My Approach

my approach: A Foundation Rooted in Awareness

My approach is grounded in Process Work, developed by Dr. Arnold Mindell—a quantum physicist and Jungian analyst whose work integrates somatic, systemic, and psychological awareness. (Arnold Mindell: Author, Teacher, Psychologist, Dreamer: A Portrait https://youtu.be/C7Ja0Hjf0MY?si=8XlbVI1_H-1L_e_b)

At its core is a radical premise: what we often avoid—conflict, tension, confusion—is not the problem. It’s the path. These “disturbances” are signals that something vital is trying to emerge.

When we choose to notice rather than override, to slow down rather than push through, transformation becomes not just possible—but sustainable.

Meeting What’s Beneath the Surface

Most organizations focus on the visible: goals, metrics, performance. These are crucial. But underneath, there’s a second conversation unfolding—tone of voice, body language, inner hesitation, emotional undercurrents, misalignment. I help leaders and teams learn how to attend to both.

When you can hold both layers—what’s said and unsaid, seen and sensed—you gain access to a deeper kind of intelligence. That’s where creative breakthroughs, realignment, and innovation live.

Change Often Starts with Disturbance

Every system prefers stability. But growth doesn’t happen without disruption. When energy dips, people disengage, or conflict brews beneath the surface, it’s easy to frame it as dysfunction. I see it as a signal—a sign the system is ready to evolve.

Instead of defaulting to force or avoidance, I help leaders pause, listen, and reorient toward what’s actually trying to shift. Often, this is where the real work—and the real payoff—begins.

Leadership That Includes More

Most leadership models ask us to narrow our focus. I invite leaders to widen it. To include more of themselves—their instincts, discomfort, inner knowing—and more of others: the quiet voices, the marginalized perspectives, the signals often dismissed or minimized.

This isn’t just inclusion as a value—it’s inclusion as a practice of sensing what’s missing and bringing it back into the conversation.

Sensing the Room

Great leaders don’t just speak. They sense. They read what’s happening beneath the words. They notice subtle shifts in tone, attention, or emotion and respond before things break down.

I help leaders refine this sensing muscle—not as intuition alone, but as an embodied leadership skill that elevates both humanity and performance.

Power, Privilege & Responsibility

Power is often the invisible architecture behind breakdowns in trust, safety, or collaboration. When leaders use power unconsciously—whether positional, relational, or cultural—it shapes everything, from who speaks to what’s possible.

My work helps leaders become fluent in their power—how to recognize it, use it well, and repair when it’s misused. This means recognizing the privilege you hold—through effort or circumstance—and leading in ways that create safety to speak up and a shared sense of ownership.

Why This Matters

The business world rightly demands results. But performance without awareness cracks culture. Culture without accountability erodes trust. And awareness without action goes nowhere.

Leadership from the inside out is not soft. It’s rigorous. It’s the capacity to deliver results while navigating complexity, aligning values with behavior, and showing up fully—especially when the stakes are high.