Coaching for Introverts and HSPs

I encourage you to check out the quiz to see if there’s a match. You’ll walk through a few questions and get an honest answer about whether it’s a fit or not.

My coaching is mainly focused on these 3 work-related concerns: career path clarity, exploring and shifting to self-employment, improving an existing self-employment journey. I also mentor other coaches. Career clarity can include making choices about vocation during retirement.

I mainly coach mid-career women, and some others who are drawn to my work, because I’ve learned that’s where I am best able to help.

A Note on Scope and Support
While my approach is intentionally gentle, mindful, and aligned with your natural strengths, I am not a trauma-informed or clinical practitioner. If you are currently in a healing phase related to trauma or feeling very burned out, I recommend working with a therapist or healing practitioner for HSPs to support that journey, either alongside or before working with me. Feel free to ask questions about this.

Don’t worry about the definitions of these things. (They are not all the same thing.) I can help you understand what matters. I know what it takes to find the ease you crave, while still being true to yourself.

Coaching can help you rise above fears, chronic stuckness, and self-judgment in all areas of your life. It’s so freeing!

Experiencing coaching myself has been such a liberating journey for me. I’ve had to be careful to choose a coach that appreciates my natural temperament.

It’s essential to your success and happiness to fully understand your true nature and how to work with it instead of against it. You might not realize how much you’re trying to fit in with the dominant extroverted or harsh culture. All that “trying” could be the source of that shoulder tension!

If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” ~Maya Angelou

I’m not about fixing you or making you be someone you’re not. There’s a better way.

There’s nothing wrong with our natural temperament, but what we do with it can make a huge difference in our lives.

Your quiet-loving, introspective nature is part of what’s great about you. It’s even a gift that the world needs, so don’t discount it until you know more. I get that there are challenges and we can make that part easier.

Introverts and highly sensitive people tend to be great with deep conversations, reading people, and listening well. Those are great people skills. Introversion and high sensitivity are not the same as being anti-social, chronically shy, or anxious. 

With education and guidance, you can learn how to work with your best qualities in service of the highest good. You don’t need a mask to be successful, happy, or to make a difference.

My approach to coaching is that I can help you find the clarity, confidence, and momentum to realize more of what you want in life and work, even when years of therapy or self-help have not. Therapy and self-help can be great for some things but they’re not designed to work for all your goals.

5 things to know about my coaching:

1. I’m not about a pushy or “just do it” approach — it’s about uncovering the inspiration that naturally drives progress.
2. We go at your pace, step by step.
3. We deal with whatever internal blocks get in the way. Fear? We got you covered.
4. We also deal with the practical real world in all its mess and beauty.
5. It’s kind of like having a supportive guide.

Yes. I have small groups that are great for camaraderie, growing your connections, learning, and genuine support.

You can check out the details and options here: Small Support Groups for Introverts and HSPs.

I talk about my fees and options for low or no cost support here.

The most budget-friendly options I have are my career or business courses, which come with live group calls and a discount on a private session to fill in gaps. It’s a great place to start.

Group coaching is also a great way to keep costs down and still have individualized support.

We can meet by phone or video conference. You can be anywhere in the world.

A unique thing about me is that I have a strong footing in both practicality and heart-centered approaches, or what you might call left-brain and right-brain thinking.

I have the experience and training to help with step-by-step business realities, while also dealing with the emotions, grounding, and inspiration that’s also needed.

In 2009, I completed a world-renowned coach training program (CTI) which is accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Upon completion, I switched my business consulting to more focus on career and business coaching.

Being a professional coach is the culmination of my lifetime’s work helping people find inspiration to reach higher. It integrates all my experiences, including as a health educator, human services project manager, human resources manager, business manager, mentor, and marketing and communications specialist.

Also, my coaching is informed by my own personal transformation from a shy kid to an outspoken and confident introvert and HSP in an extroverts’ world. I actually enjoy some kinds of networking and social cause activism (in my own introverted way). I’m always growing and learning.

I’m passionate about issues of inclusion and equity, women, supporting immigrants, building community, and climate consciousness.

I’m ready to talk about big societal issues that might be weighing on you including inequity and societal collapse concerns. It’s normal for sensitive souls to feel these weights and we need a place to talk about it.

I’m married to my soulmate and we live in a cohousing community in a small city. I believe in the power of love, prayer, mutual aid, and positive intention… and showing up to do the footwork, with a sense of balance and humility.