WHO I AM
I am an Internal Family Systems (Parts Work) Practitioner, Relational Life Therapist, and Holistic Productivity Coach. I empower couples, individuals, and teams to live purposefully - beyond trauma, stuck patterns, and limiting beliefs. As a Master Organizer I make magic out of chaos - no matter the mess, together we will create ease and bliss in your life.
Fascinated by the relational aspects of life, I believe that we are sovereign beings, here to remind each other of our wholeness - and that all relationships, from business, to parental, to romantic - are for the purpose of healing and growth. More potent than the external relationships we contribute to is the relationship that exists between our Self and all our inner-parts. I believe that everything outside of us is simply a reflection or projection of what is going on internally. As such, both IFS and Relational Life Therapy deeply influence my ever-evolving journey inwards so that I can walk the talk and facilitate my clients on their respective journeys from a place of integrity. As within, so without.
Simplicity, Responsibility, and Intimacy: it is through these values that I lead my clients to live their purpose with clarity, ease and graceful accountability, and to relate in wholeness with courageous communication and fierce intimacy. I teach and facilitate workshops and programs on topics like Life Purpose, Mindful Productivity, Self Compassion, and Masculine-Feminine Polarity.
Grateful to call Vancouver, BC my home, I’m also a published poet, single mom, part-time nanny, and culinary enthusiast.
MY JOURNEY
My life has been a passionate pursuit of radical truth, relational intimacy, and self growth. Given the choice of standing in my sovereignty, or fitting in, I will always choose my authentic beingness; this choice has been rewarding on my growth path, but certainly not easy (in the moment). For my inner-conviction and intuitive knowing, and the countless teachers and messengers I have been blessed with along the way, I am deeply grateful.
Much of my business and systems acumen was honed the first two decades of my career managing and leading teams and businesses in hospitality, e-commerce, education, construction, finance, and accounting. My own purpose journey went full tilt upon departing the corporate world in 2019 due to severe depression and burnout. Following 9 months devoted to healing and self-actualization work, I launched Do Less Be More Coaching, with a mission to eradicate burnout. I got sober, set down the hyper-masculine shield, kissed hustle-culture goodbye, and joyfully embraced a heart-centered approach to business. Since then, my entrepreneurial offerings have expanded beyond consulting and coaching work to include Parts Work (IFS Therapy) and Relational Life Therapy for individuals and couples. My clients benefit from my deeply integrative, radically honest, and therapeutic approach rooted in the wisdom of my life’s experience.
HOW I WORK
My relational, intuitive, and holistic approach connects me to your here-and-now experience, meeting you with curiosity, courage, and a fresh perspective. My motto “Do Less Be More” is rooted in the core values of intimacy, responsibility, and simplicity. Whether you are a couple, an individual, or a team, you will be joyfully empowered to take responsibility for your life's experience so that you can do less and be more.
This means you are guided into clarity of alignment, purposeful action, and holistic healing, leaving no stone unturned. The result? More authentic expression, satisfying relationships, and meaningful impact. I help you understand and heal the patterns and conditionings that are keeping you stuck, separate, and small. You will re-connect with your inner-wisdom so that you can become the hero of your own life and (finally) live your purpose.
Do Less Be More is therapeutic coaching that weaves Holistic Productivity, Human Design, Psychotherapy and Spirituality. While my practice draws heavily on Internal Family Systems (Richard Schwartz) and Relational Life Therapy (Terry Real), I incorporate other modalities such as Attachment and Polyvagal Theories, Kristen Neff’s Self-Compassion work, Gottman’s Method for Couples, Non-Violent Communication, Unity Consciousness, Psychedelic Integration, and both Mindfulness and Somatic Experiencing practices.
For more info please see my couples, individual, and business offerings.
CLIENT EXPERIENCE
Through self-knowledge tools like IFS (Internal Family Systems, or Parts Work), Enneagram, and Human Design, Amy led me on a holistic journey of integration, also known as helping me get my shit together. In a gently persistent way, she expertly guided me through a mire of my own making, and I ended up with some useful takeaways when I landed on the other side. I learned that I can't wait until I'm ready; I need to jump in NOW. Amy's push was a very enticing promise: "I'll be your cheerleader. My nervous system will work when yours doesn't. My frontal lobe will be on when yours isn't." And this "coach" delivered! Together, we looked at the importance of properly setting up one’s creative environment, and then we put into practice all the systems, habits, rituals, time management, and micro steps needed to chip away at the overwhelm. Ultimately, I learned to trust the process of becoming and to be gently persistent with myself.
I highly recommend Amy as a very different kind of life coach for anyone looking for a jumpstart. Amy is good for you whether you're all up in your head or sloshing around in your heart, and this is because she carries a multitude of knowledge on the spectrum of human experience. From her time in the corporate trenches to her vast arsenal of therapeutic modalities, Amy comes at you with all kinds of tools and approaches and boldly asks, "How good can you get at taking care of yourself?"
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Cynthia B.Writer & Teacher
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
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Internal Family Systems (IFS) - Stepping Stones IFSCA
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Internal Family Systems (IFS) - Stepping Deeper IFSCA
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Advanced IFS - Shamanism & Unattached Burdens - IFSCA
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IFS & Relationships - Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO)
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IFS & Financial Trauma- IFSCA with Rick Kahler
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IFS & Trauma - IFSCA with Joanne Twombly
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IFS Online Circle - IFSI
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Relational Life Therapy (RLT) Foundations - Terry Real
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Relational Life Therapy Level (RLT) 1 - Terry Real
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Transformational Life Coaching Certificate
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Strategies To Help Clients Process Grief & Loss - NICABM​
Grace for my meandering missteps
That have found me lost, ashamed, confused
In the valley of "You should have known better!"
Two left feet finding their way.
Grace for my waterfall of words
Ferociously flowing, full of feelings, wild and free,
That stung smacking the surface
Like a belly flop– this was no rip entry.
Grace for my many faces demanding their turn
In the spotlight: The Innocent and The Joker,
Detective, Outlaw, Lover, Chrone.
One becomes two becomes one.
Grace for all my bits and pieces witnessed
Frolicking bareskinned, riding crests high tide
Naked, raw, as real as the heart that beats me alive.
Silty water turned crystal clear.