ABOUT ME

I started my coaching practice with one goal in mind: to help people find, connect with, and trust their own inner voices of wisdom. My background in circling and somatic experiencing helps others focus, reflect, and refine their lives.

My coaching practice began in the wake of a several year “dark night of the soul” journey through divorce, recovery from addiction, religious deconstruction, and self-discovery. As I encountered these enormous challenges in my own life, I had only one option: to learn to truly feel my emotions, become able to tolerate emotional and interpersonal discomfort and pain, and to learn to trust and love myself, flaws and all. My coaching practice has grown out of my experience in learning how to feel and be with my emotions — a superpower that I can teach you.

I support my clients in deepening their emotional self-awareness first by attuning with them to the somatic experience of their emotions and facilitating their progress in naming and voicing those vulnerable emotions. I lean heavily on my training in the circling modality to help clients come into contact with what is most emotionally present for them in each moment, a level of foundational self-awareness that fuels deeper connection with and trust in themselves, their loved ones, and allows them to align their lives with their deepest priorities.

By providing a judgment-free space to explore what is most alive, I find that clients become ready to take the steps they need to bring themselves into greater alignment across domains, whether in personal, professional, familial or other spheres.

I’d love to help you deepen your intuition, grow your capacity for authentic connection with others, and align your outer world with your innermost truths. If this fits with your vision for personal growth, schedule a free consultation with me.

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TESTIMONIALS

"Mat helps me become more gentle towards myself. He has helped me accept myself and overcome the shame I experienced for most of my life. Today, I dare to be myself fully and can say proudly that I trust myself. Mat played a big role in that shift."

— Agathe
"Mat's grounded compassionate space holding is truly a gift. His presence is deeply nourishing. He is deeply curious, gentle, and trustworthy. I have felt safe being held by Mat and I know he has contributed greatly to my journey of healing."

— Vicky
"Mat has an incredibly gracious presence. He knows when to be quiet so you can exist in a supportive space without having to work for it, and he knows how to say the precise words you need to know you’ve been deeply understood. Being coached by Mat is like getting a spiritual massage: He intuitively knows where to press gently to ease the pain and when to use a more delicate touch."

- Cherie
"After just one session with Mat, I walked away profoundly relaxed and so much closer to myself, with three crystal clear truths I really needed to see and hadn’t known I had buried. It wasn’t only the release of feeling my feelings, but a much deeper release that meant the untying of an existential knot that had been hurting for a long time. Now I am breathing so much easier, sleeping so much better, and so grateful to Mat for helping me know and love myself better. I am someone who has always struggled to feel safe or relaxed around people, and I can assure you, you are safe with Mat."

- Elaine

MY COACHING METHOD

ATTUNE

It all starts by learning to attune to the somatic experience of your emotions.
DEEPEN

Next, you’ll learn to stay present with those emotions and go deep into the source of your experiences without judgment, shame, or trying to “fix” anything.
EXPRESS

Learn how to voice your emotions from a place of strength-in-vulnerability, be with the expressions of others, and act in alignment with your core values.