Crucible Coaching
Relationship & Personal Growth
The Principles of
The Crucible Approach
I offer a clear view of the patterns you're exhausted by but can't seem to stop.
In Crucible Coaching, I primarily draw on the principles of Dr. David Schnarch's Crucible approach.
Crucible resonates more deeply with me than anything else I've encountered in nearly two decades of self-development work.
I find Crucible work transforms mind, mood, and relationships.
My style is direct and compassionate.
And hard to walk around - many clients who are good at talking circles around their problems find this approach is exactly what they've been missing in past coaching and therapy.
If you find yourself pulled between two things you desire, or realize that being truer to yourself is going to require giving something up, or you know what you should do and still don't feel able to do it, I'd like to help you take the next step into living a life you love.
Professional Consultation
In addition to working with couples and individuals, I offer case consultation and written mental dialogue consultation to therapists and coaches who want to incorporate the Crucible approach into their practice.
Coaching vs. Therapy
As a coach, I don't diagnose or treat mental health conditions.
Some of my clients see therapists for those conditions while also working with me on the relational and developmental challenges that are built into adult life and committed love.
I have personally benefited from working with a range of coaches and therapists over the years and am happy to offer recommendations for therapists when clinical care is needed.
What I Do
Most people who come to me are caught between things they want at the same time but can't have at the same time.
You want exciting, alive sex and to never risk rejection. You want to be honest and to look better than you are.
You want your partner to change and to not rock the boat.
Dr. Schnarch, founder of the Crucible Approach, called this the two-choice dilemma.
Facing them head-on frees you up to live expansively instead of swimming in circles.
I help people see and choose from the options they have.
My Specialty
You may be skilled at talking circles around charged topics.
I interrupt the way your brain automatically steers under pressure.
Because changing those patterns expands the range of problems your brain can work through.
Tracking what happens in real time in a session.