About

Hi, I'm Stephanie.

I help people stop circling and start moving.

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I'm an ICF-certified life coach with a master's degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. By day I work as a leadership development coach at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, where I've spent years helping people grow into roles they weren't sure they were ready for.

My coaching practice grew out of the same thing that drives that work: a belief that most people are far closer to what they want than they think, and that the gap is usually clarity and accountability rather than capability.

I lead with empathy. I build real relationships with the people I work with — that's the part I care about most, and it's the part that makes the hard conversations possible. I'll ask you direct questions. I'll also be in your corner while you answer them.

[PERSONAL_PARAGRAPH — outside of work. Currently: beach at sunset, AJ, blue Pit Bull named Jager. Rewrite in her voice.]

  • ICF Certified Coach
  • M.S. Industrial & Organizational Psychology
  • Leadership Development
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What I believe

How I work

You already have the answer

My job isn't to hand you a plan. It's to ask the question that gets you to the one you'd have found eventually — a lot sooner.

Clarity beats motivation

Motivation is weather. Clarity about what you want and why is what still holds on the days you don't feel like it.

Accountability isn't pressure

It's someone who remembers what mattered to you last month and asks about it — without judgment, and without letting it drop.

Let's see if we're a fit.

Start with a one-hour introductory session to explore your goals, clarify next steps, and see whether coaching is the right fit.