Catherine

Transition is rarely one thing. It can be a major life shift — the end of a relationship, a career reimagined, an identity reconsidered — or something quieter: a growing sense that something needs to change, even if you can't quite name it yet. Over time I have learned to treat that feeling as a compass rather than a complication, to lean into it, explore it, and trust where it leads. That mindset shapes everything about how I work.

My career spans two fields that might seem distinct but have always felt, to me, deeply connected — communications and clinical social work — each chapter building on the last and adding a new dimension to how I work with people. I earned my graduate degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania and spent a decade as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, working as a therapist and coach for individuals, couples, and families through some of life's most difficult moments. Along the way I contributed to federally funded research and led teams through significant institutional change.

My approach is shaped by rigorous academic and clinical training, deepened by years of working alongside people through challenge and complexity, and grounded in something harder to quantify: a deep belief in intuition as data, in the wisdom that lives beneath what we can easily articulate, and in the resourcefulness that emerges when we learn to trust ourselves. Clinical rigor and deep intuition are not opposites. In my experience, they are most powerful when they work together, and that combination is at the heart of how I practice.

I have also navigated significant transitions of my own, among them the end of significant relationships and a marriage, career pivots, and the rebuilding that followed each one. Each transition sharpened something in me: the ability to read a moment clearly, draw on everything I had built, and move forward with intention, optimism, and some irreverence. That is the work I am here to do with you.

The Edit exists for those who are ready to be intentional about what comes next. I am here to help you design that next chapter from strength, not from scratch.

Why Coaching — and Why The Edit

After years in high-acuity clinical settings, something became clear to me: many capable, accomplished people don't need an overhaul, but they’re ready for refinement.

They have built meaningful lives and careers. They are intelligent, self-aware, and resourceful. What they often need is strategic partnership: space to think clearly, strengthen what already works, and make intentional shifts where growth is calling.

At The Edit, I bring the depth of my clinical training and work to coaching that is thoughtful, strengths-based, and forward-focused, without turning growth into a problem to be solved. I also bring a belief that clarity is not always found through analysis alone. Sometimes it arrives sideways, in a feeling you can't ignore, a pattern that keeps showing up, a quiet knowing that it's time.

Our work together is a partnership. We draw on your existing strengths, examine the patterns shaping your life, strengthening what's effective and refining what isn't, and design thoughtful edits that move you decisively toward your goals, values, and next chapter.

You don't need reinvention. You need the right edit.