Hi, I’m Kelsey
Science-backed. Human-centered. And deeply familiar with what you’re carrying.
My Story
I was drawn to coaching because I’ve lived the same tension that brings most of my clients through the door — being deeply committed to showing up for the people and work I care about, while quietly running out of steam to do it.
The first time I understood how connected daily habits are to how I feel, I was in college — exhausting myself and paying for it with anxiety & sleep challenges. That season taught me that what I eat, how I move, and how I rest determines how I’m going to feel every day.
After college I built what looked like success from the outside — honors degree, successful career, first house. But underneath it I felt unfulfilled and not quite like myself. This time taught me that true health goes far beyond physical: relational wellbeing, emotional and spiritual health, financial and environmental health all play a role.
The real turning point came when I experienced burnout for the first time. By then I had spent years learning about wellness and I knew everything I “should” have been doing — but the knowledge alone wasn’t enough. That experience taught me that sometimes you need to restructure your life around your health for real change to happen.
My Background & Approach
The science part
I hold a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and worked for nearly a decade in the medical devices industry. That background gives me a strong foundation for understanding & translating research into practical, evidence based coaching methods.
The functional medicine part
What drew me to functional medicine was its core philosophy: address the root cause, not just the symptom. So much of modern healthcare is focused on managing what’s already gone wrong. Functional medicine asks a different question — why is this happening, and what can we address upstream?
That upstream answer almost always comes back to behavior and lifestyle. And that’s good news — because many aspects of behavior & lifestyle are things you have real agency over. That’s what I find so empowering about this approach, and what I want every client to feel.
Where science meets the individual
Science gives us north stars — what tends to work for most people, most of the time. But every client I work with is unique, and the real work of coaching is in the process of figuring out how to apply evidence-based principles to their reality.
My Coaching Philosophy
Most health advice is about adding things to your life. For people who are already overextended, that’s often the last thing they need to hear — and it rarely sticks. My approach usually starts somewhere different: with understanding what’s already happening, and often with simplification before anything new is introduced.
The goal of our work together isn’t to hand you a perfect plan. It’s to help you build the kind of self-trust that means you don’t need me in the room anymore. That comes from making realistic, meaningful commitments that actually fit your life — and following through on them. Every time you do, you’ll build evidence that change is possible.
When I picture a client at the end of our work together, what I’m most proud of isn’t the habits they’ve built. It’s that they’ve learned how to get curious about what isn’t working — instead of using it as proof that they can’t.
Credentials
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering
Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach (FMCHC), Functional Medicine Coaching Academy
NBC-HWC Board Certification Candidate, National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching
Outside of Coaching
I live in Colorado and you’ll usually find me in the mountains snowboarding or hiking, in the kitchen cooking something new, or playing volleyball in the park.
I believe that stronger communities are built one healthier person at a time — and that includes me.