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Dr. LaVerne Adams

DMin, CPC, NLPMP

Dr. LaVerne is passionate about giving you the tools you can use to help realize your dreams. Regardless of where you find yourself right now, when you work with Dr. LaVerne, you will be uplifted to see your world in a whole new way, ready to experience joy in every area of your life. Her expertise is grounded in helping her clients to press through life’s challenges to get them to a place of triumph. She is highly effective at helping those in need of support during a challenging career transition or unexpected life event, serving them with a proven system that produces peak performance and significance, while strengthening an inner sense of purpose and resolve to accomplish set goals.

She has authored 20 books on personal, social, and global transformation and her top priority is to serve you to help you accomplish your goals in less time than if you tried to do it yourself.

Her dynamic techniques will help you to explore your deepest desires and what would make your heart sing. Dr. LaVerne specializes in a holistic approach utilizing neuro-linguistic programming practices that are designed to effectively re-wire your brain to help you experience a freedom from the limiting beliefs that block your progress. She received her doctorate from Palmer Theological Seminary where she studied dynamic systems theories which helps to inform her clients of the true integration of the “self” and those the powerful interconnectedness that exists. Once you can become aware of these deep connections, you will be more likely to experience a long-lasting total life transformation. She is the President of the International Association of Women – DC Chapter and is intrinsically determined to support women’s personal and professionally development. With 25 years of experience consulting and advising she is affectionately known as “The Transformer”; as a result of how her work has radically changed their lives. After decades of training, research, and experience, she developed some powerfully effective strategies that have produced amazing life changing results helping thousands to be at the top of their game…and more importantly, find joy in every area of their lives. She is passionate about sharing these powerful secrets with you! Connect with her now so she can help you get started on your journey to live the life you dream!

Dr. LaVerne is featured on:Transformational Consultant: Kristen White Interviews Dr. LaVerne Adams on “The Ripple Effect”
E-mail: drlaverne@mokshaliving.org

Client Testimonials

Dr. LaVerne Adams is truly passionate about helping others become their best self. She walked me through evaluating opportunities, prioritizing, setting goals, and sticking to a timeline. Throughout the process she was encouraging and honest. Even though our coaching sessions have ended, she still checks in periodically on my progress. Our sessions were invaluable and just what I needed.

~ Shanina G

Dr. LaVerne Adams hands down, as a Transformational Leadership Coach and Mentor, is a top-quality leader for communities and individuals in advocating for health, wealth and wellness! She has been on top of growing and developing great leaders, entrepreneurs, and individuals seeking to level up in business, relationships, and their careers! As a former coachee, she is truly a dream come true for me as she helped me to reach the next level of my success with her powerful coaching style.

~ Angela C

Erin is a passionate life coach supporting her clients in creating not only change, but genuine transformation, and a life they truly love. With complete acceptance for wherever they are on their journey, Erin offers her full compassion and humanity to her clients as they step into their own greatness and break through the patterns that are holding them back.

Erin is authentic, courageous and respectful, yet a straight-forward “truth teller,” integrating humor and compassion into every session.

Her clients have included professional men and women in the various fields of education, food service, banking, human resources, medical research, real estate, law, and telecommunications. Her contagious and deeply held belief is that anyone can have the life of their dreams; they only have to choose it.

Prior to establishing her coaching practice, Erin had 25 years of experience in the legal and non-profit worlds. She is a graduate of Clark University, Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Quantum Coaching Method, and Accomplishment Coaching. Erin is certified through the International Association for Health Coaches as well as the International Coach Federation.

A lover of travel, culture, and humor, Erin prioritizes time with her 2 grown daughters and never misses a date night with her husband.

Client Testimonial

Words can’t express how grateful I am for my experience with Erin as a life coach. Before I started working with Erin, I felt stuck in many areas of my life with no sense of direction or purpose. I wasn’t sure how to get out of the rut I felt I was stuck in. I felt comfortable with Erin from the very first call. I intuitively felt that her coaching would be able to help me move forward. Within 6 months of coaching, I went from feeling lost, stuck, lonely, heart broken, unmotivated, like there was something wrong with me, and no sense of purpose to feeling loved, confident, driven, and realizing that what I thought were flaws in myself were actually my super powers!! I’m improving in many areas of my life. Including all relationships and especially my relationship with myself.

Erin, thank you for your integrity, patience, and coaching to help improve the world. You have a great gift!

~ Jerry

E-mail: erin@Mokshaliving.org

Huma Sikandar

LGPC, Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor

We all have a unique journey in life and our resilience is as unique as our individual journey. By developing a deeper understanding of ourselves, our emotions, thoughts and experiences, we can begin to build upon our strengths and overcome our struggles. I work with adolescents and adults to help them overcome distressing cycles that make them feel stuck and empower them to find stability, create healthier relationships and live a more enriched life.

With compassion, empathy and gentle insight, I help my clients connect with underlying emotions and develop coping skills to deal with past trauma, difficult life transitions, loss, relational distress and mental health issues. While somatic trauma interventions, mindfulness and cultural sensitivity are at the core of my practice, I also integrate Psychodynamic Theory, Cognitive Behavioral interventions and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy in my work with clients.

I also work with couples to help them reconnect and find their way back to each other when they are going through difficult life transitions, struggling because of past traumas or infidelity, finding it difficult to navigate family dynamics/ cultural differences, or dealing with mental health issues. I help couples work through underlying unspoken emotions to build a stronger secure bond and identify unhealthy relationship patterns using an eclectic approach that draws from Emotionally Focused Therapy and Structural Family Therapy.

Having a multicultural outlook, I also provide couples therapy to interracial couples to help them understand and overcome their unique relationship issues and help them integrate their cultural heritage to develop a unique, meaningful life together.

Anne Howard

LICSW

My specialty and passion is working with highly motivated young professionals seeking support with stressful life transitions, career/identity development, and interpersonal relationships. Many of my clients often seek therapy during periods of heightened anxiety, depression, and other mood-related issues, as well as to address past traumas and/or grief and loss. Additionally, as a holistic mental health practitioner, I will encourage you to develop a deeper understanding of the mind-body connection as a powerful tool to improve your daily life and wellbeing.

I understand and respect that psychotherapy is a significant commitment of your physical, emotional, and financial energies. Therefore, we will work collaboratively and efficiently together to identify meaningful treatment goals and options for healing, as well as address negative thoughts, behaviors, and other barriers that seem to keep you stuck.

Though I utilize several methods, my background in cognitive behavioral and solution focused therapies will inform my overall treatment approach. I have also recently received a post-graduate certification in Trauma Informed Clinical Practice. I offer free 30 minute initial phone consultations as well as limited weekday evening appointment times.

Sara Oliveri

MAPP, RYT

Sara can help you achieve your happiest, most meaningful life. Most coaching clients are thriving in some areas of life, but feel they are lacking something important. Sara’s approach is to help you identify your most important areas for growth, and help you apply your natural strengths and values in new ways. After identifying what is most important to you, Sara will guide you through change by developing a clear & measurable plan for thriving. Sara is one of fewer than 250 people in the world to earn her Master’s degree in positive psychology – the science of optimal human functioning.

She studied with the field’s founder Dr. Martin Seligman, at the University of Pennsylvania, where she learned the ins and outs of human thriving. Sara will coach you through applying the science of happiness & fulfillment to your own life. Who can benefit from Coaching?

• Individuals who want to experience greater fulfillment.
• Individuals who want to understand their strengths and values.
• Couples who want to deepen their connection.
• Individuals who want lifestyle change and more confidence.

Sara was featured on the: Live Happy Now Podcast

“Voted Best Life Coaching in Washington, DC by the Washington City Paper”

E-mail: sara@saraoliveri.com

Client Testimonials

Sara is beyond amazing. I was looking for a professional who could help me address the dissatisfaction and overall feeling of being “stuck” in my life. I knew that I was looking for someone who could help me figure out how to thrive rather than merely survive. After reviewing the sites, yelp reviews, and testimonials of a number of other life coaches and therapists, I decided to reach out to Sara. I found her background in positive psychology particularly intriguing. It is a cutting edge field which actually studies optimal human functioning. Just what I was looking for! Today I can say this was one of the best decisions that I have ever made.

Sara is warm, approachable, and empathetic but also supremely professional and bright. She is an expert listener and has a way of helping you to remove the clutter to identify what is truly valuable to you. From that place, she helps you to set your own goals and achieve them. Having her in my life has been a blessing. I’m stronger and wiser from it and more prepared to follow my passion now.

– Arayle F.

Sara is a rare gem: she overflows with positive energy, enthusiasm and incredible insights about how to get the most out of life and its component parts (e.g., career transitions, relationships, family, feeling fulfilled day to day, etc.); and yet, she is also surprisingly grounded, real, honest and practical. I’m so thankful to have Sara to help me think about life’s greatest joys and biggest challenges, because she has her head in the clouds and helps instill confidence in me that my dreams really are possible, but she also has her feet on the ground to help me break seemingly impossible goals into doable steps and achievable milestones. Sara also cares so much about people and brings that strong caring and her accurate perception of people and situations to all of her interactions, allowing her to help people really understand what motivates them and what is important to them. In addition to the very beneficial one-on-one time I’ve spent with Sara, I attended one of her trainings on resilience this past year. I found it to be both informative and evidence based, but I also took away a lot of practical tips (i.e., there was a good balance of theory and practice). Whether it’s in a one-on-one capacity or through one of her workshops, you will be thankful you crossed paths with this excellent coach and human being!

– Caroline F.

Recipient of the “Voted Best Life Coaching in Washington, DC by the Washington City Paper”

Michell Stanley

LICSW

Alleviating symptoms of emotional distress (such as anxiety or depression) is only the 1st stage of healing. Once people heal, they automatically start to expand their perspective on what they truly desire to be fulfilled.

I help my clients to gain more fulfillment by empowering them to develop intuition into their own healing and fulfillment needs. My mission is to help people use emotional challenges as insight for self-growth and evolution.

My holistic approach shows people how to get more Balance, Connection and Trust in themselves and life path in order to heal from the past, open to presence and reinvent their future.

I offer a program of services to my client that combines psychodynamic coaching, online learning (videos, worksheets, practices and workshops) and holistic learning. This structured program supports client’s in being accountable to developing the path of their most fulfilled life, while empowering them to expand growth after our work is over.

10 years ago, I had hit a growth ceiling in the management roles I was employed in. 5 years later, I had built Moksha Living in Washington D.C from the ground up. Currently, I train leaders and entrepreneurs to take their lives to the next level by manifesting their calling. My mode of working with clients is predominantly coaching and NOT psychotherapy.

Michell was featured on Praise 104.1 Radio

E-mail: michell@mokshaliving.org