Is this therapy?

No — and the distinction matters. Therapy is a licensed clinical service oriented toward diagnosis, treatment, and the remediation of psychological suffering. This work is coaching: it is forward-looking, philosophically grounded, and concerned with how you are living rather than what is wrong with you. Many people do both simultaneously, and that's fine. If you're already in therapy, this is not a replacement — it's a different kind of conversation. If you're in acute crisis, therapy is the right starting point.

I'm functioning fine. Is this even for me?

That question is itself a signal. The people this work is most suited for are not falling apart — they are high-functioning, self-aware, and quietly aware that something isn't adding up. If you can hold your life together while also feeling like a stranger inside it, you are exactly who this is for. You don't need to be in crisis to deserve honest attention.

What does a session actually cost?

Sessions range from $80 to $95 depending on the format. The Inquiry Session is $85 for 90 minutes — a one-time conversation with no commitment required. Sustained Accompaniment is $95 per session across 4 to 12 sessions. Contemplative Foundations is $80 per session as a structured series. There are no packages, no upsells, and no pressure to continue beyond what's useful.

How is this different from other coaching I've tried?

Most coaching is goal-oriented and solution-focused — it assumes you know what you want and just need help getting there. This work starts earlier. It asks whether the goals you're pursuing are actually yours, whether the life you're optimizing is one you chose, and whether the story you're telling about yourself holds up under honest examination. If that sounds more rigorous than what you've experienced before, it probably is.

What actually happens in a session?

Sessions are conversational, unhurried, and shaped by what you bring. There is no worksheet, no homework assigned by default, no protocol to follow. What there is: a space where something real can be said, examined, and sat with — without being immediately reframed, fixed, or sold back to you as a growth opportunity. Sometimes sessions are quiet and careful. Sometimes they move fast. The work follows you, not a curriculum.

Is this based on a specific methodology?

Yes. This work is oriented by the S.I.P. framework — Stabilization, Insight, Power — developed by Thiago Leão in Nothing to Unlock: On Perception, Distortion, and What Remains. Thiago is a mentor and an ongoing collaborator. The framework is not a technique to apply but an orientation toward how human capacity actually develops: not by adding something new, but by reducing the perceptual distortions that prevent what is already there from functioning clearly.