Frequently Asked Questions

Questions you might have

There are no silly questions here. If something isn’t covered below, please reach out — I’m always happy to talk.

About the work

What does a Spiritual Guidance session look like?

Spiritual Guidance sessions follow a held, four-part structure:

  • Open — we begin by connecting to your heart space and your life-force energy (prana).
  • Clear — a gentle energy clearing to release what’s stuck and create space for what’s true.
  • Receive — using dowsing rods and/or angel oracle cards, we listen for insight from your inner wisdom and the field of guidance around you.
  • Close — we thank the helpers and ground you back into your body.

You leave with insight, clarity, and a clearer sense of what’s true for you.

What does a Life Coaching session look like?

Life Coaching sessions blend intuition with practical coaching frameworks. A typical session moves through:

  • Intention — what’s most alive for you today; the goal or question you want to work with.
  • Breathwork — a few minutes to settle into your body.
  • Heart space — getting present before we go into the work.
  • The work — together we look at what you’re working toward, the reality of where you are now, the options open to you, and the way forward. I’ll often weave in EFT/tapping (which I’ll teach you so you can use it on your own).
  • Optional — if you want intuitive guidance woven in, we can include that too.

The premise is simple: the answers you’re seeking are already within you. My role is to help you hear them.

How do I know which session is right for me?

Here are some signals:

  • Spiritual Guidance is right when you’re seeking clarity, direction, or insight: about a decision, a relationship, a path you’re sensing but can’t quite see. You want to listen to your inner wisdom and what’s trying to come through.
  • Life Coaching is right when you have a goal, a stuck pattern, or a situation you want to work through. You want to identify what’s in the way, what your options are, and what the way forward looks like — with tools you can keep using on your own.
  • Leadership Coaching is right when the challenge lives at work: managing a team, navigating career growth, or finding your voice as a leader. You want to lead from your values and your center, not from depletion.

If you’re not sure, that’s exactly what the free 15-minute discovery call is for. We’ll talk about what you’re moving through and figure out which type of session, or perhaps a blend, would serve you best.

Do you offer workshops for teams or organizations?

Yes, through Thrive: Self-Care for Leaders, a workshop series for teams and organizations who care about sustaining the people who carry the weight. Thrive walks teams through evidence-based self-regulation tools (breathing, EFT/tapping, grounding, and more) and ends with each participant building their own personalized Self Care Menu. It’s available as a 2-hour workshop, half-day workshop, or 3-workshop series spread over three weeks.

Originally developed through the WomenLift Health Leadership Journey, Thrive is particularly resonant for women in leadership, though the practices benefit every leader.

Read more on the For Teams page →

What is holistic coaching?

Holistic coaching looks at the whole of you, not just one part of your life in isolation. I work across your physical, mental, emotional, and energetic bodies, understanding that they’re deeply connected. Something showing up as a physical symptom might have roots in your emotional world. A mental pattern might be draining your energy. My role is to help you see these connections and work with them, rather than treating each one separately.

How is coaching different from therapy or mentorship?

Therapy is clinical care from a licensed professional. It focuses on how the past affects your current day and what is showing up for you. I am not a therapist, and coaching does not replace therapy. If you are seeing one, I encourage you to continue. The two can work well side by side.

Mentorship and guidance is someone sharing their own experience and advice. A mentor has walked a similar road and tells you what worked for them. That can be very valuable, and it comes from the outside in. I do offer guidance too, and I can incorporate it when we work together if you ask for it. It all depends on what you are looking for!

Coaching works from the inside out. It is a partnership focused on where you are now and where you want to go. Instead of giving you answers, I ask powerful questions, reflect back what I hear, and help you notice patterns, so the insights and decisions are your own. You will likely feel more empowered.

Where does Spiritual Guidance fit? It sits alongside coaching. We listen for insight from your inner wisdom and the field of guidance around you, rather than me telling you what to do.

Are you a doctor or medical professional?

No. I’m not a medical doctor, and I don’t diagnose, treat, prescribe, or replace medical care. The work I do is coaching and guidance, not medicine. If you’re managing a medical condition, please stay under the care of your physician or specialist. My work is designed to support and complement what you’re already doing for your health — not to replace it.

What kinds of things can I work on with you?

People come to me for many reasons: anxiety, burnout, navigating difficult relationships, healing from narcissistic parents, processing a spiritual experience, learning emotional regulation, working through mid-life transitions, managing a team, navigating career growth, or simply feeling stuck and wanting to grow. If you’re unsure whether your situation is a fit, the best thing to do is book a free discovery call and we’ll talk it through together. And if I feel someone else in my network would be a better fit for you, I’m always happy to make that recommendation.

Do I need to be spiritual?

Not at all. You don’t need to identify as spiritual, follow any tradition, or have any particular beliefs to work with me. Some clients come because they’re navigating a spiritual experience. Others come because they’re dealing with anxiety, burnout, relationship patterns, or a feeling that something needs to shift. Wherever you are is exactly the right starting point. I’ll meet you there, and we’ll only go where feels right for you.

Practical

What happens in a session?

Every session is shaped to you. There’s no rigid formula, but there is an arc. I often start by helping you ground, checking in with where you are, connecting to your values, and anchoring into yourself. From there, we grow — exploring what’s present for you, unpacking patterns, practicing a regulation technique, doing breathwork or grounding, or working at the energetic level. And over time, we work toward helping you rise — stepping into clarity, a sense of direction, and tools you can carry with you. Some sessions are deeply emotional, some are more practical and action-oriented. I follow your lead, and I’ll always check in with you about what feels right.

How long are sessions?

All 1:1 sessions (Spiritual Guidance, Life Coaching, and Leadership Coaching) are 50 minutes. Meditation Mondays runs for 30 minutes. Pages and Presence is held for 2 hours. The Thrive workshops are tailored to the needs of your organisation or team.

How many sessions will I need?

Spiritual Guidance, Life Coaching, and Leadership Coaching sessions are available as single bookings ($65 each, 50 minutes) or in a 4-session package ($240, which saves you $20). These are introductory rates and are expected to increase. I generally recommend starting with the 4-session package — it gives us enough space to go deeper than a single conversation and build real momentum. After that, it depends on you and what you’re working through. Some people continue for longer as they move through deeper layers of growth, others book a single session when something specific comes up. There’s no pressure to commit beyond what feels right — we’ll check in together as we go.

Do you work virtually or in person?

Most sessions are held virtually via Microsoft Teams, which makes it easy to work together wherever you are in the world. I also offer in-person sessions in the Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland area.

What is a discovery call?

It’s a free 15-minute conversation where we get to know each other a little. You can share what’s on your mind, ask any questions, and get a feel for whether this is the right space for you. There’s absolutely no obligation to book anything afterwards. Think of it as a chance to see if it feels right.

About me

What are your qualifications?

I have a career in global health and an MSc from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and I completed doctoral coursework at Boston University. I’m a Certified Spiritual Life Coach and am currently completing training as an Intuitive Energy Healer and Hypnotherapist. I’m also training at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School’s Executive and Leadership Coaching Academy, working toward my ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential. Beyond formal credentials, I bring over a decade of mentoring and guiding people across countries and cultures, and a deep personal journey through the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies. You can read more on my About Me page.

Why Hummingbird Path?

A few things drew me to the hummingbird. There’s the symbolism it carries: harmony, joy, and presence. There’s the incredible way its body works: a heart beating over a thousand times a minute, wings flapping fifty to eighty times a second, and yet, in the middle of all that motion, it can hold perfectly still. I thought about the sound the wings make: a hum. And humming regulates the nervous system — the vagus nerve runs through the vocal cords, and vibration activates our ‘rest and digest’ states. In addition, in Sanskrit, this hum is the makara — the closing “mmm” of Om, the syllable where sound dissolves into stillness. And finally, one of my favorite things about hummingbirds is how they cross many traditions — Mesoamerican, Caribbean, Native American. In these cultures, the hummingbird is a messenger between worlds, flitting between the spirit realm and ours. It’s a very positive symbol to see one. That movement across dimensions is what integrated and holistic work is, too: living in body, mind, heart, and spirit at once, not just one of them. At Hummingbird Path, I work to meet people on their path. Similar to the hummingbird, we each fly our own course, and sometimes, like the hummingbird, this can be 500 miles in one day.

Still have questions?

The best way to find out if this is right for you is to have a conversation.

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