Experience the Transformational Power of Integrating both the Analytical and Intuitive Mind
Evidenced-based therapeutic modalities
lie at the heart of my practice
AEDP
(Accelerated Experiencial Dynamic Psychotherapy)
Many of us already understand why we’re stuck. We can explain the wounds, trace the patterns, even name the defenses. But insight alone doesn’t bring the kind of change we long for. That’s where AEDP steps in. It’s a strength-based, experiential model that helps us gently face the emotions we’ve had to avoid grief, fear, shame, even joy because they once felt too overwhelming to bear. When we avoid feeling, we inevitably end up coping, through overworking, numbing, disconnecting, controlling, anything to keep emotions at bay.
AEDP offers another way. In the safety of a relationship that’s grounded, attuned, and deeply present, we don’t just talk about our emotions. We safely experience them. And in doing so, our relationship to ourselves begins to change. We stop organizing around avoidance and begin to access the clarity, vitality, and resilience that were always there, just waiting for room to breathe. This is where healing happens, not just intellectually, but in the body, in the heart, in relationship ... in real time.
IFS
(Internal Family Systems)
We often think of ourselves as one whole, unified self, but most of us experience something different. Maybe part of you longs to rest, but another part won’t stop pushing. Or you want closeness, but something inside pulls away. In IFS, this inner conflict is a clue. IFS helps us make sense of these moments by recognizing that we’re made up of many different parts, each with its own story, emotion, and intention.
When we learn how to map this internal world, something shifts. We begin to understand what’s actually driving us, rather than guessing or making assumptions that often miss the mark.
With that clarity comes agency. We can meet our parts with curiosity, care, and leadership. Lasting healing happens not by forcing change, but by building trust and connection from the inside out.
EMDR
(Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
EMDR is a powerful, experiential therapy designed to help the brain do what it naturally wants to do: heal. When we go through something overwhelming, whether it’s a big trauma or a subtle, repeated experience that left a lasting mark, our system can get stuck. We might know we’re safe now, but our body hasn’t gotten the memo.
EMDR helps unstick those experiences. It doesn’t rely on talking in circles or trying to “think our way out of it.” Instead, it uses bilateral stimulation (like eye movements or tapping) to support the brain’s natural processing system. We bring the memory or emotional imprint into awareness and allow it to move, gently, in real time. The charge lessens. The meaning shifts. The experience finally settles.
At its heart, it’s a therapy that trusts your brain and body know how to heal, sometimes they just need the right conditions to do so.
If you’re seeking clarity, motivation, or a fresh perspective, coaching can help you take meaningful steps forward
Life Coaching
Together, we’ll clarify what matters, uncover what’s in the way, and shape next steps that are purposeful and doable
Unlike therapy, life coaching doesn’t focus on treating mental health conditions or unpacking deep trauma. Instead, it’s about partnership. It’s about making space to explore your patterns, your choices, and the parts of you that want more ease, more clarity, more connection, more alignment.
My work as a coach is still deeply relational, experiential, and grounded in real psychological insight. We’ll explore your internal world with warmth and curiosity, making room for agency, vision, and meaningful change.
We’ll also get practical. Coaching isn’t just about insight - it’s about integration. That means translating your inner clarity into outer action. Together, we’ll define what matters most, identify what’s getting in the way, and design steps that feel both doable and aligned.
Clarity & Alignment
Creates space to explore what you truly want and align your life accordingly
Strengths-Based Growth
Helps you recognize and lead with the strengths you’ve taken for granted
Empowered Change
Encourages agency and vision to make meaningful, self-directed shifts
Warm, Insightful Exploration
A supportive, grounded space to better understand your patterns and choices
Executive Coaching
This is about honoring what already works and removing the hidden friction that keeps you from thriving.
Sustainable High Performance
Creates space to recharge, so you can stay effective without burning out
Intentional Leadership
Builds self-awareness to lead with clarity instead of reactivity
Whole-Person Strategy
Address both personal and professional dynamics that shape leadership
Human-Centered Growth
Strategy meets insight for sustainable growth
You’ve built something impressive, and you’ve done it through intelligence, grit, and sheer will. But if you’re running on overdrive, second-guessing yourself, or starting to feel disconnected from the work that once lit you up, it might be time for a different kind of strategy.
One of my specialties is working with people who have zero work-life balance because the truth is, some lives leave almost no margin. Together, we create space where it feels like there is none. Space to process, to restore, to think clearly. That kind of space doesn’t just make you feel better. It makes you more effective, more sustainable, and more connected to your own leadership.
This work helps you notice what’s really driving you. Sometimes it’s healthy ambition or genuine curiosity, but often it’s tangled with parts that seek approval, avoid failure, or carry an invisible load. Distinguishing between those drivers lets you lead with intention, not just instinct, so you can grow without grinding yourself down.
I help clients connect the dots between their personal story and the larger systems they’re moving through, workplaces, teams, industries, identities. Because leadership doesn’t happen in a vacuum. And the patterns that show up at the top often started long before the boardroom.
We’ll find the places where things click. Where relief, clarity, and even joy show up. Coaching with me isn’t rigid or corporate. It’s strategic, human, honest, and often surprising. You’ll work hard, but not from the same old place. You’ll lead better because you’ll know yourself better.
Hi, I'm Lisa...
I spent 25 years as a professional dancer on Broadway. It was exciting, meaningful, beautiful work, and it came with a relentless drive to be perfect, to earn approval, to be “the best.” That kind of striving can take you far. But eventually, there are diminishing returns. The pressure to constantly prove yourself, to always be exceptional, can become a quiet kind of fear. It can hurt your health, your psychological well-being and your relationships. It’s not sustainable. And it’s definitely not freedom.
What I’ve come to understand is that the goal isn’t to stop being excellent, it’s to stop being compelled by it. You get to keep your ambition, your creativity, your extraordinary capacity. But when those things are powered by fear, deficit perspective or shame, they burn you out. They isolate you. Therapy helps shift that. We will get curious about the part of you that’s hustling so hard to earn worth, and we meet it with care, not judgment. That’s where space opens up, for choice, for agency, for a different way of being.
And here’s something important: your story doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Your race, gender identity, sexual orientation, economic status, culture, and more all impact how the world has worked on you. Understanding the systems around us, and the ones within us, is part of the healing.
By the way, this work isn’t always heavy. Sometimes it’s fun. You might be surprised to learn something about yourself that has been under your nose your whole life. There’s a joy, a relief in that click, that moment when something finally makes sense. Our work won’t be all grief and grit, sometimes it will involve laughter, lightness, and a clarity that unlocks movement, ease, and energy forward.
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