Susan has a passion for supporting creative people in having the fun and fulfilling life they want. Through workshops and individual mentorship programs based on her Signature 6 Step Process, Susan can show you how to find the time for your creativity and how to make a living from your art while still enjoying the process.

In her programs, Susan teaches strategies and specific tools for dealing with the inner critic, procrastination, perfectionism, fears, and other blocks that can get in the way of having a thriving creative business. Her creativity groups inspire and build participants’ confidence as artists.

Susan trained as a life coach at Erickson College, an International Coach Federation (ICF) accredited program, and she is a member of the ICF. Additionally, she is a certified Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach. This coaching model incorporates play and small steps to help people get past common obstacles to creativity and back on the path to having fun with it. Drawing on her training, Susan’s workshops focus personal development, creativity, and business-building.

Incorporating fine art, art history, psychology, anthropology, and mythology, Susan earned a Bachelor’s degree in Art, Psychology, and Symbols from Fairhaven College at Western Washington University. As a coach and mentor Susan combines her education and experience with a caring, intuitive style that truly transforms clients’ lives.

Susan’s mission is “to live—and help others to live—in the space where heaven and earth connect.” Inhabiting this space means tapping into the divine, creative life force while taking grounded action. It means being inspired and true to our vision while thriving financially and taking care of our day-to-day commitments.