About Erin
I climbed the whole ladder. Then my body said no.
Pro sports. Advertising. Consulting. Tech. I climbed to leadership at Microsoft and quit one month after my last promotion. Not because I had something better lined up. Because I'd stopped recognizing the person showing up to the meetings.
Where I've been
The longer version
How I got here.
I spent two decades climbing. Pro sports first — the Mariners, then the Seahawks. Then advertising. Then consulting. Then tech, where I made Director at Microsoft. On paper, I was winning.
In my body, I was disappearing.
One month after my final promotion, I quit. Everything in my body said "no, no more." I sat down with my financial advisor and ran the actual numbers — how long I could go without a paycheck, what I needed to cut, what runway I'd built. Reducing my monthly budget was easy when I removed the things I was using to cope. Through this process, I made the leap make sense to the part of me that needed a spreadsheet to feel safe.
Then I did the harder math. I went back through every reason I'd stayed when I was miserable. I met the parts of me that had been running the show — the achiever, the ego, the one who equated rest with failure — utilizing Internal Family Systems work. I did this to understand what these parts had been experiencing and understand why I didn't feel like myself for so long.
Underneath all of it: 15+ years of my own therapy. A long relationship with Buddhism, Stoicism, neuropsychology, and somatics. A 200-hour yoga teaching certification. A somatic mind-body practitioner certification. Currently in International Coaching Federation accredited training toward my PCC (Professional Certified Coach).
I also write. I founded a women's writing group, Rebels Who Write, in Bend because I believe the page is one of the fastest ways to find out what's actually in your head and heart — and most of us never give it the chance.
What informs my work
The lineage behind every session.
These are the rooms I've spent years in, the practices I run my own life on, and the lens I bring to yours.
Somatics & Neuropsychology
The body is wise and it has its own language. Our nervous systems communicate through breath, sensation and movement.
Internal Family Systems
The 'parts' of you that kept you in a job you hated were doing what was needed at the time. Together, we learn different parts of you to understand their fears, strengths, and how we can all work together.
Buddhism
Impermanence, attachment, presence. The seat I sit in as a coach is steady because of years practicing letting go, acceptance, and holding space without being attached to what's in it.
Stoicism
What's yours to control, what isn't. A practical philosophy for people who used to manage everyone else and took on too much.
Positive Psychology
Capitalize on your strengths, heighten your gratitude and awareness, connect to others, and develop the wisdom needed to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life.
Grit
Courage and tenacity will get you everywhere and doing hard things in safety can help you find your spark.
Writing as practice
Writing is one of the most powerful ways to cleanse, process and rebuild. When we put pen to paper, a deep part of us opens up and speaks freely.
15+ years of my own therapy
I won't ask you to go anywhere I haven't already gone — usually many times.
My philosophy
The body remembers what the mind forgets.
Real change happens when we include the body in the conversation. Your shoulders know if you're lying to yourself. Your breath knows if you're safe. Your gut has been voting for a while. Somatic awareness and mindfulness aren't fluffy add-ons — they're the fastest path to knowing yourself clearly enough to choose differently.
We use every channel available — breath, movement, parts work, writing, stillness, and the kind of conversation that builds from what's actually true.
My coaching tenets
The ground I stand on.
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I'm here to help you see the best parts of yourself and what sets you apart.
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We're all doing the best we can with what we have in any given moment.
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You have all of your own answers. I'm here to help you find them.
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You can't go somewhere you've never been doing the same things you've always done.
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I won't coach you past a point I haven't gone myself.
My promise as a coach
What you can count on.
I will always lead with kindness and always be honest with you.
Your life is unique. I'll treat you with a customized approach.
You'll leave every session with a tool, practice, or go-do.
Everything we talk about is confidential.
If I don't know the answer, I'll find someone who does.
I won't keep you here longer than you need to be.
I'm always open to feedback.
What clients say
In their words.
Erin is a great mix of empathy, empowerment and accountability. She helped me see a clear path through something I never thought I would get through.
I don't think I've ever met anyone I can say really changed my life the way Erin did. I trust myself again and can honestly say I'm thriving.
The combination Erin brings of corporate leadership experience combined with nervous system and mindset work is not something I thought I would ever find. She saw our team in a whole new light and taught all of us how to work better together.
Erin taught me how to find myself and stop living for what other people wanted from me. I have confidence now and love myself for who I am — I'm making decisions I never thought I'd have the courage to make.
Ready to find out what's underneath?
One honest conversation. No pitch. You'll know within thirty minutes if this is right.
Let's talk