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You deserve greatness!

Let’s work together to discover your path.

 
 
 

Hi, I’m Patty. I’m an executive coach who specializes in using positive psychology to help organizations — and the people who work at them — thrive.

I’ve been working for progressive causes for much of my life, from high school antiapartheid protests to immigration and civil rights advocacy and strategy. My own journey facing anxiety and burnout means I intimately understand the struggles and challenges people at nonprofits face. Becoming a coach helped me overcome these challenges. I want to help you overcome yours.

As your coach, you’ll have access to an objective, empathic listener, adviser, and guide. We’ll work together to take you from stuck to thriving so you feel empowered to:

  • step into sustainable leadership that lets you soar

  • show up fully as the person you’re truly meant to be

  • face workplace anxiety and burnout

  • address specific issues around work, leadership, and identity

  • change the way you work and level up

  • lead with confidence

I feel it’s important to be heard, and I know what it feels like when you’re not. This is why in my coaching I help leaders use their voices, maybe in ways they have previously been afraid of using them, to ensure they are heard. My goal is to do this work in a way that is instinctive, so you feel able to lead while knowing you’re being your most authentic self.

My training has led me to study with a wide variety of groups and people, including with the Flourishing Center, Martha Beck’s Wayfinder program, and mindfulness experts Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. I am:

  • Certified as an Applied Positive Psychology coach from the Flourishing Center

  • Certified as a Martha Beck Wayfinder Life Coach

  • Certified as a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher through Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program

  • Credentialed at the ACC level by the International Coaching Federation

 

Testimonials

This is what my clients have to say about working with me: 

Testimonials

“[Patty] helped me set aside my own limiting beliefs, which has helped me clear my head, recognize my strengths, and be more productive. I have more self awareness and faith in my judgement, which has helped me be a better leader at work. I'm also more focused and better at understanding when and how I work most productively. Patty's coaching has helped me think through challenges at work, recognize and peel away self-imposed obstacles, and bring my unique strengths to my role.” K.W.

“[Patty] helped me set aside my own limiting beliefs, which has helped me clear my head, recognize my strengths, and be more productive. I have more self awareness and faith in my judgement, which has helped me be a better leader at work. I'm also more focused and better at understanding when and how I work most productively. Patty's coaching has helped me think through challenges at work, recognize and peel away self-imposed obstacles, and bring my unique strengths to my role.” K.W.

“Coaching with you has helped me go much deeper on how taking on too much responsibility has been harmful to me and probably others. Your coaching has also helped me remember that I do know the way and have access to the answers, I need to be generous and patient with myself and trust my own inner voice.” K.K.

“I had just come out of a pretty rough work environment and was struggling to make the most of my new opportunity — I knew I'd need help to step back into my confidence and more fully into my leadership. I specifically chose to work with you because I'd had the benefit of your career advice from a more informal context…. You [are] an honest, direct, creative, empathetic, open-minded coach who'd offer useful tools and resources to navigate my situation.” N.S.

“[Patty is an] insightful, compassionate and clear eyed coach who understands the social justice movement and how to support people navigating challenging situations in a powerful way.” K.K.

“I have gained a deeper understanding of my values, of ways to show up for and take care of myself, and of how to trust the process. Working with you has played a big role in my empowerment journey, and has exposed me to some excellent tools to carry forward through life.” N.S.

“I've recommended you to so many friends already! I always mention your true *coach* style... your cultural competency (so much of what I have experienced intersects with race (in)equity in the workplace and I am grateful to be able to explicitly include such considerations in our conversations); and the tools/resources I feel like I walk away from each conversation with!” N.S.

“Your ability to sort through all the extraneous information and detail to get to the heart of the matter and ask exactly the right questions is such a gift. And your compassion is another.” K.K.

“I love the frameworks you introduce me to during our phone calls. I've gone on to reference the drama triangle, metaphor work, noticing, and other thought work independently and am endlessly grateful for the new perspective. I also enjoy the ‘homework’ — it invariably ends up including practices that I have fun incorporating into my daily rituals!” N.S.

 

If you would like to talk about where you are now, where you want to be, how I can help you get there, please get in touch.