Hey, I’m Whitney!

(she/her)

I help queers and allies achieve their life goals in a way that feels healthy and safe.

My Approach - The HELP Method

Safe Accountability For Strategic Growth

Most people who want coaching feel like they’re stuck or failing to make progress in some way. I co-create a growth plan with each client that they feel excited to be accountable to, and create a safe environment where they can share without being judged.

Holistic Life Skills Focus

In addition to helping clients make a Growth Plan, I also help them develop holistic life skills centered around receiving more social support. I wrote a whole book about this and send a free copy to each client! You can check it out below, although it currently misgenders me which is a smidge embarrassing!!

  • Published Author

    As the author of “HELP! I’m Overwhelmed!”, a book with 38+ Reviews on Amazon, I’m uniquely suited to help you in a way that works.

  • 8+ Years of Coaching Experience

    I started coaching in 2016 and constantly receive continuing education on how to best serve people.

  • Community and Trauma Informed

    Unlike most life coaches, I coach from a trauma recovery centered perspective, helping you engage community instead of trying to do it alone.

How It Works

Here are the skills you’ll learn and what you can expect to accomplish by working with me. Each section contains links to the resources I use so that you can preview what we’ll be working on together.

Master Your Budget

I teach every client how to set up a simple, easy, automated budget with Rocketmoney software. You’ll always know exactly how much you’re spending and making!

Prioritize Your Daily Tasks

You’ll also learn how to use a structure called Getting Things Done to prioritize your daily tasks and keep your to-do list managed efficiently! For clients who need to organize entrepreneurial work as well, I’ll teach you Clickup.

Develop a Self-Care Routine

My strategy for self-care is simple: Make a little, simple printed checklist every day and cross off items as you do them. You can find an example here in this shared canva file.

Discover Who You Are

I love walking clients through various personality tests. The ones I start with are a Myers-Briggs quiz and an attachment styles quiz.

Design Your Life

The other big self-discovery undertaking we’ll embark on together is the process of Designing Your Life by using this awesome book and workbook combo.

Find Your Community

Finally, we’ll use my flagship book, HELP! I’m Overwhelmed!, and the worksheets I’ve created to go with it to tie everything together and build you a thriving, joyful life.

Contact me!

Curious about working with me? A more detailed form is in the works, but for now you can leave your info here and let me know what you’re looking for! If you just want email updates, you’re more than welcome to just type “email updates” or “next book updates” etc. in the message form. I’ll put you on the list for that.

What My Clients are Saying

"Extremely supportive and overall great person. Whitney coaches in a mentally healthy way that you don’t see from other coaches and guides you in the best way possible."

Jack W., Raleigh N.C., 2024

"Honestly I can't say enough good things about Whitney … is very wise and has helped a lot in a short time always holding me accountable for things. I would very much like to add that not only is their heart genuine but the prices are very reasonable. I have learned so much from Whitney; my only con is that I didn’t meet them sooner."

Daniel J., Raleigh N.C., 2023

Get in Touch!

Schedule a free 1:1 introductory session with me to see if it’s a good fit to work with me!

FAQ

  • With my specific HELP method, you can expect to quickly and drastically increase:

    • The number of supportive people in your life.

    • The number of self-care coping skills you can use when you are stressed.

    • The number of things you are doing in your life that actually feel aligned with your purpose.

    • As you increase these things, you may observe that money, relationships, health, and other things are going much better!

    • LGBTQIA+ Life Stressors and managing them. As a person in transition, I have faced discrimination, gone through a romantic separation, started hormones, and more!

    • Personal Finance. I teach every client how to organize their budget in a simple online software so that they have an exact picture of their finances at all times. I do this and am happy to directly show you how it works!

    • Finding Friends and Support. I will help you find a support group for whatever challenge you face. (After all, I wrote the book on it).

    • Finding Your Purpose. I've been writing about finding my purpose in life since 2016, and have just recently started (it's a journey!) to land on it. I work clients through a variety of tools, including Myers Briggs typing and the Design Your Life workbook.

    • Career Change. After starting my career as a computer programmer, I switched to become an author, life coach, art salesperson, and housewife. Then I moved out of the house and started over in downtown Durham, NC. In addition, I learned a lot about career transition when I switched programming jobs in the late 2010s, so I am qualified to help professionals who want to stay in the workforce find a better job.

    • Helping Handmade or Product Based Business Owners. Having co-owned an art business with over 1,000 sales on Etsy, I am qualified to help people who are looking to start or grow a handmade business. Due to my coaching and technology/finance backgrounds, I sometimes coach independent artists or makers who have much larger businesses than I do on their financial systems and life goals.

    • Direct Energy Supply. Ok, so part of coaching is technical skills and part is listening and asking questions. But I also work very, very hard on my personal energy, so when you meet with me, it will be like meeting with a battery that charges you up. I call it "direct energy supply." If you're curious about what that means, just imagine spending an hour with a really nice golden retriever. That's what it's like. Try me and see if you don't feel it :).

  • My rate is currently $125/hr. Many clients choose to do two 1-hour sessions per month for a total of $250/month.

    While I have historically offered these sessions solely via zoom, I am seeing better results with local clients by meeting them in their homes where they feel more comfortable.

    For NC Triangle residents, if you wish, I am available to come to your home and conduct your session in person. I charge $50/hr for driving time.

    For example, if you were 15 minutes away from my residence and I came to your home for a 1-hour session, your cost would be $125 for the session and an additional $25 for the 30 minute trip to and from your home, for a total of $150.

  • I'm extremely flexible in this regard. Historically, I've simply done one session at a time, but as clients ask for more accountability over time, I am developing 3, 6, and 12-month packages. Ask me about it!

  • The simplest way is to call me directly at: 859-314-3828! (Or text).

    But if you’re shy, feel free to fill out the form that was listed above on this webpage.

    Please note I don’t use social media anymore and likely won’t respond to messages on there.