The Relationship School.
“Kristen listened so deeply with the intent to understand, and her reflective questions helped me to listen to myself and to hear what it was I was really looking for.
I wouldn’t recommend Kristen to somebody who wanted someone to fix their problems or to give them all the answers. Rather, I would recommend her to somebody who was willing to work to achieve their goals, but needed help clarifying what those goals were and where to start.”
“Talking with Kristen brings light into your life! Her pertinent questions spark new ways of thinking and feeling. She remains by your side throughout the process of change as you take concrete and clearly defined turtle steps towards your goal. I always say that “Good therapy is good teamwork”. Kristen is an excellent example of that. I am so grateful for the help she has given me in my own quest to better understand myself and navigate my life!”
Why Hire a coach?
You gain:
An objective partner to talk through your pain points of dating or relationship frustration.
A teacher to share tools that help to draw out your intuitive wisdom.
A guide to lead you into new areas of change and growth.
An observer to notice connections, tendencies or patterns you may not see alone.
A fellow traveler who understands and who is continually improving her life too.
A cheerleader to encourage you to follow through on the steps you want to take.