About Me

I live in Smithers, on the unceded and unsurrendered territories of the Wet’suwet’en, more specifically on Gitdumden territory, in the house of Woos. I live close to the Wetzin’kwa (also known as Bulkley) river. When I think about coaching and what it means to me, my mind goes to the river, where I have learned that being mindful of now and in the moment creates space and ease for what will emerge.
As a coach, I partner with my clients to create space that is like the river. We stay in the moment. I actively listen to what a client says both with their words and with their bodies and encourage people to slow their brains and their breath so that they might hear their intuition. As we converse, I pay attention to the gaps and the less defined to find questions that might help shift or disturb stories that keep people out of their flow. Together, we delve beneath thoughts and beliefs with curiosity and courage to gain perspective on ways a client might become more aligned with their values and what is important to them. We then make accountability plans for how to action their new perspectives and insights so that they can see outward change and momentum.
For most of my professional life, I have worked with children, youth, and adults in experiential education spaces. I hold a BA in English Literature (UBC), an MA in Indigenous and Canadian Studies (Carleton), a Certificate in Organizational Coaching (UBC), and am a certified highschool teacher (SFU). As well as coaching individual and group clients, I am a co-founder facilitator-coach with Story Shifters, where I coach non-Indigenous people who wish to decolonize themselves by investigating and agitating their setter stories.
I find joy when I am outside walking, skiing, or garden digging. I also love to dance with my kids in the kitchen and to snuggle up with a great book.