About Me
Hi again! Thanks for taking the time to get to know more about me!
My education and training background:
I am a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (CCC-SLP) with licenses in California and Massachusetts.
I have a Master’s degree (M.S.) from Boston University in the Speech Language and Hearing Sciences and have over 15 years of experience working in schools and private practices.
My clinical experience spans a broad range of social-emotional and communication needs, including:
My clinical experience spans a broad range of social-emotional and communication needs, including:
- Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC): Supporting non-speaking kids and kids with autism in finding diverse and effective ways to express themselves and share their voices.
- Social Communication & Self-Regulation: Guiding learners, including neurodivergent students, to build self-awareness, social connection, and practical tools for emotional regulation and social communication.
- Speech & Articulation: Helping children refine articulation, fluency, and overall spoken language clarity.
I used a lot of patience, creativity and flexibility in my speech therapy work. If you are interested, here is some of my prior work.
I am also a Certified Professional Coach (CPC).
My credentials and training include:
- iPEC Certified Professional Coach: Trained through an ICF-accredited program in core coaching methodology and transformational leadership.
- HeartMath® Coach & Mentor: Certified in evidence-based techniques for emotional regulation, stress reduction, and heart-brain coherence.
- Self-LOVE Process® Practitioner: Trained through Christen Daniel LLC to support deep emotional healing and inner transformation.
- Reiki Level 1 Practitioner: Certified in energy-balancing practices to foster grounding and restorative well-being.
With all these tools combined, the coaching I offer is grounded in self-love, connection and integrative healing. I coach to allow in self-compassion, self- forgiveness, reconnection to your intuition, and healing with your inner child.
When I added Coaching to my Speech Therapy practice:
I am a person who has a huge curiosity about and passion for self-growth, self-understanding and self-love. My own journey in self-love started in my 20’s when I decided to have a crush on myself. Looking back, I thought having a crush on myself was about buying myself flowers and other nice things. But, I discovered along the way that it was really about getting to know myself, listening to myself, and trusting my needs and wants.
It was in my 30’s when I started receiving healings, that I started noticing huge transformational changes within myself. I learned to be ok being spiritual without boundaries, learned to hear my inner knowing again and I started to understand and feel worthy of self-love. I started to see old blocks and wounds for what they were and noticed how they played into my day to day interactions. I started releasing those wounds from being enmeshed with my understanding of my true essence. My anxiety chilled out some and I started seeing myself as someone deserving of self-love and self-forgiveness.
Then, when I first became a parent, healings came up even more quickly and clearly. In times of stress, I heard my old wounds come out in frustrations with my children. The more work I did to release my hurt and shame, the more I was able to recognize when my wounds came up in my interactions with my own children in our own day to day.
The most frequent example was when my children, as typical toddlers do, would ignore me. When this happened, I would notice this place in my stomach tighten sharply. It was more than just an annoyance or an eye roll, it was my inner child feeling ignored in desperate need of guidance and love. Even just in noticing my own wounds and my inner child, the shame shifted some. With time and practice, I started to bring in self-forgiveness. I learned to trust myself and choose my words with my children more consciously rather than feeling like a terrible mother, constantly beating myself up and turning to outsiders for expertise. With the healings, I was able to repair connections faster, hold myself accountable for my actions, and remove my own needs so I could better see and meet the needs of my children.
Shortly after my first child was born, I found myself following a gentle pull to become a life coach. I started with becoming a HeartMath Coach. I wanted to pass on the healings I received and share things that were starting to integrate. Although I didn’t fully listen to the life-coach call at first, the nudge was so persistent that my speech therapy work quickly shifted into work as a Social Coach at a progressive charter school in California. Soon after that, I started training for the Self-LOVE Process with my healer. When our second child came into our lives a few years later, I actively followed the coaching call and completed my certification as a life-coach.
It was in my 30’s when I started receiving healings, that I started noticing huge transformational changes within myself. I learned to be ok being spiritual without boundaries, learned to hear my inner knowing again and I started to understand and feel worthy of self-love. I started to see old blocks and wounds for what they were and noticed how they played into my day to day interactions. I started releasing those wounds from being enmeshed with my understanding of my true essence. My anxiety chilled out some and I started seeing myself as someone deserving of self-love and self-forgiveness.
Then, when I first became a parent, healings came up even more quickly and clearly. In times of stress, I heard my old wounds come out in frustrations with my children. The more work I did to release my hurt and shame, the more I was able to recognize when my wounds came up in my interactions with my own children in our own day to day.
The most frequent example was when my children, as typical toddlers do, would ignore me. When this happened, I would notice this place in my stomach tighten sharply. It was more than just an annoyance or an eye roll, it was my inner child feeling ignored in desperate need of guidance and love. Even just in noticing my own wounds and my inner child, the shame shifted some. With time and practice, I started to bring in self-forgiveness. I learned to trust myself and choose my words with my children more consciously rather than feeling like a terrible mother, constantly beating myself up and turning to outsiders for expertise. With the healings, I was able to repair connections faster, hold myself accountable for my actions, and remove my own needs so I could better see and meet the needs of my children.
Shortly after my first child was born, I found myself following a gentle pull to become a life coach. I started with becoming a HeartMath Coach. I wanted to pass on the healings I received and share things that were starting to integrate. Although I didn’t fully listen to the life-coach call at first, the nudge was so persistent that my speech therapy work quickly shifted into work as a Social Coach at a progressive charter school in California. Soon after that, I started training for the Self-LOVE Process with my healer. When our second child came into our lives a few years later, I actively followed the coaching call and completed my certification as a life-coach.
The areas where I shine:
I hold a special place in my heart for coaching parents. I have 15 years experience working collaboratively with parents in providing speech therapy services to their children. I am also a parent, so I am on the ground doing this work too. I truly believe that each parent-child relationship is unique and that each parent can find their own answers when given a loving, supportive space to explore them. Having said that, you do not need to be a parent for us to work together. We all have inner-children within us that need healing, support or re-parenting.
I also have a love for writing Social Stories™, stories that support children through new or transitional events (e.g. new school, trip to the dentist) and explain the expectations of social situations (e.g. upcoming school event). I wrote them across my years working in the schools. I also currently write them for my own children and for the accessibility team on my PTO. These personalized stories give kids an idea of what to expect in a social situation and can provide ideas on how they can feel comfortable during a social event or during a big change. I find they ease both children’s and parent’s anticipatory anxiety.
I also have a love for writing Social Stories™, stories that support children through new or transitional events (e.g. new school, trip to the dentist) and explain the expectations of social situations (e.g. upcoming school event). I wrote them across my years working in the schools. I also currently write them for my own children and for the accessibility team on my PTO. These personalized stories give kids an idea of what to expect in a social situation and can provide ideas on how they can feel comfortable during a social event or during a big change. I find they ease both children’s and parent’s anticipatory anxiety.
My more vulnerable side:
Another way to get to know me is to explore my Space to Enjoy newsletter on Substack.
Space to Enjoy is a collection of vulnerable writings shared in the name of self-healing and connection. When I write, I find myself coming home to a mantra that carried me through some challenging times in my life: Everything is exactly as is. There is space to enjoy it. I hope you enjoy my writings.
Space to Enjoy is a collection of vulnerable writings shared in the name of self-healing and connection. When I write, I find myself coming home to a mantra that carried me through some challenging times in my life: Everything is exactly as is. There is space to enjoy it. I hope you enjoy my writings.
BTW:
I commit to being LGBTQIA2S+ affirming and anti-racist in my personal and professional life. My pronouns are she/her/hers.
Thank you for taking the time to find out more about me! I am really looking forward to getting to know you too.
Thank you for taking the time to find out more about me! I am really looking forward to getting to know you too.
“Beth’s ability to thoughtfully assess students, meet them exactly where they are, genuinely engage them, and challenge them in ways that foster meaningful growth is extraordinary. These same strengths have translated seamlessly into her coaching career.”