Hi! I’m Kay
Here’s what brought me here.
I was the classic overachiever. Pre-med track, big dreams, even bigger ambition. Then my mental health took a serious turn, and it became clear that path wasn't for me. Not long after, I learned I'd inherited the family degenerative hearing loss.
I pivoted, adapted. Just as I was preparing to start a Ph.D. at McGill, my physical health collapsed. At 25, I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Recovery took four years, and it changed the way I understood myself.
Eventually I found work that matched my ambition. But I kept running into the gap between what I could see and what I had the power to do. That tension — between capability and what's actually getting in the way of it — is what led me to coaching.
I've spent nearly a decade helping capable people close that gap by working on what's actually blocking full occupancy of their own lives.
Thanks to modern hearing aid technology, I can hear you loud and clear. I'll ask if I don't.
I’ve been coaching for a decade
I've worked with professional across tech, engineering, consulting, healthcare, nonprofit, creative fields, and more. I hold a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) accreditation from the International Coaching Federation and trained with Master Coach Patricia Burgin at SeattleCoach.
My approach draws on current research in the coaching field and the kind of intuition that comes from years of sitting with people in challening, breakthrough moments.
“Helped how I naturally respond to difficulty”
"Kay's incisive questions and toolbox of perspectives helped me make big breakthroughs that are fundamentally shifting my self-awareness, internal dialogue, and how I naturally respond to difficulty. She helped me surface subconscious forces that have been shaping my life in big ways, so I can better understand them and consciously decide how to respond to them.
I consistently came away from each session with a significant, meaningful, practical insight and a path to immediate application. She created a safe space and seemed to challenge me in just the right ways.
My empathy for myself and others has grown immensely. I thought I was an empathetic person before, but I didn't realize how much my self-criticism was driving my feelings and actions... As an entrepreneur, executive, husband, and father, my growth through our sessions will be impacting me and my work for the rest of my life."
— Creative Entrepreneur & Executive
Ready to do the work?
If you're reading this, something is probably already clear to you — that capability isn't the issue, and that whatever's getting in the way isn't going to move on its own.
That's what we work on together.
Sessions are $100. No packages, no pressure. If you're ready to start, I'd love to hear from you.