"Darlene is a natural. She is effective, compassionate, and focused on helping you uncover your potential and making a plan to achieve your goals. I really benefited both personally and professionally from her expertise."

 
"Darlene demonstrates excellence, passion, and commitment in every meeting. She is an exceptional coach and change agent and is dedicated to guiding me through life’s transformations. Not only is Darlene always extremely professional, she is also one of the funniest and genuine human beings that I know! It is always wonderful to spend time with Darlene."
Entrepreneur

"Darlene is thoughtful, humorous, and insightful.  She helped me identify areas where I could make adjustments in my thought processes, my planning, and my action.  Her guidance helped me to take actions to not merely survive the quarantine, but to calmly handle my responsibilities and thrive during the quarantine."
Tech Executive

"Darlene helped me navigate important life decisions about my career and relationships while staying true to who I am. After years of feeling uncomfortable in therapists' offices -- which I realize now was never the right place for me - working with Darlene as a coach has set me on a path to truly Thrive. I cannot recommend her strongly enough."
Educational Technology Expert

“Darlene is an absolute expert when it comes to coaching clients.  She knows how to ask probing questions, but she also knows how to listen intentionally.  Additionally, she always remains neutral whenever she poses an idea or suggestion that initially may stretch one’s limited scope of thinking about a particular situation, and I can say with absolute certainty that my life has only become more enriched each time this occurs during one of my sessions with her.  As a school professional, now more than ever, having a coach allows me to be able to gain multiple strategies on how best to navigate some extremely difficult times facing all teachers and school leaders today.  Darlene genuinely is interested in wanting to help people work through any stumbling block, and she has the life experience, intuition, and practical know-how that supports and enhances the hours of professional training she received throughout her working life.

Simply stated, Darlene is my one and only “go-to person,” and I take great pride in being able to say that I have gone to seek her counsel with every major professional life decision that I have had to make over the past five years.  Darlene is kind, compassionate, extremely approachable, and knows how to uplift others while validating their feelings and experiences.  Most importantly, she provides measurable action items during a coaching session that leaves you feeling empowered, seen, valued, and heard.  

 

"I could not provide any higher praise to this most outstanding educator and coach, and I know that I always have a trusted advisor in my corner who is rooting for me and my personal and professional growth throughout every step of my journey.”

Independent School Administrator

"Darlene’s guidance and support during the undoubtedly stressful and challenging Independent School Admission process were invaluable.  We began the application process with trepidation and anxiety; however, after several sessions with Darlene, we felt educated and empowered as we navigated each phase of the process. She shared countless tips on crafting our essays and approaching interview preparation as well as guidance on which school may be an optimal fit for our family.  In the end, our son was admitted to all of the options to which he applied, and we certainly have Darlene to thank for our success in this regard."