Hello! I am a wilderness and adventure-loving mountain enthusiast living in Montana and have over 20 years of experience as a therapist and wellness coach.In my work I model a way of being in life that serves to strengthen my clients’ resolve, grit, determination, self-belief, compassion, autonomy, belonging, and sense of curiosity. I approach therapy and coaching from a space of openness and intentionality, with a team orientation. Working together, we are partners in shifting your perspective and behavior so you can feel more vibrant and motivated in your life!Every individual’s experience varies, and it’s the complexity of our lives that brings hope for rebuilding. My work combines family systems theory with cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness with embodiment work, and a feminist lens with shame resilience theory. I am highly skilled in the areas of eating psychology, body image, and disordered behaviors with food, but my primary interests and skills lie in supporting individuals who desire to know themselves fully and who want to reclaim their voices and live from their most authentic, whole-hearted selves. Many of us are living from our woundedness, protecting and hiding what we often learned in the early stages of our lives was not okay to express but that deeply needs our advocacy and acceptance!I’ve been professionally trained not just as a therapist but also as a coach with people who want to learn how to develop a more trusting relationship with themselves. I'm trained as a mindfulness meditation instructor and utilize mindfulness principles extensively in my work. I view everyone as inherently healthy and capable of change. I utilize a positive psychology and motivational interviewing framework to focus on your capacities and strengths to help you build more skillful ways of interacting with yourself, with others, with your emotions, and your mind! It's so easy to begin feeling stuck, but understanding how we get there is the first step! Self-understanding and self-discovery serve as the foundations for change!As Walt Whitman shared, “Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes.” As humans and as healers, we need these multitudes, in addition to the permission to live our questions. I own Core Capacity, LLC and offer private, intensive virtual coaching services and online courses. My website is www.growyourcapacity.comI look forward to exploring your questions with you and developing solutions for more empowered living!