I love walking alongside families and individuals at life’s most tender crossroads — a frightening diagnosis, the ache of loss, the upheaval of divorce, the brave road of recovery, parents whose children are struggling with addiction, the weight of caring for aging parents, or a family shift that’s left you wondering what comes next. Whatever has brought you here, you will be met with open arms, zero judgment, deep empathy, and the kind of practical wisdom that only comes from having truly been there. I started this practice believing — and I still believe it with my whole heart — that no one should have to face the hardest seasons of life alone.
My husband Kenny and I have spent over 40 years in vocational ministry, walking with people through all kinds of trials and struggles in university, international, and church settings. Those years shaped me in ways I carry into every coaching relationship.
We have called Nashville and Franklin home since 1985. I’ve been so grateful to serve this community in ways close to my heart — as Christ Community Church’s first Women’s Ministry Director, as a board member of the Hard Bargain Association, and as a volunteer recruiter for Siloam Health Clinic, which cares for refugee families in our area. I also had the joy of helping found New Hope Academy, a school two of my own children were among the very first to attend. That same spirit — of genuinely showing up for people in committed, practical, and personal ways — is exactly what I bring to this work.
I’ve done theological studies at Trinity University, completed family coaching studies at the San Diego University and bring decades of personal experience navigating grief, family crisis, recovery, aging, and life transitions. I am committed to ongoing professional development and to the ethical practice of coaching.
When I step away from coaching, you’ll probably find me puttering in the garden, sitting on the back deck with a cup of something warm, or being happily trailed by my golden doodle, Linus. But my greatest happiness? Time with my four adult children and seven grandchildren. They remind me every single day why family — in all its beautiful, messy complexity — is worth everything.
