Working with me
I am passionate about helping people to achieve enhanced holistic wellness through self-empowerment—to harness the potential of their own body's natural healing capabilities and access more vitality in their lives.
As a coach I support, guide, and encourage you to raise your consciousness and energy levels, uncover inner blocks, shift perspectives, and achieve sustainable improvements in your wellness.
As a Reiki practitioner I help to free the flow of energy through your body, promoting healing and stress reduction, supporting pain management, and increasing vitality by allowing your physical form to self-repair and regulate as it was naturally designed to do.
If you have wellness goals you’ve struggled to reach on your own, or want better wellness but aren't sure where to start, it would be my joy and privilege to support your journey.
What working with me is not
I am not a therapist, counselor, mentor, trainer, consultant, medical or mental healthcare professional.
If we agree upfront that you’re open to it, I may offer specific resources or avenues of exploration in pursuit of your wellness goals. But if your path warrants help beyond or outside the scope of my training and expertise, I will suggest that you seek an appropriately qualified professional, and refer you to someone within my network when possible.
My work in both modalities is intended to complement and supplement—not replace—the relationships, care, and prevention protocols you maintain with your existing healthcare team. I always encourage you to seek the guidance and support of trusted medical and mental healthcare professionals in tandem with our work together.
Training & Qualifications
I am a Certified Professional Coach, trained at the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC). I am further accredited as an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the gold-standard governing body for coaching standards worldwide. I am also certified as an Energy Leadership Index - Master Practitioner (ELI-MP).
Prior to founding Creative Rebel Wellness, I had a coaching practice for eight years called Helping Women Run which focused on supporting women who were running for, or seated in, positions of elected public office. Coaching was centered on supporting their goals for balance, boundaries, and personal wellness while navigating the world of politics and campaigning; and for maximizing their potential to contribute to the greater good through public service.
I am a Reiki Master trained in the Takata Usui Shiki Ryoho lineage. I studied under Reiki Master Sharon di Matteo at her superb wellness retreat center, Evolutionary Minded Wellness. (Check it out for a wide array of nourishing experiences and developmental offerings—I can't recommend her highly enough!)
Prior to formally training in Reiki and offering it to others, I independently studied and practiced various forms of energy healing for seven years to support my own wellness—becoming my own personal proof-point for its power and effectiveness. To learn more about what led me to become both a coach and an energy worker, check out my personal story.
Ethical assurances of working with me
Much like the Hippocratic Oath—that foundational, ancient Greek ethical code sworn by new physicians to uphold patient confidentiality,* beneficence ("do no harm"), and professional integrity—I also adhere to clear ethical guidelines in my work as both a coach and a Reiki practitioner.
In accordance with the formal governing bodies and time-honored traditions that safeguard my fields, I am bound among other things to maintain strict client privacy and confidentiality;* and to voluntarily terminate our work together and/or refer you to other qualified specialists if I determine that our partnership is not a good fit for any reason; believe you may benefit more, or in addition, from other types of professional support; or in the event of an irresolvable conflict of interest.
If you’re curious about the comprehensive guidelines for ethics in coaching, see here for the International Coaching Federation Code of Ethics.
*While I am not legally bound where I reside and work in the State of Pennsylvania as a Mandatory Reporter, I am personally and professionally bound by my common law “duty to warn” or “duty to protect” to report to authorities if a client expresses clear, immediate intent to commit suicide or homicide; or to report specific, imminent threats of violence against an identifiable victim to authorities or the potential victim themselves.
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WELLNESS COACHING
In creative partnership, we work together to raise your consciousness and energy levels to uncover inner limitations, shift perspectives, and achieve sustainable improvements in your wellness. My approach gets to the root of challenges to help you reach your personal wellness goals, whatever they may be.
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REIKI HEALING
Reiki means “life force energy” and is an ancient Japanese healing art that promotes wellness, pain and stress reduction, and vitality by helping to clear blockages and disruptions in the body. This gentle technique complements and compounds the benefits of other treatments and therapies.