About Steff

Walking roads like yours

I offer mentor support coaching grounded in lived experience — not clinical advice, but genuine human presence.

My Story

I've lived the chapters you're in

My name is Steff, and for most of my life I've been in the middle of something no one warned me about. Foster care. Adoption — both traditional and non-traditional. IVF. A teen pregnancy. A baby in the NICU. Building a blended family with children ranging in age from 12 to 30.

I didn't have a guide. I didn't always have someone who truly understood. I learned the hard way — through trial, error, heartbreak, and eventually, a whole lot of hard-won wisdom.

Now I'm that person for others. Not as a therapist — I'm not one, and I'm honest about that — but as someone who has genuinely been there, with a heart full of compassion and no shortage of practical insight.

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My Background

What I've navigated

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Foster Care & Adoption

Traditional and non-traditional — I know the paperwork, the heartache, the joy, and every complicated feeling in between.

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IVF & Fertility

The shots, the waiting, the grief of cycles that didn't work, and the hope that keeps you going.

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Teen Pregnancy

Facing an unplanned pregnancy young, making hard decisions, and finding your footing as a young parent.

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NICU Journey

Watching your baby fight in intensive care is one of the hardest things a parent can face. I've sat in that chair.

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Blended Families

Kids from different backgrounds, histories, and needs — building love and structure that holds everyone together.

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Life Transitions

Major changes, feeling lost, not knowing what's next — I've been there and I can help you find your path.

My Approach

What this is — and isn't

I am not a licensed therapist, and I don't pretend to be. What I offer is mentor support coaching — real talk, lived experience, and a deeply human presence alongside you as you navigate hard things.

If you need clinical therapy, I will always encourage you to seek it. But if you need someone who truly understands what you're going through? That's exactly why I do this work.

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