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. From there, we were able to begin the deeper work: identifying the root causes of my reactions and taking honest accountability for my role in them.
I learned how to pause instead of react. How to understand what I was actually feeling beneath the fear or anger. And how to communicate clearly and calmly during difficult moments. As a result, I was finally able to truly be present with the people I loved. My world was no longer consumed by my unmet needs or a constant impulse to defend or blame— I could actually listen. There was no space for another person to exist fully, with their own pain, needs, and inner world, and I could hear them clearly for the first time. This has fundamentally changed every relationship in my life.
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. He helped me navigate living independently after the divorce, shift my perspective towards empowerment, and be ok with making mistakes. 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. I used to be afraid to take on new challenges. Now, I am taking on challenges head-on. I feel confident in my ability to problem-solve and make decisions that are best for me. I am also much more grateful than I used to be. I used to not enjoy my job, but now I am grateful that I have a good job that provides me financial security, so I am much more present at work and in life. I still like to stay lowkey and in the background, but I feel more confident speaking up when I have something to say. I think that Ian and I came together for a reason. He made a big difference in my life, and I am so grateful we worked together.