Life Coach & School Psychologist with a lifetime focus on the science of human flourishing.
I help people learn to sail the winds of life, finding peace in chaos and buried joy in all they do. I am here to help you choose growth, again and again and again."You can't control the waves, but you can learn to swim."
~John Kabat“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.”-Abraham Maslow“”Now I feel I have the map, compass, and many other important tools I previously lacked.””
– MicahUpward Spiral Coaching, LLC
About Mary Ann
I know ADHD intimately as my late diagnosis came soon after my child's several decades ago. I understand how people w/ADHD think, live, and what they need to flourish. While the struggles for people with ADHD are many, the gifts keep revealing themselves. We thrive when we create a life just for us and become ruthless about protecting what we need. I am here to assist with clever work arounds and will help clients choose to be on their own side again and again. Growth is possible when you love your whole self. While the waves of life keep coming, I will help you learn to surf.Working to help individuals create a vision for the rest of their life while coaching them through the steps for success. I support adults, parents, students, particularly those in high achievement cultures. Creative/2E friendly. Areas of focus: Mothering, self-actualization, perfectionism/procrastination and overwhelm, giftedness, mental fitness, and stress management. I work with adolescents struggling with executive functioning. My model includes time with parents, as well, since the family system is the context where successful skills grow.Currently work as an Upper School Counselor at Cranbrook Schools.
Previous work: Mental Health Consultant (Oakland Schools), School psychologist & teacher (public schools), Love and Logic Parent Trainer, International Institute for Restorative Practices (Classroom Circle and Restorative Conferencing), Starr Commonwealth Trauma Informed Practices Trainer, Yale's RULER Approach Trainer, attended Harvard's Project Zero Summer Institute, YT200 Yoga Teacher Zen Yoga Garage.My areas of personal interest include: watercolor painting, gardening, nature, human development, and the science of human flourishing. I have done the hard work of becoming a healthy neuro-divergent woman (wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend).*BA Elementary Education University of Michigan
*MA and Specialist School Psychology University of Detroit*School Psychologist: Michigan
*Associate Certified ADHD Coach Practitioner (CACP) through Professional Association for ADHD Coaches (PAAC)
*Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through International Coaching Federation (ICF)
*Professional ADHD Coach through ADHD Coaches Organization (ACO)Testimonials: *https://mpmengaged.wordpress.com/2022/07/22/theres-something-about-mary/
*https://mpmengaged.wordpress.com/2022/07/21/coaching-success-stories/
