MY APPROACH TO COACHING FOR AUTHENTIC LIVING

I have been strongly influenced by two related theoretical perspectives:
Transpersonal psychology and the psychology of Carl Jung. Both these approaches recognize individual uniqueness and a transpersonal dimension of human experience that lies beyond our individual egos.

A key concept in Jungian psychology is “individuation”—the process of fully becoming oneself in the world. My role as a coach is to support and facilitate that process.
For some of you, that may mean engaging in coaching on a short-term basis. You may be working on an easily definable problem or a very small part of your individuation process: for example, you may feel stalled or blocked by worry or self-doubt, challenges within a relationship, career issues, or an important transition that you want to understand and integrate into your life.
For others, it may involve a longer-term process of personal growth work that includes exploring one’s sense of identity and authenticity in the world, or existential beliefs and spiritual values. Such concerns often arise in midlife.
For many clients, especially those navigating major life transitions, the process of individuation can feel less like a series of small incremental changes and more like profound personal transformation.

Individuation

Authenticity

For me, well-being is not simply the absence of stress, difficulty or illness, but a living sense of harmony within oneself and with the larger rhythms of life. It grows as you come into closer relationship with what is true for you and your willingness to live authentically—that is, by living in accordance with what truly nourishes you and what truly brings meaning, beauty, and vitality to your days. This includes attentiveness to the body, the emotions, the imagination, and our connection to the natural world, as well as the courage to make choices that reflect your deepest values. In this way, well-being becomes an unfolding process rather than a fixed destination—one that supports a life that feels grounded, authentic, and vibrant.

Well-being

Beauty, as I understand it, is not limited to appearance or aesthetics. It is a quality of aliveness that can be found in valued relationships, creative expression, the natural world, and moments of insight or connection that bring a sense of depth and resonance to experience.
Our evaluations of beauty may vary widely, but we all seek out beauty because we need the emotional, spiritual, and—according to neuroaestheticists—the biological sustenance beauty provides. When we are confronted with stimuli (sensory or otherwise) that we find unpleasant or unharmonious, we can be left feeling disturbed, depressed, and anxious. The antidote to that discomfort is to learn to consciously seek out beauty. Attending to beauty can strengthen your sense of well-being, awaken your imagination, and support a more heartful relationship with life. In this way, beauty is not just something to be enjoyed, in the moment but an important pathway toward living more fully, consciously, and sensuously.

Beauty

I often work with clients on how to awaken their senses to bring more and different types of beauty into their lives. This often leads to explorations of the benefits of aligning with Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine energies and how these archetypal energies may be experienced psychologically and spiritually in everyday life.

Divine Feminine and Masculine Energies