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The 12-Week Private Advisory Program
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Twelve weeks. Four phases. One goal — a life you're not constantly white-knuckling your way through. Here's exactly how we get there.

12
Weeks
One focused engagement. Long enough to create real structural change. Short enough that there's a clear finish line.
4
Phases
Assess → Uncover → Shift → Rebuild. Each one builds on the last. Nothing is skipped, nothing is rushed.
1:1
Private & Virtual
Every session is just you and me. No cohort. No group calls. No one else's story crowding out yours.
Before we get into it

This isn't a program you complete.
It's a program that changes how you operate.

Most programs give you frameworks. You read them, you feel something, you close the workbook, and six weeks later you're back to managing everything alone and running someone else's voice through your head every time you make a decision.

This is built differently. The work we do in twelve weeks is structural — meaning we're not just talking about things, we're changing the actual systems underneath them. The way you track responsibility. The way you assess your own performance. The way you respond when something that isn't yours lands in your lap.

That kind of change is uncomfortable before it's liberating. I want you to know that going in — because I'm not selling you ease. I'm selling you a way out of something that hasn't been working.

What this is not
  • ✕ A 12-week course with pre-recorded videos and a Facebook group
  • ✕ Generic coaching that could apply to literally anyone
  • ✕ Therapy repackaged with a different price tag
  • ✕ A workbook-based program you do alone and report back on
  • ✕ Motivational content with a session attached
  • ✕ "Set better boundaries" without any actual structure for doing it
What it actually is
  • → Live, 1:1 sessions with me — not an associate, not a portal, not AI
  • → Clinical-level pattern recognition applied to your real, current life
  • → Specific, structural homework that produces visible changes between sessions
  • → Direct conversation — including things you may not want to hear
  • → Access between sessions for the moments when something actually happens
  • → A clear plan for what comes after the 12 weeks end
The architecture

Four phases.
One through-line.

Every phase serves a specific function. We don't jump ahead, and we don't linger. The sequence matters — because you can't redistribute a load you haven't fully mapped, and you can't rebuild something you haven't understood yet.

01
Phase One
Assess
Sessions 1 – 3
Understand the full picture. Map your patterns, costs, and the nervous system dynamics keeping you tethered to a life that runs on your constant vigilance.
02
Phase Two
Uncover
Sessions 4 – 6
Surface the beliefs driving your overfunctioning. Learn to ask directly and stop re-absorbing what you've handed off. Name whose voice has been running your internal review.
03
Phase Three
Shift
Sessions 7 – 9
Interrupt the patterns early. Build real presence. Redistribute what has been silently yours for too long — structurally, not just conversationally.
04
Phase Four
Rebuild
Sessions 10 – 12
Hold your standards. Integrate the changes. Design a life that no longer depends on your constant vigilance — and that doesn't collapse the moment you stop managing it.

"You can't redistribute a load you haven't fully mapped. And you can't rebuild something you haven't understood. The sequence is the work."

Session by session

What we're actually
doing in each session.

Every session has a theme, a focus, and specific work that happens between it and the next one. Nothing is filler. Nothing is vague. Here's what twelve weeks looks like from the inside.

Phase One
Assess
Sessions 1–3

Before anything changes, we get honest about what's actually happening. Not the surface version — the full picture. What you're carrying, what it's costing you, and what's been keeping you from putting any of it down.

Session 01
The Full Picture
Map everything you're managing — visible and invisible. We make the load concrete so we can actually see what we're working with. Most clients describe this session as simultaneously relieving and deeply uncomfortable.
Session 02
The Cost Inventory
What is carrying all of this actually costing you? Your time, your energy, your relationships, your sense of self. We stop framing the weight as "just how it is" and start naming the price tag.
Session 03
The Patterns Keeping You Here
Why haven't you changed this already? Not a judgment — a real clinical question. We identify the specific patterns, beliefs, and nervous system responses that make overfunctioning feel safer than stopping.
Phase Two
Uncover
Sessions 4–6

Now that we know what you're carrying, we go underneath it. Where did the belief that you have to carry all of this come from? Whose voice is actually running your performance review? What would have to be true for you to trust that things won't fall apart if you stop managing them?

Session 04
The Belief Underneath
Overfunctioning is always protecting something. We find out what — and whether that thing still needs the protection you've been giving it. This is where the real work starts to shift.
Session 05
Whose Voice Is That
The internal critic running your self-assessment did not originate in you. We trace it — specifically, not generally — and start removing its authority to set your standards.
Session 06
Learning to Ask Directly
One of the most common patterns in high-achieving women: we anticipate every need instead of asking for what we need ourselves. We practice direct communication — not as a personality change, but as a structural skill.
Phase Three
Shift
Sessions 7–9

This is the operational phase. We stop analyzing and start changing. The mental load gets redistributed — not in theory, in practice. The approval loop gets interrupted — not by deciding not to care, but by building a standard you actually trust more than theirs.

Session 07
The Redistribution Plan
We build an actual plan — specific, named, realistic — for moving the weight that's been invisibly yours. Not "ask for help." A structural shift in who holds what, and how that gets maintained.
Session 08
Interrupting the Loop Early
The approval trap doesn't end with a single realization — it ends with a practiced response. We build specific interventions for the moments when the loop starts, so you can catch it before it runs its course.
Session 09
Building Real Presence
When you're always managing what might happen next, you're never actually here. We address what's underneath the inability to be present — and what changes when you start to be.
Phase Four
Rebuild
Sessions 10–12

The changes are real. Now we make them permanent. This phase is about integration — holding what you've built when things get hard again, designing a life that doesn't require your constant vigilance to stay standing, and being honest about what comes next.

Session 10
Holding Your Standards
The internal standard you've built — the one that doesn't depend on external approval — gets tested. We work on what it looks like to hold it when the old patterns try to reassert themselves.
Session 11
A Life That Doesn't Need You to Disappear
We design what comes after this program ends. Not a maintenance list — a life structure that is actually sustainable, where your absence from the room doesn't mean everything stops working.
Session 12
The Before & After
We name what has changed — specifically, not inspirationally. Then we close with a clear plan for what's next: what you now have, what you still want, and whether continued work together makes sense.
The full container

Everything that's
included in
12 weeks.

This is a high-touch engagement. It is designed around the reality that the women who need this work most are also the ones with the least margin for things that don't work.

Everything listed below is included. No tiers, no add-ons, no upsells.

12 Private 1:1 Sessions
One session per week, 60 minutes each. With me — not a team member, not a portal, not AI. Scheduled around your actual life.
Between-Session Voice & Message Access
The real moments don't happen during sessions — they happen at 10pm on a Tuesday. You have direct access to me between sessions for the things that can't wait.
Custom Focus Framework
Built around your actual life after Session 1. Not a template — a specific map of what we're working on and in what order, based on what you're actually carrying.
Structured Between-Session Work
Each session ends with specific, concrete work for the following week. Not journaling prompts. Structural tasks that produce real changes you can see before the next session.
The Mental Load Audit
A formal, structured mapping of everything you're carrying — used in Sessions 1 and 7 to measure what has actually moved and what still needs to.
Completion Plan & Forward Design
Session 12 ends with a specific plan for what comes next — not just closure, but a clear structure for maintaining what's changed and what ongoing support, if any, makes sense.
Clarity matters

What you will not get from these 12 weeks.

I'd rather tell you this upfront than have you arrive expecting something different.

✕
Unlimited permission to vent without direction
We make space for what's real. We don't stay there indefinitely. The sessions are forward-focused by design — that's the difference between advisory work and open-ended therapy.
✕
Validation that doesn't serve you
I will not tell you you're right just because you came to me hurting. I will tell you what I actually see — with care, but honestly. If you want someone to agree with everything, this isn't the right fit.
✕
Change without discomfort
The patterns you're working against are old and well-established. Interrupting them will be uncomfortable. That discomfort is not a sign that something is wrong — it's a sign that something is shifting.
The 12-Week Private Advisory Program
The Method
$4,200
Full program · Paid in full or split into two payments
  • 12 private 1:1 sessions (60 min each)
  • Direct between-session voice & message access
  • Custom focus framework built after Session 1
  • Structured between-session work every week
  • The Mental Load Audit (Sessions 1 & 7)
  • Completion plan & forward design (Session 12)
  • All session recordings for your reference
Apply to Work Together
Starts with a 30-minute consultation — no charge, no commitment.
If it's not the right fit, I'll tell you.
On the investment
"This is priced the way it is because of what it actually takes to do this work well."
Twelve weeks of high-touch, 1:1 advisory work with a licensed clinician who has a decade of experience working with women exactly like you. The price reflects the access, the training, and the specificity of the work.
On readiness
"You don't have to be in crisis. You just have to be done."
The women who get the most from this program are not at rock bottom. They are functioning — successfully, by every external measure — and privately exhausted by the cost of it. That's enough to start.
On fit
"The consultation is real. If it's not right, I'll say so."
I don't take every client who applies. Not because of exclusivity — because this work only works when the fit is right and the timing is real. The consultation is an honest conversation, not a sales call.
Before you apply

This program is right for you if —

Read both columns honestly. I'd rather you self-select out now than arrive at week four realizing we weren't the right match.

This is likely a strong fit
  • You are a high-achieving woman — executive, founder, physician, attorney, or high-performing mother — who is externally successful and privately exhausted
  • You can name specific things that are not working, not just a general sense of overwhelm
  • You are ready to do real work between sessions — not just show up and talk
  • You want honest feedback, not just someone to agree with you
  • You are willing to be uncomfortable if it means actually changing something
  • You have tried therapy and found it too slow, or too past-focused, for what you need right now
  • You understand that twelve weeks requires twelve weeks of you actually showing up
This is probably not the right fit
  • You are in active mental health crisis or need clinical treatment — please reach out to a therapist or crisis support first
  • You want someone to validate your current situation without pushing you to change anything in it
  • You're looking for a quick fix or a framework that does the work for you
  • You aren't able to commit to weekly sessions and between-session work for 12 weeks
  • You want to feel better but aren't willing to do the parts that feel uncomfortable first
  • You are hoping this replaces ongoing therapy for a serious clinical issue
Ready to start

Twelve weeks from now,
you could be carrying
significantly less than this.

Start with a 30-minute consultation. No charge, no commitment. Just an honest conversation about what's going on and whether this is the right fit.

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You can choose your freedom.
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