My coaching style and
clinical background
About
This space is built for honest, meaningful work, with care and warmth. Most people don’t need more insight, they need clarity to move forward. I have deep respect for each person’s individuality, and my role is to cut through distractions so you can reconnect with yourself and respond to life from that place.
My approach is humanistic and existential: grounded in values, shaped through our relationship, and guided by curiosity rather than judgment. I don’t pathologize. I work with context, such as your culture, your environment, and your reality so what we find actually fits your life.
I’m on track toward licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist, and I take ethics seriously in how I practice. Coaching is different from therapy. It focuses on awareness, patterns, and creating meaningful change in the present and future. It doesn't go into deep trauma or clinical treatment.
I offer coaching for ADHD, along with work as a relationship coach and career coach, supporting people navigating stress, anxiety, and life transitions. These are rooted in work I’ve done extensively in my own life, so they are not abstract to me. In our sessions, I'll create a safe space for you to examine your own patterns with care and precision: understanding how these patterns formed, how they’ve shaped your inner world, and what it takes to loosen their grip so you can move forward with more clarity, freedom, and authenticity.
Currently pursuing a graduate degree in Clinical Psychology, I’ve worked as an addiction counselor at Ohlhoff Recovery Programs, a psychotherapist trainee at Edgewood Center for Children and Families, and a crisis counselor with San Francisco Suicide Prevention on the national 988 Lifeline and HIV hotline. I’ll soon begin training with the UCSF Department of Psychiatry.
Outside of work, I enjoy making art collages with friends, producing electronic music/dj-ing, getting lost in cozy bookstores, and weightlifting. I live in San Francisco, California.
Feeling Stuck:
Clarity, Relief, Movement
For when things feel stuck, overwhelming, or like you are carrying too much at once. Overthinking, anxiety, stress in the body, shutdown, or the sense that nothing is really changing no matter how hard you try.
We slow things down and get clear on what is actually going on underneath it all. As things untangle, you start to feel less overwhelmed and more able to move. Not by forcing change, but by seeing what’s been in the way.
ADHD Coaching:
Focus, Ease, and Action
ADHD is something I’ve navigated unmedicated my entire life — the frustration, the strategies that didn’t work, the constant overwhelm. I know what it’s like to feel at odds with your own mind, and I bring that lived understanding to help you find approaches that actually fit your life.
I help you understand how your brilliant mind works, identify what supports you, and build strategies that turn energy into focus, clarity, and momentum. Together, we create a system that works with your brain, so you can follow through, feel in control, and work toward your goals.
Career Coaching:
Work That Fits You
You’ve worked hard to get here, but what’s next? Whether you’re aiming for your next big role, craving more purpose, or making a bold career switch, growth requires clarity and intention. Having navigated my own transition, I understand both the strategic and emotional challenges of change. Leading global marketing campaigns in high tech taught me how to perform, but also how easy it is to lose yourself in the doing.
I now work with people who want to reconnect with their own truth, so their work feels like an expression of who they are, not just what they do.
Relationship Coaching:
The Way You Connect
For when things feel tense, confusing, or emotionally hard with others. When you find yourself pulling close and then pulling away, not saying what you need, overthinking what others mean, or ending up in the same dynamics with different people. It can show up with partners, family, friends, or at work.
In our work, we explore what is actually happening between you and others. We notice the moments you tighten, shut down, overextend, or disconnect, and what is happening inside in those moments. Over time, things start to feel less automatic. There is more space to respond instead of react, and more room for connection that feels honest, steady, and real.
Rena is psychologically insightful and gifted in her work with clients. I've observed her to be very conscientious and hardworking. Rena is knowledgeable in various evidence-based interventions, treatment modalities, and professional ethics. She carries herself with compassion, empathy, and maturity in all her professional endeavors.
Angela Hopper, LMFT
Clinical Supervisor,
Ohlhoff Recovery Programs
I feel incredibly fortunate that Rena accepted the offer to work with me at Adobe. And I can't say enough positive feedback about Rena's approach to revamping the content strategy + leading the development of big thought leadership programs for Adobe. Under her leadership, the blog traffic increased by +300% and drove several million dollars in pipeline.
Doro Sieber
Vice President,
ServiceNow
Rena possesses all the right qualities that make for a good clinician: bright, curious, empathic, listens well and is motivated to improve her craft. I see this every day first hand as our team here is small and we all work closely to serve a diverse and often challenging population whose concerns extend beyond substance use disorder.
Atticus Morris
Program Director,
Ohlhoff Recovery Programs
"Truth is a pathless land. One has to find it through the mirror of relationship, through the understanding of the contents of their own mind, through observation." - J.K.
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