As you explore working together, it’s important that you know how I support you and where my role begins and ends. You may ask about the difference between therapy and coaching, so here’s how I define them in my work.

How therapy is different

Therapy is a healthcare service focused on emotional and psychological healing. A therapist:

• Works with your past and present, including trauma, chronic stress, and mental health concerns
• Helps you understand and process deep emotional patterns and long-standing pain
• Can diagnose and treat mental health conditions and coordinate with other healthcare providers
• Is licensed and follows strict professional and legal standards of care

Therapy is the better fit if your main need is healing from trauma, managing significant symptoms (like anxiety, depression, or PTSD), or getting support with your overall mental health and safety.

How I use coaching

My work within Regain Your Core® is coaching, not therapy. As a coach, I:

• Focus on where you are now and where you want to go, rather than doing deep clinical trauma processing
• Help you clarify your goals, values, and what “regaining your core” means for you
• Guide you to explore practical strategies, strength-based insights, and practices you can use in daily life
• Support you with structure, reflection, and accountability, so you keep moving forward

I do not diagnose or treat mental health conditions, and I do not provide crisis intervention or emergency mental health services. Coaching is educational, skills-building, and growth-focused. It can complement therapy, but it does not replace mental health or medical care.

If at any point it seems that therapy or another type of clinical support would serve you better, we will discuss that clearly, and I will encourage you to connect with an appropriate provider.