About this Service

I offer professional coaching for leaders and professionals navigating complex challenges in their work and/or creative life. I'm currently working with the Co-active model, starting from the premise that you are naturally creative, resourceful, and whole. Together, we'll explore and address the obstacles preventing you from embodying the mindsets and achieving the outcomes that matter for you.

Structure: Sessions are 1 hour, twice monthly (weekly available if preferred). We'll begin with a 45-minute orientation to discuss your goals and establish working agreements. Coaching engagements should run for a minimum of three months—this timeframe allows our work to deepen as rapport develops. (I'm happy to do a couple of initial sessions before making a commitment to ensure a good fit).

Note: I'm currently pursuing ICF certification through the Co-Active Training Institute. With your consent, I'd like to record sessions and occasionally use brief clips for supervision purposes—this ensures high-quality coaching while allowing me to offer a sliding scale rate of $50+ per session.

If you're experiencing financial hardship, please suggest what would work for you while maintaining your investment in the process. I'd still love to work with you.

About this Lister

Originally from the Bay Area, now based in NYC, I've done long-term residential training in Zen meditation and Chen style tai chi—both have fundamentally transformed my life and inform my consulting and coaching work.

Working with mindset transformation—expanding what's possible for people—is central to my practice. I value social and environmental justice, creative freedom, clear communication, courage, kindness, and fairness.

Outside of work I enjoy traveling, learning languages, practicing tai chi and qigong, surfing, hiking, good food. While I've been privileged in my life, I've also experienced real hardship and precarity, and I feel comfortable helping others navigate complex and difficult challenges.

If you're interested in working together, please reach out with a little about yourself, your challenges, your aspirations, and what you hope to achieve through coaching.

Background and Expertise

I bring 15+ years of experience in social innovation and leadership development consulting. I've designed and facilitated programs for leaders in organizations including UNICEF, USAID, The Chicago Community Trust, Amgen, Regeneron, Cisco, Citi, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and many others.

I'm currently pursuing International Coaching Federation (ICF) certification through the Co-Active Training Institute.