Lisa's approach to Life & Wellness Coaching involves a collaboration of goal-setting and problem-solving in which she works side-by-side with clients to provide accountability, support, and encouragement. Lisa also incorporates a “positive intelligence” approach to coaching in which perceptions and interpretations are examined and shifted via an integration of mindfulness and cognitive techniques.

In addition to serving as a Life & Wellness Coach and Reiki Master at IZLIND, Lisa held the positions of Consultant at Monarch Housing in NJ, Regional Director of Business Development & Community Partnerships for an anti-poverty non-profit (Single Stop in NYC), and served as faculty with the Leadership Academy at Fedcap, Inc. where she mentored rising leaders within the organization. Lisa additionally served as Director of Homeless Outreach Services for Individuals with Mental Illness for the Mental Health Association of Morris County. Lisa also co-founded and served as President of a grassroots nonprofit, Increase the Peace, aimed toward eliminating bullying among children; she created a series of “celebrating differences” workshops; she developed employment and career training programs for nonprofit organizations and schools, and she served in various other leadership positions for nonprofit organizations for over 25 years. Lisa also serves as a Therapy Coach through BSG Integrative Psychology, P.C.  Lisa received additional training and certification as a Reiki Master from Soma 11:11 Center; additional training in meditation practices from Dr. Jack Kornfield of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center and from Florence Meleo-Meyer of the UMass Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare, & Society; and received additional certification from Columbia University in Advancing Racial Equity in Organizations.