Meet Your Communication Coach

My work with communication has taken many forms—clinician, professor, advisor, mentor, leader, ombudsperson, speaker, and coach. Across those experiences, one thing has remained constant: a curiosity about how we communicate, what influences our interactions, and what becomes possible when we begin to see our patterns more clearly.

My academic and professional background in communication sciences and disorders provides a deep understanding of how people listen, process information, express themselves, learn, and interact. My work in education, advising, leadership, conflict management, and coaching has broadened that understanding to include the many ways communication shapes our relationships, choices, challenges, and transitions.

InnerSight brings those experiences together through a communication-centered approach grounded in awareness, curiosity, authenticity, and choice.

• PhD in Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• 30 years as a university professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders
• 30+ years as a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist
• 20 years as a licensed and certified audiologist
• 25 years of academic, career, and personal advising and mentoring
• 15 years of leadership experience
• 4 years as a university ombudsperson, providing confidential, informal, and impartial conflict management and communication support

• Communication assessment, observation, and individualized intervention
• Listening, information processing, learning, memory, and decision-making
• Interpersonal communication, challenging conversations, and conflict management
• Leadership and communication within organizations
• Communication across the lifespan, including work with young adults and older adults
• Communication involving disability, sensory differences, and diverse communication needs
• Academic and career advising, mentoring, and self-advocacy
• Professional writing, editing, presentations, and public speaking
• Workshop development, teaching, and group facilitation

• Nonviolent Communication
• Love and Logic
• Mindfulness and objective observation
• Creative problem-solving, goal-setting, and decision-making
• American Sign Language and English-based sign systems
• Educational program development and alternative approaches to learning
• Gerontology and communication across the lifespan