About Erin
I see the best parts of people — and help them see it in themselves.
I built a twenty-year corporate career I'm proud of — leading teams and complex work at the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, and Microsoft. Along the way, I also studied what helps people grow: Buddhism, neuropsychology, somatics, yoga, Internal Family Systems, and more. My work now brings those two threads together — real-world leadership experience, and a deep commitment to helping you see your own potential and build a life around the whole of who you are.
What clients notice
"You have a way of seeing potential in people and helping them see it in themselves. You see the world through a lens of possibility. You help people look beyond where they are and imagine where they could be."
— A coaching client
My philosophy
Our true wisdom is in our hearts.
Somatic awareness and mindfulness aren't woo — 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 we access your whole self to make fully grounded decisions.
A north star
"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."
— Marcus Aurelius
What you'll draw on
The lineage behind every session.
These are the practices you'll actually use — chosen to fit where you are, not to show off a toolkit. I've studied each of them for more than a decade.
Somatics & Neuropsychology
The body is wise and it has its own language. Decades of yoga practice and somatic study taught me that our nervous systems communicate through breath, sensation, and movement — and that real change includes the body, not just the mind.
Internal Family Systems
Every part of you developed for a reason and was doing what was needed at the time. Together, we get to know those parts with curiosity and compassion — and learn to lead from your calm, wise Self.
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 carry a lot and want to carry it well.
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.
Motivational Interviewing
A collaborative, client-centered approach that honors your autonomy to explore and resolve ambivalence, strengthening your personal motivation and commitment to change.
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.
Tenacity & Grit
Courage and tenacity will get you everywhere. I've learned this by doing hard things in safety — and by choosing myself in situations that weren't working, even when it was scary.
My coaching tenets
The ground I stand on.
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I see the best parts of you, even when you can't.
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You already have what you need — we just need to make it visible.
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Every part of you has value. There are no bad parts.
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Growth happens when we look beyond where we are and imagine where we could be.
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We can do anything — but that doesn't always mean we should. Discernment is part of the work.
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.
The longer version
A big career, and an even bigger determination to grow.
I spent two decades building a career I'm proud of. I started in professional sports with the Seattle Mariners and Seattle Seahawks, moved into advertising, and spent 18 years at Microsoft leading teams and complex, high-stakes work. I was good at it. I got promoted, ran big programs, built teams people wanted to be on, and delivered when it counted.
Alongside that career, I was quietly doing another kind of work: learning what actually helps people change and thrive. Years of study and practice in Buddhism, neuropsychology, somatics, yoga, and Internal Family Systems. 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.
Here's what I learned along the way: you can have the most success on paper and still feel like a stranger to yourself. You can hit every goal the outside world tells you to achieve and still be living in scarcity. The most important work isn't always the visible work — it's learning to hear your own heart and trust what it says.
I don't share this because my story is the point. I share it so you know I've walked both paths — the ambitious, visible, high-performing life, and the quieter inner work that makes it sustainable. I believe in possibility because I've lived it. You don't need to be more spiritual or more anything. You just need someone beside you who can see what's already there — and help you believe it too.
Ready to see what's possible?
One honest conversation. No pitch. You'll know within thirty minutes if this is right.
Let's talk