Coaching
You’ve spent years being the one everyone can count on - at home, at work, in every relationship that matters.
You hold things together. You keep the peace. You show up, even when you’re running on empty.
But lately, the cracks are harder to ignore.
The snapping. The exhaustion. The quiet resentment you don’t want to admit.
You don’t need more coping tools or better time management. You need space to come back to yourself. That’s where coaching is a powerful tool.
Through gentle, brain-based coaching, she helps you understand why your nervous system is on edge, where your limits have disappeared, and how to rebuild boundaries that protect your time, energy, and peace - without guilt, drama, or abandoning the people you love. So you can stop surviving your life, and start living it feeling calm, clear, and like yourself again.
About Coaching
1:1 coaching is a space where you don’t have to hold it together.
You don’t have to be the capable one. The reliable one. The one who already knows the answers.
You get to slow down enough to hear yourself again.
These sessions aren’t about fixing you. You're already whole, and you already have everything you need.
These sessions are about helping you notice where you’ve been living past your limits for so long that it has started to feel normal. Together, you gently untangle the patterns that leave you exhausted, reactive, and quietly resentful - without you even realizing how much you’ve been carrying.
You bring the real situations. The conversations you dread. The moments you snapped. The guilt that sits heavy after you try to say no. The mental load that never seems to switch off.
Mattie helps you make sense of what’s happening in your nervous system, in your thinking, and in your habits, so you can respond differently without having to force yourself to “be better.”
You’ll learn how to hear your own signals again.
How to pause before you overextend.
How to say what you need to say in ways that feel calm, clear, and true to you.
How to hold a boundary without feeling like you’re doing something wrong.
Over time, women notice something surprising.
They’re less reactive.
Less guilty.
Less mentally foggy.
And they start to feel like themselves again.
1:1 coaching is for the woman who is ready to stop surviving her own life, and start feeling steady, present, and at home inside herself again.
The Cerebrations Framework
Many others approach coaching by focusing on outward behaviors. Cerebrations delves deeper.
We focus on you as a whole-person, and use our qualifications and experience in counselling and social work to teach you how your brain works, so together we can leverage your strengths and help you live a life of peace, intention and joy.
We focus on you as a whole-person and we care about your whole life.
In our unique process, we aim to walk with you Step by Step through whatever you need, including:
Managing stress and anxiety, optimizing your physical health, creating an enjoyable home life, finding / maintaining a fulfilling work environment, and building positive relationships.
Experienced
We are a team of coaches, therapists, and educators with over 50 years experience.
Whole Person
Our team focuses on the whole-person and your whole life.
Brain focused
We are experts in how the brain works. Regardless of your symptoms, they affect how you relate with others, your focus and your stress.
Strengths Focused
Your strengths are many and by focusing on those strengths is the key to progress.
Success Driven
You are the best person to define success, and our team will guide you along the way.
Creative
With our creative programming, we support you begin walking your unique Journey to Joy.
Testimonials
Mattie provided the guidance I needed for a journey I didn’t even know I was on. I thought anxiety was just something I had to live with. I didn’t know that I could control my thoughts and my reactions. Her ability to help me make sense of my brain and my experiences, and provide the tools I needed, has made such a difference in my day-to-day life.
Kathy B
There are so many things I didn’t understand about how my brain works in the mental chaos. Some of the best things I learned is that I don’t have to be perfect and there isn’t a quick fix for my anxiety. Mattie really helped me find the tools that were right for me and her compassionate accountability was important in the process.
Karen M
After three brain surgeries, I experienced a HUGE drop in confidence, vision challenges, and lots of fear. I worked with Mattie to process through letting go of "I'm a brain tumor patient" and I'm stuck with no idea of how to get unstuck. Her counsel, insight, kindness, and resources helped me have a fresh outlook, I’ve landed my dream job, and I'm full of hope- something I haven't felt in over a decade! -
Joey R
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