Hi, I'm Danielle!
Like you, I’m many things at once. Not a single identity, not a tidy story, just a whole, complex, messy human. And for a long time, I tried to fit myself into something smaller and neater. To be who I thought I needed to be, who others told me I should be. To get it right. To belong.
From the outside, it looked like I had it together. Like I was successful. But inside, I felt like a fraud, disconnected from myself and constantly questioning whether I was enough.
I didn’t take a straight path to where I am now. Before my PhD, I moved through multiple careers, from marketing to nonprofit work to corporate events, trying to find where I fit. At 36, I returned to school to pursue a PhD in psychology. And even there, I spent years feeling like I didn’t belong. Not because I wasn’t capable, but because of the stories I had internalized about who I was allowed to be and what it meant to be smart.
Through my research on impostor experiences, perfectionism, burnout, mindset, and self-compassion, as well as my own process of unpacking shame, guilt, and fear, I experienced a shift that changed everything. It showed me how powerful those stories are and how deeply they shape the way we live, think, and show up.
I began to peel back the layers I had taken on long ago as my own and reconnect with the person underneath it all, the one who had been there all along.
What I Believe
I don’t believe you’re too much. Or not enough. Or broken.
I believe you’ve learned to live inside patterns that were never really yours. And over time, you’ve lost touch with what’s actually true for you.
This work is about coming back to that.
It’s about learning to pause long enough to hear what’s true, not just what’s loud. To question the stories that have taken root. To stop abandoning yourself in order to be accepted. And to do that in a space where you are both supported and challenged.
The Work Behind the Work
I hold a PhD in psychology from the University of Michigan, where my research focused on impostor phenomenon (aka, impostor syndrome), perfectionism, burnout, and self-compassion.
I’ve taught, written, and led workshops on these topics, and I’m also a published author in this space.
I’ve completed formal training in coaching and group facilitation through ICF-accredited programs, including Co-Active Training Institute and Group Coaching HQ, and continue to deepen that work.
But more than anything, this work is grounded in lived experience. I know these patterns from the inside.
If you're ready for a change, I'm here
You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don't need to be certain.
You just need to be willing to be honest and curious
That’s where we start.
You don’t need to prepare anything before we meet. Just come exactly as you are.
Curious, uncertain, skeptical, overwhelmed, thoughtful.
All of it (and all of you) is welcome.
No pressure. No expectations. Just a thoughtful conversation.