Professional Best Friend
Storyteller, Creative,
Stage 4 Cancer wanderer, and
curious creature on this ride called life

Hello! It is so lovely to have you here. Welcome to my little corner of the interwebs. My name is Kate, and I am here to enjoy, learn, and connect with life as much as I can in the time I have on this planet.

What is a “Professional Best Friend,” you may be asking? I will start with what I am NOT. I am not a therapist, so I do not diagnose or pathologize the experience of being human. I am not a coach, although I have many skills, tricks, and tips earned over a twenty-five-year career holding space and supporting folks through major life transitions, and as an educator in this skill. After months of deliberation, I landed on “Professional Best Friend” because it fits me best. In a landscape of corporations, certifications, and hoops, I believe in a more grassroots approach to being in relationship and community. I understand this approach may not meet everyone’s standards, and that’s ok. I am not for everyone, and I need to be me to best serve myself and others.

What I AM is an experienced, empathetic, intuitive, creative professional who can listen, reflect, give feedback, problem-solve, hold you accountable, help set goals, help you see through the darkness, and hold your hand through whatever life may hand you at any time. I can be that neutral party you can reach out to without self-consciousness about being a burden or asking too much of your friends and family. I have experience in parenting, empty nesting, straight and queer divorce, good and complicated divorce, entrepreneurship, career changes, coming out in middle age, chronic illness, cancer, navigating life transitions, and much more.

I work in conjunction with therapists and coaches, adding to the services they offer, not replacing them. I am a soft-skills professional filling gaps in modern society, without getting caught up in bureaucracy. I understand its need and necessity in certain spaces, but supporting humans being human in many cases is work of the heart, not work of the rules and systems.

If this sounds interesting, fill out the contact form and let’s chat! No obligation for a half-hour call to see if we are a match for your needs and desires.

I look forward to meeting you!
All my best,
Kate