About Me
I was born and raised in Philadelphia, and I’ve been a coach in one form or another for most of my life: from coaching sports in 3 different countries, to working with kids with special needs, I’ve always loved helping people see what they’re capable of. I use a holistic approach to help people make lasting changes, with real accountability, practical feedback, and zero judgment.
My coaching is informed by my life experience:
- I’m mixed race and grew up in one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the US.
- I started businesses, led teams, and experienced sudden career shifts working in 4 different countries.
- At age 21 I was falsely accused of a crime carrying a potential 10–15 year prison sentence. My whole life collapsed.
- Though the case was dismissed, the 3-year ordeal left me searching for healing.
- I confronted my ptsd, reframed my unconscious beliefs and self-sabotaging patterns, and moved with my partner to a rural farm in Ecuador to live with the land.
- I became fascinated with studying the nervous system, holistic lifestyle design, circadian biology, ancient knowledge, and regenerative farming.
- With my mentor I learned self accountability and trust, and I can help you do the same.
The goal is simple: to create more space in your life for what truly matters: your health, relationships, direction, and purpose.
5 Areas
Of holistic health integrated into my coaching approach
200+
One on one coaching sessions with clients worldwide
10+
Years of experience as a counselor and coach
My Approach
We begin by looking at where you are, where you want to be, and what’s getting in the way. My approach centers around building more self-awareness, self-trust, accountability, and practical structure that supports your desired life. Together, we’ll identify the root causes of your challenges and develop a personalized plan using practical tools, healthier habits, and systems that make lasting change possible. We’ll explore any self-sabotaging behaviors that keep pulling you back, while helping you understand where they come from. We’ll identify them as they arise, and develop healthier ways of responding to them, with greater awareness and self-compassion.
Throughout the process, I’ll provide structure, guidance, and an ongoing accountability practice tailored to your needs, helping you turn insight into consistent action. Ultimately, the goal isn’t simply to become more disciplined or productive; it’s to build a life that feels more aligned with who you are and what matters most to you, with more time and energy for your health, relationships, passions, spiritual life, and the experiences that make life meaningful to you.
What to Expect When You Reach Out
Step 1
Initial Consultation
We talk through what's currently happening in your life, what feels difficult, and what you want to improve.
Step 2
Building Awareness
Together we identify the patterns, habits, and emotional loops contributing to stress, confusion, or feeling stuck.
Step 3
Practical Change
You begin applying tools, mindset shifts, and actionable practices between sessions.
Step 4
Sustainable Growth
Over time, you build greater clarity, emotional stability, confidence, and direction.
What We Work On Together
The 5 Elements of your life
Understand what’s driving your thoughts and patterns. Move forward with clarity and confidence.
Testimonials
Catherine P.
Ian helped me access a shift that has changed my life forever. Before our work together, I was incapable of truly loving. I confused love with validation and lived in unconscious emotional contracts that left me shattered and disconnected. He helped me build a foundation from which I can now truly love myself and others, without transaction or grasping.
I came to Ian at a moment when I was in a new relationship and could feel old emotional patterns resurfacing.. reactivity, insecurity, people-pleasing, and a deep fear of abandonment. I knew if I didn’t address them, I would repeat the same cycles I had lived in for years, hurting myself and the people I loved.
Ian helped me start at the foundation: my health, habits, and nervous system. As I began eating better, sleeping more, and removing numbing behaviors, I gained clarity and emotional stability I didn’t realize was possible.
Karen L.
Working with Ian has helped me grow in various ways. The opportunity to talk about myself and reflect on past issues is something that I have never been able to do. Through the questions he asked me, he helped me gain clarity around the struggles I was dealing with. We identified the issues and the root causes and worked through them together. When we started working together, I was fresh off divorcing my ex-husband, and I was worried about being on my own and many aspects of my life. He helped me identify what I wanted from life and helped me build confidence to explore who I am and how I want to live.
Before I worked with Ian, I would be nervous to walk down the street in fear of street harassment. Now, I feel confident, and when my anxiety does arise, I know how to have a healthy conversation with myself and not make decisions based on fear but on reason.