As answered by Alice . . .

•What is a session like?
It’s like talking to a loving friend that has an objective perspective and offers you insight and ideas that can help you in what you are going through. The session starts by you telling me the basics of what exactly what is going on. We define the outcome you would like and I ask you questions from there and offer guidance, steps to take, things to think about, perspectives to consider and by the end of the session you will have more clarity than when you walked in, and a direction to point yourself in. No two sessions are exactly alike and often times I assign “homework” for you to do after the session that will help you to continue to get clarity in order to move towards the direction you want to go.

•Can I come for only one session?
Yes! One session is very helpful. Consistent sessions are even more helpful. It all depends on how much support you need and the complexity of what you are working on and what you want to accomplish.

•What kinds of things have you helped others with?

1. One client’s parents passed away within two weeks of each other and she was very close to them so we worked through the grieving process as well as another issue – when I met her, it had been over a year since the funeral and she hadn’t sent out any thank you cards for the gifts and felt an enormous sense of guilt and was immobilized and depressed. Everything was compounded by the fact that she was beating herself up and afraid to go out to see the people she hadn’t written cards to. We worked through some solutions for her to see things from a different perspective and had her engage a young woman to organize, compile and send out the notes for her so she didn’t have to go through the entire process herself. We crafted a letter together that explained why the delay and she was able to move on.
   
   
2. Another client did not know why she wanted to see me but just felt let to come. It turns out that she was interested in doing similar type of work as I do (helping others through her spiritual inspiration) and I helped her to formulate a plan on how to even begin – guiding her through steps to take and ideas to pursue so that she could work towards a life doing what she loved to do.
   
   
3. One client unexpectedly was fired from his company and we began working together to help him to transition to opening his own personal services business. We worked on mission statement, strategic planning, website layout, email signature, marketing strategies, social media – everything to build a good foundation for his new business.
   
   
4. One client felt that after 15 years, she was ready to leave her husband. She had wanted to leave long ago but had gotten very close to his children from his previous wife (who lived with them) as well as his family (whom she had grown to love) and basically stayed because she did not want to hurt them. We worked in stages of planning, mapping out the best way to let the kids know, the family know, and how this was all to take place and unfold. We worked on wording, and how to “exit gracefully.” Everything was in line with what she wanted to do but didn’t know how to go about taking the steps to making it happen.
   
   
5. One client, now 49, was a musician in her 20s and sang and played piano professionally around town.  After she got married at 29, she devoted all her time and energy into being a mother and raising her children.  At 49, the children were off to college and she wanted to get back into music but was scared.  She had lost the “musical” part of herself. She was critical of herself, and her “rustiness” and needed to be reminded to be gentle on herself as I offered her support to lead her back into her music.
   
   
6. One client in her mid-70’s needed to put her foot down and get her younger brother (who was in his 60’s) to move out or to pay rent. She had babied him all her life and as a result he depended on her for everything and she was finally sick of it. He didn’t work, and she did. He was on drugs, and had no income. I helped her work through her guilt of thinking she was a “bad sister” if she had him move out and to put her foot down and get him out. (She ended up doing it)
   
   
7. One client was promoted to a manager at her office but felt a lack of confidence that she could be a good leader because she so desperately needed the approval of those that were below her in hierarchy at the office. We worked on language to use, and how to be firm and hold boundaries yet still be gracious and kind as a boss. We worked on communication skills as well as self-esteem issues and seeing herself in a different way.
   
   
8. One client who worked for the state was going to be “forced” to move offices. Her new office was a less desirable space and was amidst people who she didn’t like. The move was going to be happening in two months and she was dreading it and feeling anxious and depressed about it and couldn’t sleep. She was grouchy and felt life was not fair. She saw nothing good about this. Once we identified her choices (either quit or stay) we started working on her perspective so she could see the new office situation in a different way. By the time we were done, she actually was looking forward to the change.
   
   
9. One client had a retail business that was successful and profitable for many years. In fact, she had never had a challenging month since day one. As the economy started to waiver, for the first time her business began to get financially stressed, so much so that she could not sleep at night. She came to me to get support and insight into the bigger picture. We found that the stress caused her to be more creative than ever, birthing forth a new way to make up the lost income through another business concept.
   
   
10. One client lost her husband to another woman and just didn’t know how to let go of her anger, even after two years. She had let herself go, felt horrible about herself, and was filled with bitterness, resentment and blame for how her life was. We met so that I could help her take steps towards dissipating the hold that the past had and towards creating something new for herself.

•Can you really help me?
I am only able to help to the extent that you want to be helped and are willing to take responsibility for creating your life in a new way. I will offer guidance and hold you accountable, but ultimately, you must do the work. If you want to make a change in your life and are willing to open to a new perspective, I know I can help you.