Meet rani
It’s time to invest in yourself.
I’m an Oregon-based coach specializing in helping sensitive, heart-centered leaders build reciprocal, aligned connections without shrinking themselves.
coaching from a fellow sensitive leader who gets it.
Seeking support isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s a sign you’re done tolerating feeling misheard, misunderstood, or unappreciated.
My origin story
On paper, my career checked every box: ✅ Multiple job offers fresh out of grad school ✅ Advancing in my clinical role ✅ Leading workshops in addition to providing individual and group therapy ✅ Managing complex caseloads ✅ Becoming a therapist other therapists came to for advice
Here’s what nobody saw, though…I was working overtime at what turned out to be a soul-crushing job, while my closest friendships slowly withered from neglect. I could facilitate breakthrough sessions for clients all day, then go home and have absolutely no energy to text my friends back. Eventually, my body revolted. I became increasingly sick, and soon, my schedule was inundated with multiple doctors appointments in an effort to figure out what was going on.
Everything shifted when I finally did what I’d told clients for years: You can’t keep pouring from an empty cup. I left that work environment and, for the first time in a long time, I had space to appreciate the parts of myself I'd always been told were "too much."
Things like doing a happy dance during a delicious meal, laughing so hard I got hiccups, reading a captivating book in contemplative silence, or wearing my favorite band t-shirts to meetings instead of “toning it down”. I finally had time and space to listen to what my body was trying to scream at me for years: SLOW DOWN. Instead of hiding these quirks and trying to run on empty, I realized they were all connected to my greatest strength: my ability to feel deeply and read people with precision.
The intuition I’d been told to dismiss or dilute was the very thing that made me exceptional at helping other sensitive professionals untangle their relationship patterns. After more than a decade in social work, providing individual and group therapy, supervising other clinicians, and facilitating trainings and workshops, I shifted into coaching to work with people who were ready for something specific.
My coaching clients not only crave just “feeling better,” but also living in full alignment with their values and the relationships they know they deserve.
If you're reading this thinking "Holy shit, that's literally my life," then we need to talk.
If you're reading this thinking "Holy shit, that's literally my life," then we need to talk.
How I work
This isn’t therapy, nor is it basic relationship advice.
My work blends IFS (Internal Family Systems), somatic embodiment practices, relational strategy, and social intuition. I bring my 10+ years as a clinical social worker into my coaching, but when we work together in this space, I’m not your therapist. I’m not here to diagnose you or pathologize you.
I’m here to help you:
Trust yourself in social and professional environments
Identify aligned relationships early and disengage from misaligned ones with calm clarity instead of gut-wrenching guilt
Stop repeating painful relational patterns, especially in newer friendships or communities
Build connections that are reciprocal, energizing, and sustainable
Lead with compassion without self-abandonment
When my clients work with me, some pretty incredible stuff happens:
01 They stop making excuses for friends who resent or passive aggressively guilt them for their success, and they start attracting people who genuinely celebrate their wins.
02 They go from overthinking every interaction to trusting their gut about people.
03 They become unavailable for one-sided relationships, and somehow, like magic, their world reorganizes. Some friendships deepen. Some friendships fade. New, aligned people arrive.
A few weeks into our work, I’ll get messages like, “I canceled plans with Sarah because she’s been weird about my new job, and for the first time, I don’t feel guilty. I feel…relieved.” By the time we wrap an intensive together, I hear things like, “I never knew friendship could feel this supportive. I’m not second-guessing everything. I’m just me.”
specializing in:
Sensitive leaders
IFS intensives
Relationships and social intuition
This work is an investment.
You’re not paying for coaching sessions. You’re investing in becoming the version of yourself who knows exactly what she deserves and never settles for less again.
My background
If you’re someone who values depth, ethics, and expertise, you probably want to know what’s behind all of this. When we work together, you’re not getting a coach who took one weekend-long course and then calls herself a somatic or IFS-informed coach. You’re getting my 10+ years of experience as a social worker with extensive training, all of which informs my skills and practice as a coach.
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My trainings include, but are not limited to, the following:
IFS Level 1 trained through the IFS Institute
Certified in Integrative Somatic Parts Work
Somatic Embodiment and Regulation Strategies
Evidence-Based Somatic Interventions for BIPOC Clients
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Master of Social Work
Bachelor of Science, Journalism
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I’ve worked for 10+ years in the field of social work, during which I’ve:
Provided individual and group therapy
Offered supervision for associate-level clinicians
Facilitated trainings for the community
Led psychoeducational workshops for families
All of this informs how I coach, but in my coaching practice, I am not functioning as your therapist. If you’re interested in learning more about my therapy practice, you can do that here.
Please note: If you’re seeking therapy (not coaching), I am currently licensed in Oregon, which means I can only work with therapy clients who are physically in Oregon at the time of session.
Your well-being is just as important as figuring out whether you want that next promotion.
You’ve already proven you can build a life by pushing through, over-functioning, and tolerating unfulfilling relationships. If you’re ready to invest in relationships (and in yourself) with the same intention you’ve brought to your career, I’d love to meet you.