Welcome!

Hi,

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to understanding people. I’m always thinking about what helps us heal, what keeps us stuck, and how we create lives that feel more authentic and fulfilling. A step that I’ve been wanting to take for years is finally happening this fall: I’ll be beginning graduate school in Professional Mental Health Counseling as I work toward becoming a licensed therapist.

I’m not currently accepting coaching clients while I start this new chapter, but I wanted to keep this space alive as a place to continue to share a little about who I am and share some more of those random thoughts that bounce around my brain and like to spill out onto paper (or digital paper at least).

I believe that healing happens through connection, compassion, and the courage to keep growing. It’s almost never easy and it’s usually messy, but it is always worth it. None of us are perfect. We all carry the weight of our past, but to be held, heard, and maybe even understood in both our pain and our growth is where I think the real beauty of life exists. Reaching those deeper parts of ourselves and choosing to share them with someone else is a risk, but I’ve never been one to live on the surface.

Thank you for stopping by. I’m glad that you’re here and I hope you’re able to take away something from reading through my words on here, even if it’s just that you’re not alone.

Chelsea aka River