life and career transition coaching
Build your next chapter with purpose
Private coaching for people at a turning point to get clear on what you want, explore new possibilities, and build a career and a life that feel more meaningful and energizing.
What brings people here
Creating a clearer path forward
A transition can be an opportunity to step back, rethink what matters, and make more intentional choices about what comes next. My purpose is to help you step into the next chapter with more joy, freedom, and intention.
- A career that feels like a better fit. Get clear on what you want from your work now and move toward something that better reflects your values, strengths, and priorities.
- A more sustainable way of working. Find a pace and approach that supports your ambition without leaving you depleted.
- Direction after an unexpected change. Use a disruption as an opportunity to reassess what matters and make thoughtful choices about where you go from here.
- More of what makes you feel alive. Reconnect with the interests, relationships, experiences, and parts of yourself that bring energy and meaning to your life.
Good to know
How we turn insight into change
A transition can reveal a lot about what you want, what no longer fits, and what you’ve been missing. Coaching helps you make sense of those signals instead of rushing toward the first available answer.
We’ll look at the patterns, assumptions, values, and priorities shaping your choices so you can move forward with a clearer understanding of what you want — and why.
The goal isn’t just to get through this transition. It’s to know yourself better on the other side, so the decisions you make now continue to serve you in whatever comes next.
Make room for new possibilities
Some of my clearest thinking and best ideas have come while walking down a trail. Research helps explain why: walking has been shown to boost creative thinking and help ideas flow more freely, while time outside can create distance from the routines and distractions that keep us stuck in the same patterns.
After more than a decade building a career around the outdoors, I’ve experienced that shift in perspective firsthand. Sometimes changing your environment and moving your body can open up ways of thinking that are harder to access sitting at a desk.
Nature isn’t required for coaching, but if getting outside helps you think more freely, we can make it part of the process — including walking or trail sessions in the greater Salt Lake City area.
“Autumn is nature’s way of showing us how beautiful letting go can be.”
james norbury
Questions I’m often asked
A few specifics
Is this the same as therapy?
No. Therapy often focuses on mental health, healing, and understanding the impact of the past. Coaching is more focused on where you are now, what you want to change, and how you want to move forward.
There can be some overlap in the topics that come up, but coaching isn’t a substitute for therapy. If it seems like another kind of support would be more appropriate, I’ll be honest about that.
Is this career counseling? Will you help with my résumé or job search?
No. I don’t review résumés or prepare you for interviews — a career counselor or recruiter does that better than I would, and plenty of clients work with both. However, we can absolutely work on finding a career direction that fits who you are now. We might explore what kind of work energizes you, what environment helps you thrive, and what tradeoffs you’re willing to make. We can also identify behaviors or patterns that may be limiting your growth and practice new ways of approaching them.
Can we talk about my personal life, not just work?
Yes. Work doesn’t exist separately from the rest of your life. We can talk about your health, relationships, family responsibilities, identity, priorities, or anything else shaping the choices you’re trying to make.
How long does this take?
Engagements typically run six to twelve sessions across several months. That gives us enough time to clarify the larger goal, uncover patterns, try small changes between sessions, and build on what you’re learning.
At the end of the agreed-upon number of sessions, we’ll decide together whether the work feels complete or whether continuing would be useful.
The introductory call
Let’s find out whether we’re a good fit
Book a complimentary 30-minute chemistry call over Zoom. We’ll talk about what you’re navigating, you can ask me anything, and you’ll get a real feel for how I work before committing to anything.
Have questions? Contact me here.