Your Questions, Answered

  • Nervous system regulation coaching works with both mind and body, combining cognitive tools with body-based practices to shift the patterns behind stress, anxiety, and burnout. Rather than focusing only on mindset or behavior change, it works directly with the physiology that shapes how you think, feel, and respond to the world.

    When the nervous system gets stuck in chronic stress or survival mode, as it often does in high-pressure lives, insight and willpower alone aren't enough to change it.

    Grounded in a growing body of research on stress physiology and the mind-body connection, this approach pairs nervous system education with practices like somatic techniques, breathwork, and vagal toning. Real-time support and co-regulation (the way safety is built through relationship) are also a critical part of our work together. Over time, these tools help your mind and body build new patterns of safety, presence, and resilience.

  • Talk therapy typically focuses on processing past experiences, building insight, and working through emotional and psychological patterns, usually through conversation. It's a valuable form of support, and many of my clients work with a therapist alongside our coaching.

    Nervous system regulation coaching focuses on building skills and capacity for the present and future. We combine nervous system education, body-based practices, and active support for what's happening in your life, helping you understand how your nervous system is responding and build practical tools to shift those patterns day to day.

    I'm a certified regulation coach, not a therapist. I don't diagnose or treat mental health conditions. My scope is coaching, not clinical treatment.

  • Every session is a little different depending on where you are and what you're working on. In general, sessions are a blend of three things:

    Nervous system education — learning how your nervous system works and connecting that understanding to what you're experiencing in your own life. This is the top-down piece — working with the thinking mind to build awareness and insight.

    Practice — regulation tools including somatic techniques, breath work, and vagal toning, designed for your specific nervous system. This is the bottom-up piece — working directly with the body to build new patterns of safety and regulation. You'll leave each session with practices you can use on your own between sessions.

    Connection and support — space to work through what's actually happening in your life, with honest feedback, direct guidance, and the kind of consistent support that helps your nervous system feel safe enough to shift.

    Our first 1-2 sessions look a little different. We spend time building your compass and map. The compass captures what you need to feel safe, seen, and supported in our work together. The map outlines your goals and strengths, and any obstacles that may stand in the way of reaching your goals. This gives our work structure and direction from day one.

  • It's different for everyone because everyone's nervous system is different. What creates a meaningful shift for one person may do nothing for another. Part of our work together is finding the specific tools and practices that work for you.

    That said, some people notice shifts quickly. A single tool introduced in the first session can sometimes create an immediate sense of resource and calm that carries into daily life. Early wins like that are real and worth celebrating even if the deeper work of rewiring long-standing patterns takes longer.

    Meaningful change in how you respond to stress typically unfolds over weeks, months, and years of consistent practice. The nervous system builds new patterns through repetition, not insight alone. The more consistently you practice between sessions and in daily life, the more those patterns tend to shift.

    What most people notice first isn't a dramatic transformation, it's smaller things. A moment where you catch yourself before reacting. A situation that would have derailed you before doesn't now. A sense of having more space and capacity to choose how to respond to hard moments. That's when you know the work is taking hold.

About the work

Is this right for me?

  • I work with people who are navigating stress, anxiety, burnout, and overwhelm, and who are ready to do something about it at the nervous system level.

    Many of my clients are professionals in demanding careers like tech, entrepreneurship, and leadership, who are carrying a lot and running on empty. Others are athletes who want to bring nervous system regulation into their performance and recovery. What they have in common is that they're functioning well on the outside and struggling underneath.

    They often find themselves reactive in ways that don't feel like them, snapping at people they love, shutting down under pressure, or getting hijacked by anxiety when they need to be at their best. They want to understand why that happens and build the capacity to choose how they respond.

    If you're exhausted by your own nervous system and ready to build a different relationship with stress, you're probably in the right place.

  • Nervous system coaching might be a good fit if:

    • You're dealing with chronic stress, anxiety, burnout, or overwhelm that hasn't fully resolved with therapy, meditation, or other approaches

    • You find yourself reactive in ways that you don't like, and want to build the capacity to choose how to respond

    • You're curious about how your nervous system works and open to learning body-based tools alongside talking

    • You're open to practicing nervous system tools between sessions. I will share short recorded practices you can do on your own

    • You want support that is both warm and direct: someone who will listen AND push you when needed

    It might not be the right fit if:

    • You're in an acute mental health crisis. In that case, therapy or psychiatric support would be more appropriate

    • You're looking for someone to just listen without feedback or challenge

    • You're not ready to try body-based practices

    Still not sure? That's exactly what the free consult is for.

  • Yes — and in fact many of my clients are also working with a therapist. Nervous system regulation coaching and therapy work well together. Therapy often provides the space to process and make sense of your experiences, while coaching adds the body-based skills and nervous system education that help you shift patterns in daily life. The two approaches complement each other rather than compete.

  • It's not uncommon to have done real, meaningful work in therapy or coaching and still find yourself stuck in familiar patterns. That doesn't mean the work didn't help. It usually did. It may mean you haven't yet worked with the part of you that's been running the show.

    Talk-based approaches work primarily with the thinking mind. They can build enormous insight and awareness. Yet, insight alone often isn't enough to change how the nervous system responds. The body holds patterns that the mind can't always reach on its own.

    Nervous system regulation coaching works using a top-down (brain to body) and bottom-up (body to brain) approach. It's not a replacement for what you've already done. It's often the missing layer that helps everything else land more deeply.

    That said, this work isn't a silver bullet. It requires consistent practice, curiosity, and a willingness to try approaches that might feel unfamiliar. If you're ready to engage with it seriously, the results can be profound.

Practical details

  • Sessions are $175 for 50 minutes and are held online. Most clients find that meeting weekly at the start accelerates progress.

    Not sure if you're ready to commit? Start with a free 20-minute consult to get a sense of the work and whether we're a good fit before booking anything.

  • Sessions are 50 minutes and held weekly. Meeting weekly, especially at the start, creates the consistency and repetition your nervous system needs to build new patterns.

    As the work progresses and you've built a solid foundation of tools and practices, we can adjust the cadence.

  • Sessions are held online via video. This makes it easy to work together regardless of where you're located. If you are in the Boulder area and interested in meeting in person let me know during our consultation call.

  • The free consult is a 20-minute video call — a chance for us to get to know each other before any commitment is made. I'll ask about what's bringing you to this work and what you're hoping to get out of it. You'll have space to ask me anything about my approach, experience, or how we might work together.

    By the end of the call we'll both have a sense of whether this feels like the right fit. There's no pressure to sign up. The consult is genuinely just a conversation.