Mental Health & Wellness Coaching, Events, and Resources

If you're reading this late at night wondering how you got here, I've been where you are. I work with high-achievers who've run out of fuel: founders, operators, people in tech who've been the reliable one for too long. I know that world from the inside: Stanford GSB, Oxford, AI startups from pre-seed to Series B, where the pace never let up and for a long time neither did I. Then it caught up with me. The work isn't "rest more," and it isn't a reset that costs you your edge. We figure out what's draining you, what's yours to carry and what isn't, and how to work in a way you can sustain. People come out the other side clearer about what they want and still ambitious, just no longer at their own expense. You will get through this. If you'd like company on the way, send me a message.

I am a strong mental health coach because I approach well-being through clarity, self-awareness, and sustainable change—not quick fixes. I understand burnout firsthand and help clients recognize its root causes, including chronic stress, misaligned expectations, and overperformance without recovery. My background in high-pressure professional environments allows me to support individuals who are driven, capable, and exhausted, yet unsure how to slow down without losing momentum. I help clients build emotional resilience, set healthier boundaries, and develop tools to manage stress before it becomes overwhelming. Most importantly, I create a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients can reset, reconnect with themselves, and move forward with balance and purpose.

I work with people who look “fine” on paper but don’t feel fine inside. The ones carrying a lot of responsibility, ambition, and self-awareness, yet still wrestling with anxiety, burnout, identity questions, or a low-grade sense that something is off. I’m not a therapist, and this isn’t clinical treatment. It’s structured, honest coaching for people who want more clarity about how they’re operating and why certain patterns keep repeating. My background spans leadership, coaching, and lived experience with anxiety, depression, and ADHD. That combination shapes how I work: grounded, direct, and practical, without platitudes or forced optimism. Sessions focus on naming what’s actually happening beneath the surface, building emotional awareness without over-intellectualizing it, and helping you make changes that are realistic inside a demanding life—not in some hypothetical calmer future.

A big part of why I coach in this space is because I’ve lived it. I’ve gone through seasons where stress, pressure, and expectations were stacked on top of each other, and I didn’t know how to slow down. I’ve dealt with anxiety, burnout, and moments where life felt heavier than I wanted to admit. Learning how to navigate those moments, rebuild myself, and come out stronger became one of the most important parts of my growth. On the professional side, I’ve spent over a decade leading large teams in high pressure environments where mental wellness is often ignored until it becomes a problem. I’ve coached leaders through self doubt, impostor syndrome, tough transitions, and the emotional weight that comes with managing people. I’ve learned how mindset, clarity, and emotional awareness directly shape performance, relationships, and long term success. I’m also a certified leadership coach with a degree in Leadership Studies and now working toward my master’s in Organizational Development. My academic work and coaching certifications back up what I’ve lived and practiced for years. My approach is simple: help people create calm, stay grounded, communicate with courage, and build habits that support a healthier way of leading and living. I don’t coach from theory alone. I coach from experience, education, and real conversations with real people who want to grow without losing themselves. If you’re looking for someone who understands both the personal and professional sides of mental wellness, that’s where I can help.Do you like this personality?

Welcome to my profile! With over two decades of experience in mental health and wellness, I bring a wealth of knowledge and a compassionate approach to coaching. As a Crisis Response Clinician, I manage at-risk individuals through structured crisis-response pathways, ensuring both immediate and long-term stability. My background as a Facilitative Church Planter and Pastor has honed my skills in leadership development and one-on-one coaching, allowing me to effectively support clients in achieving their personal and emotional goals. Whether you're navigating a challenging life transition or seeking to enhance your overall well-being, I'm here to provide tailored guidance and support. Let's work together to create a plan that meets your unique needs. Reach out to start your journey towards a healthier, more balanced life.

Mental wellness isn't just about feeling better, it's about understanding the patterns that shape how you think, respond, and move through life's challenges. As a Leadership Behavior Strategist and Trauma-Informed Certified Coach, I help high-achieving professionals who feel overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck in cycles of overthinking, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and overfunctioning. Together, we'll identify the hidden behavioral patterns keeping you in survival mode and replace them with practical strategies that support greater clarity, resilience, and sustainable success. My approach combines executive leadership experience, behavioral science, and a trauma-informed lens to help you better understand yourself, strengthen your capacity, and navigate life's demands without sacrificing your well-being. Please note: My coaching is educational and strategy-focused and is not a substitute for psychotherapy, counseling, or medical treatment. If you're looking to better understand your behavior, build resilience, and create lasting change, I'd be honored to support you.

My path to this work is personal. Like many of the leaders I coach, I've faced my own mental health challenges, and learning to navigate them, rather than push through or ignore them, changed how I show up in my work and my life. That experience is part of why I do this work: I know what it feels like to be high-functioning on the outside while struggling on the inside, and I know what it takes to find your way back to steadiness. After more than a decade in strategy and organizational consulting, partnering with government agencies, nonprofits, universities, and leadership teams, I paired that professional rigor with a deeply human understanding of what it takes to sustain wellbeing under pressure. Through Emerging Whole, I coach leaders and high-achievers navigating burnout, stress, and difficult transitions. I bring both the strategic tools of a consultant and the empathy of someone who has genuinely been there, so you get a coach who can hold both your goals and your humanity.

Welcome to my profile! With over two decades of experience in creative strategy and partnerships at top companies like Pinterest and Google, I bring a unique perspective to mental health and wellness coaching. My own journey has equipped me with the skills to help individuals navigate the complexities of high-pressure environments while maintaining their well-being. I hold an MBA from the Carlson School of Management and the Vienna School of Economics and Business, which complements my strategic approach to personal development. Let's work together to create a balanced and fulfilling path for your personal and professional life. Reach out to start your journey towards enhanced mental wellness today!

When chronic pain becomes a habitual or stress response in the nervous system, it's called neuroplastic pain. The pain is real, but the cause is your brain misinterpreting signals in your body as harmful. This can happen even after you've received treatment for a structural injury. Backed by neuroscience and clinical research, Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) is a system of mental and mindfulness interventions that retrains your brain's neuroplastic pain response. Relief is still possible, no matter how long you've been stuck. After living with inexplicably worsening pain in my foot, knee, and hands for nearly a decade, and trying every intervention possible, PRT changed my life. That's why I got certified. I am now symptom free and have dedicated my career to helping others find relief too. Learn more about my journey & FAQs about PRT in this blog post: https://www.flamekeeper.co/post/healing-chronic-pain-through-pain-reprocessing-therapy

I hit burnout working 5am to 2am for 8 months - forgetting to eat, drink water, use the bathroom and waking up in panic attacks from a client while in consulting. Taking a medical leave, majority covered by employers under FMLA, saved my life, my friendships, my relationship, and I even returned to work not scared it would happen again. How? That's a loaded question, but my HR background helped me set up my medical case so it was less likely to be denied at the multiple stages of approval. Then I built a help support system - doctors, therapists, psychiatrists, holistic practitioners, workout buddies - to help me get out of bed, motivate me to keep trying, and slowly work to get better even just 1% each day. Coming back to work was unfathomable and with all the help I had to support me and train me to set up my future work environment for success saved me. Perfectionist and overachiever are still ways I define myself - the difference is I'm not linking those to only my career. I'm an overachiever in maintaining my relationships, a perfectionist when it comes to my cooking and hosting. I was jumping my own fence to help the whole neighborhood while forgetting to tend to my own home - if you're feeling burnout and need a guide let's connect!