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Desert & Sky

Reconnect with yourself, your relationships, and the living world around you.

There are seasons when something no longer fits. A relationship changes. Work loses its meaning. A life transition leaves you questioning what comes next. Or perhaps nothing is obviously wrong, but you sense you've become disconnected from yourself, from others, or from what once grounded you.

My work offers a space to slow down, pay attention, and explore what these moments may be asking of you. Through thoughtful conversation and embodied reflection, we'll work together to better understand the patterns shaping your life, cultivate deeper connection, and move forward with greater clarity, steadiness, and intention.

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About

I believe meaningful change begins with connection.

I believe that many of the struggles we experience are not signs that something is wrong with us. More often, they reflect a gradual disconnection from ourselves, from one another, and from the living world that sustains us.

We live in a culture that often asks us to move quickly, achieve constantly, and look outside ourselves for answers. Over time, it becomes easy to lose touch with our bodies, our relationships, and the quieter ways we come to understand what matters.

My work offers a different pace. It's a space to slow down, pay attention, and reconnect, not only with yourself, but with the relationships, places, and patterns that shape your life.

We often think something is wrong with us when, in fact, we've become disconnected from the relationships that help us feel fully alive. I've come to believe that healing begins not by fixing ourselves, but by restoring those connections with curiosity, compassion, and care.

For much of my career, I worked with organizations navigating complexity, change, and questions of purpose across sustainability, public service, and systems change. With a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a master's degree in Peace and Justice Studies, I was continually drawn to questions of how people, communities, and systems shape one another. Again and again, I found myself returning to the human side of transformation: how people make meaning, adapt to uncertainty, and find their way through life's most significant transitions.

That curiosity eventually led me to pursue graduate training in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and certification in mind-body coaching, allowing me to deepen this work one person at a time.

Portrait of Ann

Reconnection is rarely only personal.

We live within relationships, families, communities, places, and larger systems.
When we change, those systems feel it.

Ann seated in a mountain landscape

Approach

How We Work Together

No two people are alike, and no two conversations unfold in exactly the same way. Rather than following a fixed formula, I meet you where you are and adapt our work to what feels most supportive in the moment.

Together, we'll explore the experiences, patterns, and relationships that have shaped your life, listening for what has been asking for your attention. Along the way, we may draw on body awareness, dreams, family and ancestral stories, or the natural world as sources of insight and understanding—always guided by your interests, your experiences, and what feels meaningful to you.

My approach is grounded in trauma-informed, mind-body coaching and informed by my graduate training in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Depending on your needs, our work may include conversation, embodied reflection, guided inquiry, and practical tools that support greater awareness, resilience, and connection in everyday life.

I believe meaningful change happens through relationship. My role is to create a space where curiosity, compassion, and careful attention can help you reconnect with yourself, your relationships, and the living world around you.

Work Together

When This Work May Be Helpful

Life Transitions

When life no longer feels the way it once did, and you're uncertain what comes next.

Recurring Patterns

When familiar challenges continue to show up in relationships, work, or daily life.

Dreams & Stories

When dreams, family and ancestral stories, or deeper questions keep asking for your attention.

Reconnection

When you're longing to feel more connected to yourself, others, and the living world around you.

Exchange

Sessions are offered on a self-determined scale of $40–$80.

I recognize that people come to this work from different financial circumstances. Rather than using a fixed fee, I invite you to choose an amount within this range that feels both accessible and sustainable for you.

My hope is to create a practice rooted in reciprocity, trust, and accessibility while remaining sustainable over time. No explanation is required for the amount you choose.

Desert & Sky is a coaching and reflective support offering. It is not therapy, clinical mental health counseling, or medical care.

Let’s Begin

If something in these words resonates with where you are, I'd love to hear from you.

Whether you're ready to begin or simply curious about whether this work is the right fit, I welcome you to reach out. We can start with a complimentary conversation and explore what feels right, together.

Schedule a complimentary consultation