About Your Coach
I've stood where
you're standing.
My path to coaching wasn't a straight line. It was forged in loss, uncertainty, and the slow, hard work of rebuilding a life that felt worth living. That journey is why I do this work.
ICF Certified Coach
12+ years of practice
My Story
From the ashes, a new life.
My story is not one of perfection. It is a story of survival, resilience, and transformation. I had carried so much pain, trauma, loss, and experiences that could have easily define me, but like a phoenix rising from the ashes, I had found myself standing at a crossroad, but I refused to let my past experiences define who I was, I allowed it give me fuel to create a better life that was filled with purpose and meaning.
What pulled me through wasn't a self-help book or a motivational quote. It was knowing that with strength, compassion, and the power of healing on this journey called life. I had learned that healing was not about forgetting what happened, it was about reclaiming your voice, rediscovering your worth, and finding the courage to move forward despite of the scars.
I've now advocating for those who have mental health issues, domestic violence prevention, addiction recovery, for the LGBTQ+ and veteran communities. Each and every individual who is in one of these communities deserves the love, recognition, respect, and acceptance. The ashes of yesterday can become the foundation of a new beginning. Every scar tells a story of survival, and every setback is a lesson, and lastly every act of of healing creates an opportunity to help someone else to heal.
From the ashes of yesterday, I believe everyone can rise with purpose. The strength will give the chance to rediscover hope, healing and strength to rise within yourself.
My Philosophy
What I believe about change — and about you.
Radical Honesty
Growth doesn't happen in comfortable conversations. I'll meet you with warmth — and with truth.
Your Own North Star
I don't tell you what to do. I help you hear what you already know, buried beneath the noise.
Whole-Person Approach
Your career, your relationships, your grief, your joy — they are not separate. We work with all of it.
Sustainable Change
Quick fixes don't last. We build clarity that holds — even when life gets hard again.
Training & Credentials
Grounded in rigorous training. Guided by lived experience.
Healing from Yesterday's Ashes provides trauma-informed coaching, advocacy, education, an support services that are designed to promote personal growth, resilience, self-awareness and empowerment.
- Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC)
- Associate Certified Coach (ACC) — International Coaching Federation
- M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Georgetown University
- Trauma-Informed Care Certification — Trauma Institute International
- Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS)
- Peer Support Group Facilitation Training
- 12+ years guiding clients through major life transitions
- Trained in Grief Recovery Method
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Practitioner
Work Together
Ready to find out what's possible?
The first step is a free 30-minute discovery call — no pressure, no commitment. Just an honest conversation about where you are and where you want to go.