Amy wants to support you in creating and living the life you desire.

 

If you are looking for support in creating positive changes in your life and/or in your relationships, please call Amy to set up an appointment.


Amy wants to assist you in making positive changes in your life. Amy has been described as: caring, intuitive, practical, creative, gets quickly to the core issue, able to see the big picture, respectful of individual’s values and beliefs and able to focus on the positive.  She is a skilled and nurturing listener.  She is able to hold clients accountable in a gentle yet firm manner in a warm, nurturing and playful environment. 

Amy’s genius lies in her genuine caring for her clients and her ability to support them in consciously creating lives they love.  Her clients credit her for being able to quickly see core issues and guide them to positive change.  Often described as being gentle yet strong and practical, Amy provides a safe space for clients to deal with emotionally charged issues and to share their greatest dreams and hopes

Amy focuses both on personal growth and relationships.  Amy wants to assist you in living, surviving and thriving in your genius AND in being connected to others in healthy relationships with ease and joy.  She can assist you in creating a clear vision for the future, identifying what’s holding you back and learning how to take the next steps to accomplish your goals.  She has been working with individuals and couples since 1994. 

As both a counselor and life coach, Amy is fortunate to be able to tie together skills and lessons learned from her varied background in business, counseling and psychotherapy, pastoral counseling, Gestalt training, life coaching, mediation, conflict resolution, and relationship work.   

Amy is certified as a Conscious Relationship and Body-Mind Vibrance Coach by the Hendricks Institute.   Amy is currently in an advanced leadership training program with Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks. 

Amy has given numerous presentations and workshops on relationships, personal growth, organization and clutter, and creating the best year of your life.  Amy taught divorce recovery for six years and has written over fifty articles on divorce and relationships. Amy has an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from Christian Theological Seminary and an MBA from Butler. 

Amy is a Clinical Member of American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Network of Women in Business, Rainmakers and the International Coaching Federation.  Amy describes herself as a lifelong learner.  She is the mother of three wonderful almost grown children and enjoys hiking, yoga, cooking, gardening, travel, laughing, and having fun. 

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Amy is certified as a Conscious Relationship

and Body-Mind Vibrance Coach

by the Hendricks Institute