Perhaps you’re working long hours or self-sacrificing in other ways, finding it difficult to accomplish what’s important to you and not just what seems necessary. Maybe you are overwhelmed and stressed by the pace of your life. Maybe you’re at an important life or career transition point and need help figuring out which path ahead is the right one for you. Perhaps you’ve given up on some of your ideals, dreams or creative talents, and wish to bring them back into your life. Maybe you’d like to separate what you know in your core that you want to do from what you feel like you should do.

While I enjoy working with a range of people, I tend to work particularly well with those who have one or more of the below characteristics.

Leading a life that expresses your ideals is important to you. Career, play and relationships feel superficial if they’re not aligned with who you really are, and life is too short to spin your wheels doing otherwise.

Your values include creating a more just and sustainable world. Part of coaching is about helping you to discover and honor your own unique set of values and priorities. However, I work best with others who appreciate the interconnectedness among all people and living things.

You have overachiever tendencies. You take your endeavors very seriously, and may have an impressive array of accomplishments in your career, family, or academic life. However, your efforts aren’t necessarily getting you where you really want to go yet, and may be connected to martyrdom or lack of life balance.

You’re somewhat eccentric or “outside the box.” You could be a leader who desires to challenge the status quo, someone who is committed to important but unpopular causes, or someone who has outgrown a current setting, job or set of relationships. You may struggle to honor and leverage what sets you apart. You may wish to increase your authenticity, happiness and impact in your current environment, or transition into a new one.

You are very creative and intelligent – even if you’re modest about it, or if it doesn’t show up in a traditional way.

I’ve recently worked with clients on issues including career transitions, work/life balance, stress reduction, and completion of specific projects. Their diverse interests have included public leadership, law, environmental issues, animal welfare, marketing, applied arts, and public health.