Client Testimonials
Transformation rarely happens in a straight line. These reflections come from individuals who have allowed themselves space to reconnect with themselves and move toward greater wholeness with compassion and support. Every journey is unique, and it’s an honor to walk alongside each person for a portion of theirs. Here are a few of their stories, in their own words.
"I am living more aligned with my core values than I ever have as an adult."
Working with Tessi has been an absolute gift. She is a committed listener and a keen observer. I always felt so safe and respected during each of our coaching sessions. Tessi offers an incredible array of resources and techniques to her clients - from guided mindfulness and breath-work practice, to techniques to soothe your nervous system, to structured activities to help you connect the dots between your day-to-day and moment-to-moment choices with the kind of wellness you want for your life. You can really feel Tessi is 100% committed to supporting you in any way she can!
Since working with Tessi, I am living more aligned with my core values than I ever have as an adult. From helping me strengthen my relationship with my best friend, to challenging me to dream boldly about my desires for the future, Tessi has helped me build confidence. I used to avoid thinking about the future. I dreaded anyone asking me about my "five year plan." But during my coaching sessions with Tessi, her curiosity and unconditional support helped me feel safe to envision a future where I am living more closely to what I want and what I value. Not only did she help me dream, she helped me identify the concrete changes I can make today, tomorrow, and next week to bring my dreams to a reality. I am so grateful for Tessi's support!
Tessi helped me make substantial progress on one of my most persistent challenges of the last five years! I am a person who can become easily overstimulated and exhausted in busy environments. For years, I have been struggling to eat lunch at work. My work environment is fast-paced and highly stimulating without any real structure to guarantee I can step away for a lunch break. Busy and overstimulated, I just could never figure out how to nourish myself at work. With Tessi's support, we were able to identify strategies to ensure I ate - everything from what I packed for the workday, to when I ate, to techniques to calm my nervous system. Having the accountability structure of our weekly nurse coaching sessions, I was successfully able to make many of these strategies routines that serve me well on all but the busiest work days. Needless to say, I feel healthier before and after work for having eaten, and the benefits of these changes are felt across many areas of my life!
Before I started working with Tessi, I was struggling with a lot of feelings of guilt and uncertainty around my relationship with my best friend of over ten years. I knew I wanted to strengthen our bond, but couldn't quite muster the courage to bring this up directly with my friend. Tessi was precisely the supportive coach I needed for this moment! She held space for me to imagine the future of our friendship and celebrated with me when I finally had a heart-to-heart with my friend. Tessi helped me realize it is okay for friendships to change as we age, which gave me the courage to have a brave conversation. Now, our friendship is stronger and more honest, and I feel relieved of the guilt and uncertainty I had been holding onto.
I am so grateful for the experience of being coached by Tessi. She has helped me make meaningful changes that have brought more calm, joy, and meaning into my life. I cannot recommend her coaching services enough!
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- Elizabeth. G.
"I feel clearer in the direction that I want to go."
I was traveling for some of it, while also working through what I wanted my own career to look like. Tessi has a vast amount of knowledge and resources that she is connected with that helped me focus what I wanted to form my coaching around. I feel clearer in the direction that I want to go. And knowing that I don't need all the answers at this moment. One shift I really appreciated was mapping my own plans. I think this might be hard to explain well. But for me, it feels very tangible. Before, I felt like I needed so many things done all at once, and now I feel like I can take a step back and work on one thing at a time. Slow but constant movements forward. Tessi has a lot of resources. They don't all have to work specifically for you. But they are all available to you. ​
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- Kristin W.
"I feel more grounded, aligned, and confident in how I navigate my personal and professional life."
What I appreciated most about the coaching sessions was Tessi’s thoughtful and intentional approach. Beginning each session with mindfulness helped create focus and presence, which set a strong foundation for the work we did together. Each session then built meaningfully on the previous one, allowing for steady progress rather than isolated conversations. Tessi was especially skilled at drawing connections between themes and insights that I hadn’t recognized on my own, which deepened my understanding and made the sessions both impactful and cohesive. Our coaching sessions have had a meaningful positive impact on my life and overall wellbeing. Through this process, I developed a clear understanding of my core values and spent time reflecting on how they show up across different areas of my life and wellness. This awareness has been powerful, as it allows me to approach both large decisions and everyday moments with greater intention. As a result, I feel more grounded, aligned, and confident in how I navigate my personal and professional life.
One significant breakthrough I experienced was becoming aware of how often I was operating from a mindset of “should.” Tessi helped me recognize that this language was shaping my expectations and decisions in a way that wasn’t serving me. Shifting away from the constant “shoulds” has been empowering, allowing me to make choices that feel more authentic, compassionate, and aligned with my values rather than driven by obligation.
Tessi is truly a joy to work with. She brings a fun, engaging energy to each session while also being highly insightful. She delivers her observations and reframes in a kind, thoughtful, and meaningful way, which made the coaching experience both impactful and enjoyable.
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- Melinda J.
"Tessi is kind, compassionate, smart person/coach who leads by example and personal experience."
I really liked the personal holistic assessment, active listening and feedback, co-creating immediate interventions to test. I now have more "tools" to access in my process of healing and now better understand what my core values are and how to support alignment in my life. Before my coaching, I wasn't able to clearly identify them. Coaching really helped with this.
Tessi is kind, compassionate, smart person/coach who leads by example and personal experience. I could really feel her desire to help me. She is very good at this.
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- Melissa H.
"I use all the skills and ideas in my day to day life to help prioritize my wellness."
Tessi was a wonderful coach and did a great job to help break down things that I wanted to work on or improve to actionable small steps that did not seem overwhelming. It really felt like I was learning about small actions and skills that I could add to help improve my overall wellness. I specifically appreciated the mindfulness exercise that we started each session with. I use all the skills and ideas in my day to day life to help prioritize my wellness. Things like breathing exercises, journaling prompts and mentally reaffirming positive thoughts have helped my overall sense of self!
I really appreciate the sleep hygiene items we discussed in our sessions. When I feel really activated and stressed about the next day, I consciously use some of the things we talked about in our sessions and it has noticeably helped shift my energy and allow me to fall asleep at night! Tessi has helped me realize that as long as I have motivation to try something new (even if its a small step) I can work towards a better overall wellness!
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- S.A
"Tessi helped me identify my internal values."
I really liked that we set tangible goals and had accountability each week. Coaching sessions improved my confidence in a new job, helped me work through feeling vulnerable and then empowered as I worked through some of my own internal conflicts. I now see myself as a confident leader who listens more than speak and is open and willing to seek feedback to improve. Tessi helped me identify my internal values. From there, we focused on my priorities and what positive and small steps could I take to achieve my goals. I felt supported and encouraged by Tessi's guidance.
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- Ann L.
"The experience of working together had a meaningful and positive impact on my life"
I loved working with Tessi. She provided thoughtful prompts for my own insights and created a space where I felt heard and validated without judgment. The experience of working together had a meaningful and positive impact on my life, and the skills I learned are transferable to many areas of life. The biggest shift that I experienced was a HUGE ONE for me: When you approach your life with curiosity, you can find solutions to almost any problem. I learned so many practical, portable tools that I can apply in my daily life.
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- Maria G.
"Tessi specifically helped me to create practical one-liners and mantras."
I truly appreciated how genuine you were. I was expecting a typical "wellness coach" like the other 9 millions wellness grifting MLMs/ influencers on social media. I was so so pleasantly surprised and BETTERED by our time together. Tessi specifically helped me to create practical one-liners and mantras to get through road blocks/repetitive overcommitment situations. Thank you!
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- Rosa J.
"I am now more confident in listening to my instincts."
Tessi has a calming, professional presence and her sessions felt as though I was chatting with a good friend. She came to sessions well-prepared and organized. I appreciated Tessi's listening skills. I enjoyed re-reading the notes that she emailed me following our sessions. It was a great way to reflect on my goals. In our first call, we did a deep dive into my values and she would always come back to those core values. She took notes and reflected back what I said, helping me to align my thoughts and actions with the person who I want to be. I felt as though many seeds were planted which are now sprouting for me.
I am now more confident in listening to my instincts. I am starting to speak my truth more often. I have started to see the progress I am making in speaking up for myself. For example I told my husband that I wanted to meet every other week and sit down with our family calendar to help things run more smoothly. We just met for our first calendar-review and I felt calmer afterwards.
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- Jennifer M.
