As a Master Certified Professional Life Coach and motivational speaker, with over 25 years work experience, 10 years as a leader in the C-suite and multiple awards and recognitions, my work and life journey has deepened my conviction that we are fully equipped to be successful in our goals.  Sometimes we just need some coaching to disrupt our thinking, explore new options, remove barriers and make progress. 

Secondly my immigrant journey from living and working on 3 continents in 4 countries has equipped me with a deep understanding and ability to coach people from diverse backgrounds in resilience and transformation

As a Master Certified Life Coach, LGBTQ+ ally, and relational wellness advocate, I support individuals and couples as they navigate relationship challenges, identity changes, and difficult life transitions. While I have a particular focus on mixed-orientation relationships, this is only one part of my broader coaching practice.

For more than ten years, I’ve supported people through challenging phases of their relationships, identities, and lives. My clients include individuals looking for clarity and direction, couples working through relationship challenges, people coming out as LGBTQ+ later in life, and partners navigating the changes that can come with a loved one’s coming out.

My work is shaped by years of partnering with executives and leadership teams through growth, disruption, and recovery. I combine proven leadership frameworks with a human-centered coaching approach, helping leaders restore credibility, repair relationships, and move forward with clarity and confidence—especially when the path isn’t straightforward.

I help professional women in midlife feeling stuck, lost or burned out, gain clarity on what they want, build a plan and step into their next level with confidence.

Maybe you've spent years building a career that looks great on paper but doesn't feel like yours anymore. Maybe you're burned out, restless, or quietly wondering: Is this really it?

I get it — because I've been there.

After 20+ years leading marketing for tech companies, I hit my own pivot point. I walked away from the corporate path to build something that actually aligned with who I was becoming, not just who I'd been. That experience — the fear, the clarity, the reinvention — is what I bring into every coaching conversation.

I'm a Certified Life Coach and I'm the founder of ARIA: The Midlife Reset, a coaching community for women navigating career transitions, identity shifts, and the "what's next" of midlife. I combine real-world business strategy with coaching — so we're not just talking about your feelings (though we'll do that too). We're building a plan.

What working with me looks like:

I'm not the coach who sits on a stage and tells you what to do. I'm the one sitting across from you saying, "Okay, let's figure this out together." My style is warm but direct — think real talk with someone who genuinely has your back. I'll challenge you, I'll hold you accountable, and I'll celebrate your wins like they're my own.

I work best with women who are:

• Mid-career or senior professionals feeling stuck, burned out, or at a crossroads

• Navigating a career pivot, reinvention, or life transition

• Ready to stop overthinking and start moving
  

If you've been waiting for permission to want more from your life — consider this it.

I am a trilingual ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), international speaker, and award-winning leadership trainer with over 35 years of professional experience. Known for my warmth, intuition, and deep empathy, I create supportive spaces for leaders and teams to develop impactful communication skills and foster communities where collaboration, celebration, and enthusiasm thrive.

I empower individuals and organizations to reset mindsets, embrace authenticity, and amplify their voices leading to enhanced problem-solving, creativity, and connection.

My career spans public education, corporate leadership, and IDEABJ training, reflecting my lifelong commitment to fostering positive relationships, transformative learning experiences, and systemic change. As a passionate advocate for social justice and equity, I co-hosted a monthly webinar on systemic racism for four years and continue to work actively toward dismantling barriers to inclusivity, belonging, and collective well-being.

I’m also a mother, queer advocate, lifelong learner, singer, and songwriter, bringing a unique blend of artistry and emotional intelligence into my work. Living with chronic pain has taught me how to embrace both life’s challenges and its joys with resilience and grace.

My vibrant hair, ranging from deep purple to rainbow hues, carries a personal legacy. In 2015, while caring for my mom through cancer treatments, she shared her dream of dyeing her hair purple as an act of joy and playfulness. She passed before she could fulfill that wish, so I now wear these colors as a daily reminder to live vibrantly, break free from judgment, and help others do the same. 

My work embodies this philosophy, guiding people to challenge biases, release limiting beliefs, and build genuine, meaningful connections in both life and leadership.

Darrell Williams is a distinguished member of the White House Communications Agency Hall of Fame.  He is also CEO of Alliance Seminars Coaching which is a veteran-owned, faith-based organization that provides clients with motivational speaking, certified workshops, and coaching services. He brings extensive experience as a master certified life coach and a member of the Federal Coaching Network.  He is a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator who provides clients with expertise in the realm of leadership, relationships, and purpose.  He has been involved in life coaching for many years and helps clients discern ways to restore and enrich personal and professional relationships.  

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His leadership background includes 30 years of federal service highlighted by his selection as a White House Communications Agency All-Star and Senior Manager of the Year.  Additionally, he is a Department of Defense  Agency Outstanding Mentor and Human Resources Team Lead of the Year.

 
His leadership coaching is based on a stellar 20-year military career, where he traveled as an Operations and Vice Presidential Communications Officer, leading over 500 White House missions.  Following the tragedies of September 11, 2001, Darrell was selected as 1 of 5 key leaders, from 30 senior managers, to direct emergency action communications for the Vice President of the United States, to include duties as an Air Force Two Command Representative.

In addition to being a master certified life coach, he is a certified facilitator who trained senior managers at the White House Communications Agency Training Academy to travel as Vice Presidential Team Leads, serving as the primary contact for the traveling White House Staff, while simultaneously training mid-level managers to travel as Presidential Operations Team Leads.

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He received numerous professional awards to include the Presidential Service Badge, Lacey B. Ivory Service Award, Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award, the National Louis University Reach Award, and the Strayer University Outstanding Alumni Award for his dedicated leadership in the community and Department of Defense. 

Darrell holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from National Louis University and an MBA from Strayer University.   

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Welcome to my little corner of the world, where I help people navigate life’s twists and turns with support and practical skills while providing psychoeducation in a way that makes sense.

I proudly obtained my undergraduate degrees in Psychology and English Literature from West Virginia State University and found my way to South Florida in 2010, when I enrolled in graduate school. While a student at Nova Southeastern University, I specialized in trauma, resilience, and helping people overcoming intense legal issues, in addition to building expertise in diagnostic assessments and sexual behavior problems. I completed a clinical internship with Treatment and Evaluation Services, in Denver, Colorado and earned my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2016.

In all, I’ve been working in the mental health field for the past 20 years and have experience with many kinds of people and situations – from children and families in community-based programs and foster care to individuals in forensic and prison settings. I’ve taught in a doctoral clinical psychology program, been qualified as a forensic expert by the court, and spent my career helping people untangle their complicated, overwhelming thoughts and emotions.

After being immersed in the complexities of human behavior for so many years, I felt a calling to evolve my work or suffer the consequences of the very burnout I helped others avoid. That shift has led me to become a Certified Professional Coach and launch Anchored Insights Alignment Coaching, a boutique accountability practice rooted in the same depth and compassion that shaped my clinical career. At Anchored Insights, sessions are tailored to support career professionals, neurodivergent adults, graduate students, and individuals navigating chronic illness who seek to align insight with action, and clarity with purpose. 

At Anchored Insights Alignment Coaching, you will find space to realign, recalibrate, and cultivate a life that’s authentic and true to your values.

All sessions are offered virtually via Zoom.

I am a person who has had and continues to have the very real experience of grief in the day-to-day: disappointments, personal losses, the unique struggles and challenges of modern life. As a older Black neurodivergent queer female nonbinary person, I've had to do significant work around processing such impacts, that I believe I can offer, along with my coaching training and experience, to help others find their inner voice and achieve healing and growth.

I made my personal shift from evangelical Christianity to a more open spiritual orientation over several years, and understand from experience the challenges and grieving that can accompany such a journey. I have deep compassion for those traveling similar paths, and desire to use my professional coaching skills to hold space for them and facilitate their well-being, wherever they may find themselves along their way. 

I hold a Bachelor's degree in Religious Studies with a concentration in Christianity and have also attended seminary at Liberty University. I have been in active ministry with several churches of differing denominations. I am a parent and grandparent, experienced in community organizing and social justice, and a staunch advocate for marginalized people, including the LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, kink and disabled communities.

I'm deeply passionate about helping people and partnering with them to find hope and direction in their lives. My journey as a Relationship Coach in Houston, TX, has been incredibly fulfilling, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others.

One of the services I offer is a specialized program designed to help married couples navigate conflict and restore peace and intimacy in their marriages. I believe that every relationship has its challenges, and through compassionate guidance and effective strategies, couples can overcome these obstacles and strengthen their bond.

On a personal note, I've been happily married to my best friend for over 20 years. Together, we've raised three wonderful (most of the time) teenagers. Being a native Texan and a proud Texas Aggie, class of 2000, has instilled in me a deep sense of community and a strong work ethic.

Throughout my career, I've been fortunate to work in purposeful and fulfilling roles. However, no matter the position, my true passion has always been helping others. It's what drives me and fills my tank, knowing that I can make a difference in someone's life.

I look forward to the opportunity to work with you and support you on your journey towards a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

Rev. Dr. Claudette C. Rodney is a Professional Life Coach and veteran mental health clinician based in Richmond, Virginia. Her aspiration for her platform, Stepping into Destiny LLC is to provide a “home” for those seeking guidance in life’s many challenges, and a caring voice amidst the clamor of modern living. As a Certified Professional Life Coach, she empowers her clients to live the life of their dreams. She partners with them to revitalize their relationships; create a balanced work/home life; or to just stop worrying and start living. 

Personal: Originally from South America, Dr. Rodney emigrated to the U.S.A. in her late teens and has amassed a considerable educational, spiritual, and occupational resume. 

Educational: Dr. Rodney holds a Doctorate in Psychology from Pace University, New York. An ordained minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Claudette also holds a Master of Divinity from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University.

Spiritual: A member of The House of the Lord (HOLC) Churches, Rev. Rodney served for 15 years at the congregational headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. In 1989, led by the Spirit of the Lord, Claudette relocated to Beaver Falls, PA, where she served as the Church Administrator as well as Youth Advisor for 10 years. In addition, Claudette was also an Associate Minister of the HOLC in Washington, D.C. She now functions as a member and Senior Minister in diaspora. 

Occupational/Evangelical: 

• Dr. Rodney has served in various parts of the U.S., Europe, and Africa as a speaker and consultant. She was selected as an InterFuture Scholar in 1981, and traveled to Ghana, West Africa and London, England, where she conducted original research concerning the role of Black Fathers within the Family System from Ancient Africa to Modern Day. Through the organization, Pan-African Christian Exchange, Claudette participated in two mission trips to Kenya, East Africa. There she served as a psychological consultant to a local Children’s Home and the Kiritta School for Children with mental and emotional needs. Rev. Claudette also participated in a mission trip to Uganda where she ministered in two prisons, a local church, and open-air crusades.
• In June 1998, Dr. Rodney presented at the First International Conference on Child & Adolescent Mental Health seminar at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her presentation PATHWAYS: A Model Service is published in International Perspectives on Child & Adolescent Mental Health. In 1995, as a psychological consultant, Claudette joined delegates from The House of the Lord Church (Sisters Assisting South Africans) in their exploratory/fact finding trip to South Africa.
• Over the years, Dr. Rodney has gained considerable clinical experience within multi-disciplinary teams, working with children, adolescents, and their families. While at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, New Brighton, PA, Dr. Rodney was the Director of Home-Based Family Services. In this role, she provided administrative and clinical supervision to therapists working in-home with multi-problematic families to prevent out-of-home placements of children. 
• At Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, VA, Dr. Rodney was a Psychology Associate Senior for the 1,000 inmates in S3 cluster until her retirement after 18 years. She provided mental health services, including crisis intervention and group psychotherapy, to inmates within the general population. 
• Rev. Dr. Rodney is also a retired Chaplain with GraceInside, Virginia’s Prison Chaplain Service, and Chaplain Supervisor (Central Region). She held positions in the past as Institutional Chaplain at two large facilities, Chaplain Intern, Protestant Religious Volunteer, with duties to include monitoring religious programs, sharing the Gospel message and conducting weekly Bible studies. She has led studies with inmates on Men and Emotions from a Biblical perspective. 
• Dr. Rodney is enthusiastic about her transition into the role of a Professional Life Coach and helping others to navigate the storms of modern life. Her work will follow the Gospel of the Lord who calmed the stormy seas.