“TEN Stars: I have full confidence in any work you might choose to do with Mali. She leads with her heart and embraces with you with her loving Soul. Her Light shines brightly. I find her work to be luminous, profound and life-changing. I cannot recommend her highly enough.”

— Holley Humphrey, CNVC Certified Trainer www.empathymagic.com

I started on-on-one coaching with Mali in 2020 after a fellow therapist referred me to her for coaching. I am an embodiment coach and occupational therapist myself, so finding someone I can learn from isn't always easy. I have to say that Mali is the real deal. She is highly trained and skilled, but also incredibly intuitive and compassionate. She uses a multi-sensory and trauma-informed approach to create a therapeutic container that allowed me to do the deep inner work from day one without it ever feeling like too much. Some of the sessions even felt like they had an element of magic and energy clearing, so I felt sleepy afterwards. I have come to realize that I have complex PTSD from childhood and, in 2 years of working with Mali, I was able to find more clarity and resolve more with her than in 10 years of talk therapy.

— Coaching Client, Nyle McFarlane, Blue Nyle Therapy LLC

"I have a deep gratitude for Mali and her work that is beyond words. From our first session, Mali’s trauma-aware approach made me feel comfortable, seen, and understood. She is so warm and thoughtful and pairs her incredible gift of intuition with so much intentionality around building deep trust and safety over time through curiosity, non-judgment, transparency, and relationality. I always had a very harsh inner voice and had run on dissociation, perfectionism, and shame. And our first session was during a time in my life when I was escaping an intensely boiling pot of water, not realizing I was jumping into another. I was looking for even a thread of support in my extremely challenging situation. With Mali I found a broader, more holistic, intersectional, systemic approach. Mali has helped put a finger on so many parts of myself, my life, and my family systems that had felt so unbearable but also completely untouchable and unknowable. I love how she also teaches you about the interdisciplinary concepts, tools, and frameworks she’s using so you feel more equipped and empowered. Since working with her, I can feel my body more, am kinder to myself, and have been cultivating a sense of rootedness and inner safety I never had before. She has patiently and compassionately walked with me on my path and been a caring witness and support so many times when I’ve felt very alone, lost, and overwhelmed. She’s also taught me how I can be that for myself and also resource myself in other ways, including with the help of others. I truly wish everyone could somehow have the experience of working with Mali. She has had such a major impact on my life and well-being. I am so grateful I somehow found her." 

— Kali , Coaching Client

“While the stressors around us are at an all time high I am grateful for how well my partner and I are prepared as a couple to handle this all, thanks to your help. We are more aware of our reactions and emotions and have been able to resolve disagreements relatively swiftly and without falling into the extremes.”

— Partner Coaching Client

It has been a long road. Of all of the therapists and coaches I have encountered, you have made the biggest impact in my life. You are talented beyond words.  Thanks so much!

—- Chris D. Coaching Client

Mali is extremely perceptive and insightful. She is able to touch upon subjects, ideas, and concepts that resonate with me and my partner that we had never considered or explored. She also does so in such a non-judgmental and welcoming way that we are better able to explore and evaluate her suggestions and really think openly about them. Mali has also not only given us a new vocabulary to communicate with each other, but truly a new way of thinking about our goals, our shared views, and our backgrounds norms and values. She has helped us navigate tricky circumstances, but also communicate better about big picture issues.

— Partner Coaching Client

I completed an NVC foundation course with Mali this winter and it was simply transformative in both my personal and professional life. Mali's presentation and grasp of the material, as well as her honesty and ability to teach it in an accessible and meaningful way was superb. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to create deeper and more meaningful connections in their lives.

— NVC Workshop Participant

We really enjoyed the [restorative justice] training for our Fellows--we thought it was good for them to go through the circle themselves. We would like to do this again in the future--but devote even more time to the program to ensure they can have a session just dedicated to the nuts and bolts so they can really feel like they have the concrete skills to implement RJ in their classrooms--we were thinking about providing students with affective statement cards--or an outline of what to ask.

— Melinda Cooperman, American University Washington College of Law

I found the class helpful in reinforcing that one needs to examine one's own needs and feelings before approaching someone else with a request. I found the class encouraging students to explore various options for having their needs met rather than being set on one particular way. After a few weeks in class, I found myself more open to dialoguing with others to brainstorm solutions to conflicts, and feeling more at ease in some difficult relationships.

— R.L., NVC Class Series Participant