PRIVATE ADVISING
Truth is, you don't have to do it all on your own.
You’re the one who gets it done. Highly capable. Holding more than anyone sees. And yet—not everything feels as clear on the inside as it looks on the outside.
Here, you don't have to hold it all. Private advising is a confidential, collaborative place for the things that don't resolve with more thinking, more effort, or another conversation with a friend.
This is your steady place to think out loud---with someone who knows your life, notices what can be hard to see when you're in it, and stays with you as things unfold.
You don't have to figure it all out alone.
Life has a way of rearranging you. Birth. Death. Diagnosis. Midlife. A relationship ending. A career changing. A move you wanted---or one you didn't. Sometimes life changes overnight. Sometimes you wake up one day and realize you've been changing for years.
And still, life keeps asking things of you. Decisions have to be made. People need you. Work continues. Dinner still has to get made. You may not have the luxury of falling apart---or even the time to understand what's happening while you're living it.
This is where you stop holding your breath. Where you can put down the performance of being fine and bring the whole complicated thing into the room.
For over 15 years, I’ve worked privately with high-achieving women through the quiet, unseen moments when life changes shape.
Come as you are. Leave with what you need.
THE WORK
Private Advising
Our conversations give you room to step out of the noise of your own life and look at what's actually happening---not just what needs to be handled next. Our focus is on the important, not only the urgent.
Sometimes you need space to think out loud. Sometimes you need the right question. Other times, you want someone experienced and objective to tell you what she sees, offer an opinion, or help you decide what to do next. We address what needs your focus now, while also paying attention to what this season of life might mean---what's ending and beginning, what matters most, and what is asking to come forth.
Together, we make room for the practical question of what to do next and the deeper question of what it means.
How we work together
We look beneath the surface.
We pay attention to the patterns, assumptions, tensions, and contradictions underneath what's happening, not to overanalyze the past, but to understand what may be shaping the present.
We work with what's here now.
The work begins with your actual life: the decision in front of you, the relationship that's changing, the question you can't resolve, the transition you didn't choose---or the one you know you need to make.
We make meaning.
Change isn't only something to manage. Together, we explore what this season may be revealing about who you are, what matters now, what may be ending, and what is asking to emerge.
We find a way forward.
Insight matters, but so does living your life. We translate what we uncover into decisions, conversations, boundaries, practices, and next steps that make sense for you.i've
The life ahead of you doesn't have to look like the life behind you.
Working with Kelly has been a godsend.
Kelly has provided me with the resources and skills that allow me to take care of myself emotionally, mentally and physically. She’s given me such a gift: a true, authentic commitment to my comprehensive self-care and wellness (and the accountability I need to make it happen!).
Holly, C-Suite Executive & Board Advisor, General Counsel, Founder of Loiseau Luxe Travel & Mom to 2
After just three months, I feel like I am awake.
When I started working with Kelly, I really felt like I was in crisis. I was drawn to work with her for reasons I wasn’t totally clear on, but I am so glad I followed that gut feeling. After just three months, I feel like I am awake. I am so grateful for what I have learned from her and the way this work continues to change my life.
– Annie, Assistant Dean + Mom to 3
I’ve worked with Kelly through all three of my pregnancies, postpartum and, now, for many years beyond.
Before I started working with her, I was the definition of “spinning.” I constantly felt overwhelmed and anxious about life in general - but specifically with raising my three young children. So often, I found myself operating in a fog...
Now I feel empowered and mindful. Working with Kelly has helped me to build the tools - and confidence - to take care of myself mentally, physically, and spiritually.
– Anne Ashley, Mom to 3
Hey, I'm Kelly
For more than 15 years, I've worked with people through the moments that rearrange a life.
Birth, death, loss, motherhood, career changes, identity shifts—and the quieter reckonings that are harder to name.
Before this work, I was a corporate attorney living a life that looked successful from the outside but had stopped making sense to me on the inside. Motherhood, a career change, and an international move changed not only the life I was living, but the questions I was asking about identity, meaning, and what happens when certainty falls away.
Today, my work draws on nearly 20 years of private practice, informed by academic research into the psychology of change and transition, from Jungian alchemy and rites of passage, to ritual studies and our evolving relationship with AI. The questions beneath all of it are deeply human: What does this mean? What matters now? And where do I go from here?
Life is messy, humbling, and holy. Sometimes we need help making sense of it.
You may come with a decision you can't quite choose, a relationship or role you're trying to understand, a change you didn't ask for, or simply the sense that something in your life no longer fits.
You don't need to know exactly what the problem is—or what you want to do about it. Bring what's happening. We'll start there.
You don't have to have it all figured out before we begin.
xx Kelly
Here's what we'll be doing...
WHAT'S INCLUDED + HoW WE'LL WORK TOGETHER
- Two private sessions each month: Two 60-minute conversations to work through what's happening, make sense of what matters, and decide what comes next.
- Up to two 15-minute Small Calls: Optional, brief check-ins each month for the question, decision, update, or moment that can't wait for the next full session.
- Support between sessions: Ongoing email support means our work doesn't have to stop when the call ends.
- Flexible, personal approach: Your advising will be unique to you; there is no prescribed program or one-size-fits-all process. Some conversations will be reflective; some will be strategic. Sometimes I'll ask the question you haven't considered; sometimes I'll give you a specific strategy to use.
- Simple scheduling: Sessions are held by audio call and booked directly through my private calendar.
ONGOING PRIVATE ADVISING
$999/month · month-to-month
My work with Kelly inspired me so much.
As a mom with two kids under the age of 3, I was trying to balance a freelance career with my job as a mother.
I’ve since taken a step back, and reflected on which priorities are most important to me, and I truly know now that if I’m not taking care of myself, I’m not able to take the best care of my family either.
Now, instead of burning out, I’m shining bright. I’m truly grateful for Kelly’s amazing advice. It is helping me create the life I really want, with the work I enjoy and the people who are important to me.
Holly, Journalist, Podcast Host, Author + Mom to 2
In a word, Kelly is amazing.
I really wish I had known about this advice when I first became a mom. It would have made such a difference. But even now, with the constant pressure of managing a demanding career and the reality of raising young kids, Kelly’s insights have been a game-changer. Her advice and support make navigating the daily grind feel a lot more manageable. It’s having a calm, objective presence in your corner, helping you find solutions but without making you feel like you have to do it all perfectly (or by yourself). I wish I had this support earlier, but I'm so grateful for it now.
– Alicia, Law Firm Partner + Mom to 2
I can’t stress enough that Kelly has a gift like no one else for this work.
Working with Kelly is like watching a flower blossom. I start off feeling tiny, closed, stuck or scared about something that’s happened in my life or business and as Kelly asks direct, focused questions, my bud starts to open.
Each session is like adding a new plant to your garden- you have to keep tending those flowers if you want them to continue to thrive, but there’s always room for more beautiful blooms.
As a direct result of working with her, my relationships are stronger, my business has grown and most importantly, I’ve learned how to take care of myself.
– Christina, Attorney, Founder of TheContractShop.com + Dog Mom
What matters is what changes .
I can’t thank Kelly enough.
Before working with her, I lived a life of perpetually moving goal posts: wanting more, achieving it, and without rest, immediately resetting the markers to the next thing.
Now, I’m on a new journey. My old habits were holding me back, and the work with Kelly gave me valuable insights and critical reminders to release the things that aren’t serving me anymore.
I feel much more aligned with my truest goals. So many possibilities seem available to me because, as I realized during our work together, ‘I know I will always have everything I will ever need.
I have purpose and momentum.
– Lisa, Global Law Enforcement Executive, Yoga Teacher, Mom to 1
I feel like I’ve found the keys to the kingdom!
Thanks to Kelly, I’m finding more moments for myself that don’t just feel good — they actually make a difference in how I choose to live.
Kelly helped me create the space in my days and mind and heart to appreciate my children.
I’m more organized, appreciative and mindful of them. I can see clearly now that how well I take care of myself is equivalent to how well everyone else around me feels.
I have truly learned the most amazing, invaluable skill that not only changes my life day-to-day, but I know this will make the rest of my whole life -- and my family’s lives -- better, too.
– Anna, Attorney, Mom to 2
Kelly draws from quite a deep well of knowledge and I feel I can really trust her.
Even though I had prepared so much for labor, I wasn’t quite prepared for the emotional and physical shifts that came afterward. Birthing my daughter — and the months that followed — was the most transformative and challenging thing I’ve ever experienced. I was so exhausted...it was really hard. That’s when I finally started working with Kelly to get some relief for our “fourth trimester.”
She is so intuitive, and so, so good with giving caring advice. I have only been practicing the strategies we discussed recently but, like magic, I have already felt a shift. I feel emotionally grounded... and I’m really grateful for her support.
– Mala, Sex {Re}Educator + Mom to 2
This is your next step forward.
Bring the question, the decision, the stress, the mess. It's all welcome here.
PRIVATE ADVISING
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