Client love

“Denise is the best! I’m a clinical psychologist and I worked with Denise for a couple years for support in making a career pivot from academia to starting my own private practice and training/consulting business. It’s been a resounding success, and I couldn’t have done it without her.

Denise helped me tease out what I’m most passionate about, and was invaluable in developing my business plan and marketing strategy. While I’m now up and running, I plan on continuing to reach out to Denise for consultation on an ad hoc basis as my businesses continue to grow.

On an interpersonal level, Denise was a joy to work with — personable, reliable, and a great communicator. Five stars!”

“Denise is a coach’s coach. She is my speed-dial colleague whom I go to when I have an urgent business matter, need an ethics consult, or need to work through a personal concern.

She has an unbelievable toolbox and has more training and experience than most mental health counselors, including trauma-informed coaching, somatics, NLP, Socratic method, parts work, bilateral stimulation, cognitive behavioral, and dialectical behavioral.

She knows how to build safety & trust through her heart-based presence and astute compassionate questioning. Her clients gain rapid progress through her collaborative approach and invitational style.

Denise has helped me cut through the red tape of my analysis paralysis both personally and professionally. This has positively freed up mental space, helped me open my heart in friendships, and has also increased my financial and emotional abundance.

I can’t say enough good things about Denise’s ethics, competence, and intelligence. And she generously shares her gifts with fellow coaches and clients alike.”

“I reached out to Denise because I felt like I needed a change, but I was afraid that any change I made would lead me down the same inevitable path. I felt stuck, and I was doing almost nothing different out of fear of ending up in the same situation.

Denise’s non-judgmental and patient approach helped me find my center. Week by week, she helped me learn to trust myself and to practice self-compassion. We set small and achievable goals, and she gave me the space to reflect on my successes and lessons learned.

As I look back on where I started and think about where I am now, it is incredible how transformational working with Denise has been. Now, I see that my future is open to exploration, I am moving forward intentionally, and I feel sure about every step I take because I know they are aligned with my values and purpose.
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“I had been wanting to break out of my standard employment and build my own coaching practice for three years. But after attempts at coaching myself didn’t go that well, I hired Denise to help me get out of my own way, move past some of my blocks, create a strategy and take action.

Having Denise challenge me on my own assumptions and limiting beliefs was really helpful in getting me to move forward with my business.

Thanks to our work, I’ve turned my ideas into infrastructure and programs for my practice—something I wouldn’t have done without the weekly accountability of our calls. Our sessions pushed me into areas that don’t come as naturally for me, and gave me the framework to make a plan. I’m already branching out on some of the new opportunities that have come my way!”

“Do you know how it feels when your best friend sets you straight on something? Every time I talk through an interesting challenge with her, Denise helps me untangle underlying fear, long-held misconceptions about myself and makes taking care of me feel right and true.

I am especially fond of the outcomes of our talks where I have practical applications of simple thought changes to live a happier life. These have made a huge difference in my self-confidence and personal contentment. I also find my connections to the people I love are more balanced and positive for all involved.

Denise will always be my first choice for coaching me to great things!”

“Sometimes the universe sends people into our lives just when we need them most. This is what happened to me when I connected with Denise. I was trying to find my way and feeling a little lost. Fast-forward a few months and Denise has coached me to a new place of purpose and clarity in my life.

The area where I really wanted help was with my career. Denise guided me through the process of following my heart and starting a new job. Before my coaching sessions with Denise, I was finding work opportunities but felt very unsure about which direction I wanted to pursue. I was spinning my wheels, but not getting anywhere, to the point where I got stuck. Denise taught me how to move forward. Now, I feel like I am working in my dream job!

Somehow through her expertise, I find myself making decisions and feeling self-confidence that I didn’t know I had. Denise provides insight, but mostly she allows me to connect with my intuition so that I can come up with my own answers. I am dialing into my own sense of purpose and finding my own way. I feel empowered after every session.

Talking to Denise is a lot of fun and it has been one of my favorite parts of our coaching sessions. Before meeting her, I think I believed growth and change had to be a struggle. Now, I know the process can also be joyful. If I could, I would give everyone I care about coaching sessions with Denise! She’s such a fantastic coach!”

“When I first connected with Denise, I was feeling the heavy weight of imposter syndrome. It was at a point where the insecurity was crippling at times.

Since working with Denise, I’ve learned so much about myself, my core strengths, and the ability to reframe or rethink everyday scenarios. This has enabled me to navigate work challenges with more confidence and less anxiety.

One of many frameworks we’ve used is understanding my and others’ energy levels. It’s been a game changer to be able to assess certain scenarios through the lens of where others are coming from.

I highly recommend working with Denise! I especially recommend it if you are looking for a coach that is rooted in balancing empathy, action, and accountability”

“Every day I wake up so thankful that I took the chance in reaching out to Denise after hearing her podcast interview on creating an exit strategy.

I was at a point in my life where my career was waning, and I’d lost passion and interest in the job I was doing. I was honestly feeling beat up by life. I knew I was capable of more, but I couldn’t see my way through to what or how to get there.

After working with Denise, I wake up excited and enthusiastic about my future. For the very first time, I do not feel weighed down by my past. I see my past as simply part of my journey—the journey that has made me the person, mother, wife, friend, and entrepreneur that I am today.

Ironically at a time when the world is locked down and isolated, I have been able to expand my personal and professional network and create a much richer life for myself.

I have the courage to ask for what I need and to show up for myself, the same way that I have shown up for others my whole life. I have unapologetically made my needs and personal development a priority, without guilt.

Our time together was not only transformational, it was life-affirming and I cannot thank Denise enough! I would highly recommend her to anyone seeking clarification of purpose and in establishing a path forward.
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“When coaching with Denise, our time together isn’t just about the hour that we’re on a call—it’s much bigger than that. She offers a level of genuineness, energy and enthusiasm that I’ve rarely ever gotten from the many other coaches and professionals that I’ve worked within the past.

Denise has a strong awareness and presence, is in the moment and really does listen. She comes prepared to our sessions, with a clear road map and solution to address my specific challenges.

I’ve not only rediscovered and developed my professional strengths and EQ, but also the awareness of my value. Our work has reinvigorated my confidence, empowering me to define and develop my evolving career path. I’ve really enjoyed working with Denise!”

“Words cannot begin to express how much I appreciate Denise’s impact in my life. She coached and navigated me through a major career change and dug deep to help me figure out what I truly value in life, and how I can align my career to that.

I originally sought out Denise due to feeling stuck. I really enjoy helping people, and I felt like if I quit my job as a people leader, I would be letting down my team.

Regardless of how the job made me feel so unhappy and stressed most of the time, I felt the urge to “hang in there” for my staff. It became more destructive to my mental health and I was past the point of burnout.

I had started to apply for various other positions, which was A LOT of work as I had no idea what I wanted to be doing, but was just so burned out that I just put my resume out to multiple different job types.

I realized I was spending a lot of time applying for other jobs, but because I had a current job, I was not putting the right time or energy into the application, or even really applying for the job I WANTED.

As I started to work with Denise, and learn more about myself, I learned a lot about my energy levels and how my current job was not aligning, or allowing me to have a career that synced up with my personal values.

I was compromising the things in my life that I cared the most about, which was fueling the burnout further and making me more unhappy. Denise really helped me to uncover these items, and realize all of the things in my current job that were leading to stress for the majority of the working day.

She helped me ditch the feelings of guilt, and realize that I can put my own oxygen mask on first before helping others, and provided me with the tools to do so.

I now see opportunities to do the things I love with my family, and be able to find joy in my work that refuels my tank to want to keep doing the activities and professional development opportunities that I am passionate about.

I HIGHLY recommend Denise for her expertise and her unwavering compassion in helping me through my individualized journey.
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