I’ve always been drawn to moments of transition — times when people sense that one chapter of life is ending and another is trying to emerge. Much of my adult life was shaped by academia, and eventually by a transition that asked me to reimagine who I was becoming.
About me
Learning and people have been my passions for as long as I can remember— so I naturally gravitated toward teaching, where my focus and energy could always be on both. After earning a PhD in Linguistics, I was a college professor for over 30 years. In addition to linguistics, I also taught composition and ESL, where it seemed I always had my students writing to learn more about themselves. Hmm…
Alongside teaching and research (“publish or perish,” you know!), much of my time was devoted to mentoring. I mentored junior faculty through a Center for Teaching and Learning that I founded and directed for 20 years, and students through a mentoring program I established and then coordinated for a decade.
It was this mentoring work that felt most meaningful — and from which I learned the most.
I loved my job — until one day I realized I had reached the end of that chapter. I knew it was time to retire. What I didn’t know was what would come next. But I knew that I wanted—in some way— to keep learning and working with people.
So, when I retired, I decided to become certified as a Jungian coach, as coaching seemed a natural extension of the work I’d done and I wanted to continue doing—helping people reach their goals. And I decided to take a Jungian approach because Jungian psychology has long been an interest, and I experienced, first-hand, how powerful Jungian coaching could be. I received certification from the Jungian Coaching School International, as well as from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), where I am an Associate Certified Coach (ACC). In addition, I continue to engage in ongoing professional development so I can further develop my coaching skills to meet the needs of my clients.
