Less fear & doubt. More intuition & ease.
1:1 support for ambitious creatives who want a better relationship with their work.
Work with me🌑 Who you are
"I'm great at ideas but they die in my Notes app."
You're smart, insightful, and brimming with ambition. You're here to create, to share a message with the right people. You've already taken the first steps to bring your ideas to life, and though it's scary, you feel like you've made some real progress.
But there's a problem: it doesn't really feel good. Or, sometimes it does, but other times you're overwhelmed by fear and indecision. You're scared to lose the progress you've made, but also desperate to get to the next level.
You know you have something to offer. You know how bright you could shine, if you could just get out of your own way. But something is holding you back.
🌒 Where you're stuck
"It feels like rolling a boulder up a hill, most days I don't even make it."
Self-doubt is your worst enemy. You oscillate between feeling confident in who you are and what you're doing… and feeling like you don't have a clue. You try to just "push through" and get past the doubt, but it just keeps coming back.
You've tried mindset shifts. You've tried positive thinking. You've tried personality tests & endless self-analysis. But you keep circling around the same old fears: maybe I'm not good enough… maybe I don't have anything interesting to say… maybe I just don't have what it takes…
🌔 Why it's happening
"I struggle to find motivation that isn't based on insecurity."
As someone who's passionate about creating, it's easy to slip into a "I need to do this, or else" mindset. But that desire creates a sort of tunnel vision, putting your body into a state of fear. You're desperate to escape the prospect of failure, but all that tension and panic is what's keeping you stuck. Trying to push away the fear just makes it worse.
Underneath that inner panic is a set of emotional beliefs that have been with you a long time: stories around who you need to be and what you need to accomplish in order to "matter", in order to be "worthy", in order for people to listen to you, in order to not be alone.
Because these stories have been with you for a long time, because they've been effective at keeping you safe, your subconscious doesn't want to give them up.
🌕 What we can do about it
"I'm seeking a way to grow beyond negative thinking and doubt."
Those emotional beliefs can be changed. The story you tell yourself can be updated. The fear in your body can be released. We can change the way your ambition feels, and as a result, make the creative process feel fun again.
The way we do that is by bringing those beliefs into conscious awareness, while cultivating a state of safety in the body. That combination of awareness and safety allows your subconscious to update its understanding of the world, transforming the sense of urgency from "Augh I need to do this!" to "Oh yeah, I'm going to make this happen."
Imagine looking at your daily todo list and feeling relaxed and excited. Imagine thinking of a new project idea and totally trusting in your ability to execute it. Imagine easeful momentum, one thing building on another, as you put the pieces of your vision into place.
I'm here to help you get there.
How do we move forward?
In our work together, I'll teach you the 3-step process to transform your emotional beliefs—the exact same process I've used to build my own business.
1️⃣ "What do I want?"
First, we want to get crystal clear on your desires. That includes your external goals:
- •The business you want to build
- •The art you want to create
- •The audience you want to attract
But we also want to understand your internal goals:
- •The excitement you want to feel when you wake up in the morning
- •The ease you want to bring into your creative process
- •The connection you want to feel to the people who love your work
Often our desires are blocked by fear around who we're "supposed" to be. We'll use a stance of loving curiosity to untangle that fear, meeting every part of you with warmth and acceptance.
Our goal will be to create a full picture of what you want, inside and out, and for you to feel encouraged & empowered to pursue that vision.
2️⃣ "Why can't I have it?"
Again, we can use the external/internal frame. But to be honest, here I'm most interested in why you don't feel you're allowed to have what you want.
All of us are operating within a subconscious "rulebook" of who we're allowed and not allowed to be. What makes our creative journey so frustrating and so powerful is that we're often fighting against those implicit rules, stretching beyond the identity that feels safe to us.
In this stage, we'll get clear on:
- •How do you feel when you imagine achieving your vision?
- •Where do you feel resistance in your body?
- •What is the emotional belief underpinning that resistance? What's the story of "I can't do this"?
By creating a safe container for these emotional beliefs to emerge into consciousness, we also create the conditions for them to change. We want to transform "I don't know if I can do this" into "it's just a matter of time".
3️⃣ "How can I move forward?"
Once we know what you want + what's in the way, now it's time to get after it. Here's how we'll do that:
- •Set ambitious goals that include both your external AND your interal experience
- •Reflect on your felt experience in the the process of creation
- •Notice where you're falling back into old patterns, and gently adjust
We're combining the emotional & the creative, your inner world & it's expression.
We don't just want to do the thing; we want to learn to do the thing in a way that feels joyful, fun, and sustainable… so you can keep doing it, over and over, at a higher and higher level.
What you'll get
🪷 1:1 Coaching Sessions
Weekly or bi-weekly coaching sessions to help you gain a deep understanding of your experience.
We'll bring in tools from IFS, Focusing, Somatic Experiencing, Coherence Therapy, and more, but the main focus will be on creating a space of warm curiosity, where you can get a clear picture of where you are and where you want to be.
🪞 Personalized Reflections
After each session, I'll send you a handwritten email summarizing what we discussed, including key takeaways and questions to consider. These emails will help you track your progress over time and stay focused on the most important pieces.
🌊 Custom Action Plans
I'll also send you some light "homework", somatic practices you can bring into your day-to-day to accelerate your progress between sessions. These will be tailored to you & your journey, giving you exactly what you need to accelerate your progress.
Client feedback
"After working with Scott for a few months, I can say with confidence that I am well on my way to living my dream work life."
"The coaching sessions we had a few months ago were mind-blowing. Particularly the fact that my emotions and their associated thoughts kept leading back to the same places. I've never seen my blocks so clearly before."
"I've been working with Scott for about 2 months now and I can't recommend him enough. I'm not an easy one to impress - I journal, I'm self-aware, I have loving high-functioning friends - but Scott is particularly good at helping me understand which parts of me are holding me back from living the life that I want, and even understand which life I want in the first place."
"Scott is a goddamn genius. I learned more about my own practice from spending time with him, and such genuinely deep-rooted things about myself that it pissed me off. How DARE you be this good at what you do?!"
"I'm a musician and artist, and have been working with Scott for the last 4-5 months, going on a half a year pretty soon. When we first started working together, I was extremely hard on myself, and was struggling with the awareness that I experienced frequent burnout without being able to recognize the everyday patterns that contributed to it. I was drawn to Scott's patience and curious approach of allowing feelings to come into our awareness, be there and expand as much as they need to."
"If you're feeling stuck or out of touch with your emotions, this is it. Scott's expertise and compassion are unmatched."
The process
A few details about the coaching process:
- •We'll start with a free consultation call to get acquainted and learn about what you're seeking.
- •From there, you'll get access to book sessions with me; each session is 45 minutes and costs $150USD.
- •Our goal in each session will be to dive deep into what you want to create, what's currently in the way, and how we can transform stress/fear/stuckness into joy/energy/action.
- •After each session, I'll send you a handwritten summary of what we discussed, what the key takeaways are, and how you can apply it directly to your work.
I'm beyond excited to meet you & help you unlock your most joyful ambition. Let's see what we can create. 🌻
More kind words from the people I've worked with:
"At 26, I thought I had myself figured out. Turns out, not so much. Enter Scott and his somatic therapy magic. After just 4 months, I'm blown away by the changes. Before Scott, I was stuck. Processing emotions? Tough. Accessing old memories? Forget about it. I felt disconnected from myself and others. Who knew our bodies held so many secrets? Scott's approach is eye-opening. Now, I'm tapping into feelings I didn't know I had. Old memories are resurfacing, bringing clarity I never expected. The best part is that I'm finding ease in building my next venture, and it's spilling over into all areas of my life. If you're feeling stuck or out of touch with your emotions, this is it. Scott's expertise and compassion are unmatched. He's not just helping me overcome obstacles; he's given me tools I know I'll use forever."
"I'm a musician and artist, and have been working with Scott for the last 4-5 month, going on a half a year pretty soon. When we first started working together, I was extremely hard on myself, and was struggling with the awareness that I experienced frequent burnout without being able to recognize the everyday patterns that contributed to it. I was drawn to Scott's patience and curious approach of allowing feelings to come into our awareness, be there and expand as much as they need to. Working together has been a gradual process of inner exploration, which is what I needed. More than anything, Scott was able to bring a kind of gentle, attentive awareness to some thoughts and sensations that had felt like "too much" to parse through or handle on my own. Through our work together, I've become more able to expand my ability to recognize when difficult feelings were coming up, and provide myself with compassion and gentle lovingkindness."
"I've been working with Scott for about 2 months now and I can't recommend him enough. He's helped me access my gut feelings on things I didn't know I had a strong feeling towards - specifically towards dating and my career. I'm not an easy one to impress - I journal, I'm self-aware, I have loving high-functioning friends - but Scott is particularly good at helping me understand which parts of me are holding me back from living the life that I want, and even understand which life I want in the first place. He has a consistently calm, competent demeanor in our sessions and I feel like I can breathe freely and truthfully in our sessions. I almost always walk away learning something new about myself."
"I've been working with Scott for about 4 months now. We've been working on increasing my energy, uncovering my values and wants, cultivating kindness and acceptance, and various social challenges. Some of the biggest wins during this time have been: - I've cultivated the safety and courage to take more social risks - 'unblocked' my personal emotional work practice. Beforehand, I had stalled, but now I feel like I have energy and know-how to make progress here most days - beginning to finally untangle a very deep knot in my psyche around motivating myself with fear and shoulds rather than wants. Scott combines love & capacity to listen with deep wisdom. I like the mixture of parts work & ordinary coaching conversations during a session, and am especially a fan of the ability to text Scott in between sessions as big emotional subjects come up"
"Before Scott started coaching me, I was feeling quite anxious and overwhelmed about beginning a new line of work. My goal for this year was to get to a point where I was actively enjoying my work and not doing anything out of a sense of obligation or fear. After working with him for a few months, I can say with confidence that I am well on my way to living my dream work life. For the most part, I feel grounded and joyful about what I do on a daily basis. I have a greater belief in my ability to handle challenges and to regulate my emotions. On many occasions, I've been pleased by how I've reacted to stressful situations. It's been nothing like how I used to respond in the past and that's such a win! Working with Scott has directly contributed to this change in me. Scott has a steady, warm presence about him that enables me to quickly relax and do effective work during our sessions together. The processes he guides me through are super effective and teach me things about myself I had no idea about. Scott has made me into a firm believer and fan of somatic IFS!"