Hello! I’m Sara, a career strategist and applied sociologist with over fifteen years of career coaching and résumé reviewing and over two decades of leadership in higher education. I help people craft their narrative authority and align their professional path with clarity, dignity, and sustainable well-being.

AI can write your résumé, but it cannot help resolve your work trauma.

Through evidence-based practices, I can help you understand why (and how) toxic work cultures trigger survival patterns, and guide you to lead your own career pathway from a place of grounded Self-Leadership.

My practice is built on a collaborative, egalitarian model to translate your complex labor and lived experience into clear, powerful career materials that reflect your authentic value on your own terms. 

Empowering Outcomes

• Release shame from your career history and discover an honest valuation of your skill sets and talents (many of which may be untapped). 

• Meet your internal, protective system (the Over-Achiever, the Conflict-Avoider, or the Inner Critic) so you can guide your own decisions with resonant confidence.

• Create a résumé and career toolbox that reflects your authentic voice, protects your boundaries, and honors your energy.

Whether you are navigating an institutional pivot, seeking healthy boundaries in your current role, or re-authoring your professional identity, I want to partner with you to build a path that reflects your values.

Background & Credentials

• Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC): Credentialed through the Professional Association of Résumé Writers and Career Coaches (PARWCC), integrating whole-person theory with practical résumé strategy and career transition navigation. 

• Trauma- and IFS-Informed Practice: Trained in Self-Trust and Integrated Resilience (STAIR Levels 1 & 2) through Therapy Wisdom and Internal Family Systems through the IFS Institute (IFS Circle, IFS Continuity Program, and IFS Foundations Training for Coaches), applying non-clinical parts-work to workplace survival patterns.

• Somatic & Nervous System Training: Studied with the Somatic Institute for Women, pairing nervous system awareness, stress de-escalation, and body-based grounding with career decisions.

• Ph.D. in Sociology: Over two decades of university teaching, curriculum design, and academic leadership, specializing in applied clinical sociology, ethnic studies, social psychology, and social & human services. 

• Certified End-of-Life Doula & Grief Practitioner (CEOLD): Specialized training in somatic pacing, liminal thresholds, and non-death transition grief; trained with Doulagivers Institute.

I would love to talk to you about how you can step into self-authorship and reclaim ownership of your career narrative.