Thriving With Purpose Coaching
Have you ever walked out of a doctor’s office feeling dismissed, unseen, or like your pain didn’t matter? Maybe you’ve been told it’s “just stress,” “your period,” “your hormones,” “nothing to worry about” or “in your head” - while your body keeps telling a different story.
You are not alone. And you are not imagining it.
Being dismissed by the medical system can leave you feeling confused, alone, and disconnected from your own body. You may begin to doubt what you feel, question your worth, or carry trauma that no one ever acknowledged.
I’ve been there - and I’m here to walk with you. As a certified trauma informed, whole person, professional health empowerment coach, I create a safe, supportive space where you can start to rebuild trust in yourself, understand your body’s signals and take back your power - on your terms.(*)
I’m Holly TICC, WPCC, CPC and I help women who’ve been dismissed by the medical system reclaim their voice, rebuild trust in their bodies, develop resiliency and find their purpose using holistic, empowering and proven methods.
Here, your story is valid. Your symptoms are real. And your life matters.
Whether you’re navigating chronic illness, medical trauma, or years of being unheard, you don’t have to do it alone. Together we’ll create a space for you to feel safe, supported, and empowered again.
This is your journey - I’m here to walk beside you.
Let’s Talk
Curious if this kind of support is right for you? If you’re ready to feel seen, supported, and empowered in your health journey, I’d love to connect with you. I offer a free 30-minute discovery call - no pressure, no obligation. Just a chance to connect and see how it feels.
You don’t have to carry this alone anymore. Let’s talk.
(*) Please see my page on Psychotherapy Vs Coaching to learn about the differences as described by the American Psychological Association and the International Coach Federation.
You Deserve To Be Heard
Who I Help
I work with women who:
Have been dismissed, misdiagnosed, or gaslit by doctors.
Feel disconnected from their bodies after trauma or chronic illness.
Are tired of feeling like no one is listening.
Want to move forward - but on their terms, not someone else’s timeline.
If you’ve ever felt like you were “too much, “not enough,” or just plain invisible - this space is for you.
What We Do Together
In our coaching sessions, we’ll focus on:
Rebuilding trust in your body and intuition.
Releasing internalized shame or self-blame.
Understanding how trauma impacts your health.
Gently setting boundaries - with systems, people, and even yourself.
Learning how to advocate for your care with confidence.
You’ll walk away with tools, support, and the deep knowing that you are not alone - and never were.
I’m Ready To Experience Transformation!
Free 30 Minute Consultation
🦋Curious if this kind of support is right for you? I offer a free 30-minute discovery call - no pressure, no obligation. Just a chance to connect and see how it feels.
“Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” - Alan Cohen
One On One Coaching
🦋This is a tailored experience where we will work together to identify your aspirations, overcome challenges, and develop strategies for success.
“You don’t just wake up and become a butterfly. Growth is a process.” - Rapi Kaur
Peer Coaching**
🦋**Peer coaching is for students of Coach Training World to practice their coaching skills and to receive professional coaching.
“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life forever.” - Amy Poehler
Theme: Inner Spark & Readiness
Goal: To help you to identify your desire for change and to uncover what matters most to you.
Focus Areas:
🦋 Clarifying core values and what motivates you
🦋 Establishing daily habits for physical and emotional well being
🦋 Building self-trust and body awareness
As you discover your core values and what motivates you, you will awaken your inner spark and your readiness to be your full authentic self. Discover the path to embracing your full potential. Let’s embark on this journey together.
“It was when I stopped searching for home within others and lifted the foundations of home within myself I found there were no roots more intimate than those between a mind and a body that have decided to be whole.” - Rupi Kaur
The Awakening - 2 Session Package
Theme: Foundation & Capacity Building
Goal: Establish physical and emotional resilience through supportive habits.
Focus Areas:
🦋 Building sustainable routines (sleep, movement, nutrition)
🦋 Emotional regulation & nervous system safety
🦋 Time/energy audits and boundary-setting
This phase lays the groundwork for lasting transformation by strengthening your body and mind. Together, we focus on building sustainable routines around sleep, movement and nutrition, cultivating emotional regulation and nervous system safely, and developing clarity through time/energy audits and boundary setting. You’ll create a stable foundation to support growth and navigate life with greater ease and resilience.
“We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” - Oprah Winfrey
Nourish & Grow - 4 Session Package
Theme: Identity, Belief Work & Inner Leadership
Goal: Support deep transformation and shift limiting self-concepts.
Focus Areas:
🦋 Belief reprogramming
🦋 Embodying self-worth and self-leadership
🦋 Navigating resistance and setbacks with compassion
This phase invites you to reconnect with your true self by rewriting old narratives and reclaiming your inner authority so that you can step into a more empowered and authentic version of yourself.
“Change is the essence of life; be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become.'‘ - Reinhold Niebuhr
The Inner Shift - 6 Session Package
Theme: Integration, Alignment and Full Expression
Goal: You will step into empowered living, aligned with your values.
Focus Areas:
🦋Value-aligned decision-making
🦋 Creating a personal health roadmap
🦋 Celebrating wins, growth, and change
Everything comes together in this full transformational package. You’ll receive all of the tools from The Awakening, Nourish & Grow, and Chrysalis Packages, plus the Freedom In Flight package.
“Transformation is an ongoing process that tends to appear ordinary, when in fact, something extraordinary is taking place.”
- Suzy Ross
Freedom In Flight - 10 Session Package
What is the difference between Psychotherapy and Coaching?
There are many definitions for Psychotherapy and Coaching. In this post, we will look at the definitions created by two of the major associations that were founded to advance both professions.
The American Psychological Association (APA) defines psychotherapy as “the informed and intentional application of clinical methods and interpersonal stances derived from established psychological principles for the purpose of assisting people to modify their behaviors, cognitions, emotions, and/or other personal characteristics in directions that participants deem desirable.”
The International Coach Federation (ICF) defines coaching as “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.”
The main differences between psychotherapy and coaching have to do the the focus, purpose, population and who elicits the change.
Therapists: A therapist’s primary focus is addressing mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and trauma. They help client’s process emotions and past experiences while supporting personal development and behavior changes. The therapist’s purpose is to promote healing and self-awareness while equipping clients with coping strategies and life skills in order to facilitate lasting positive change and improved quality of life. Therapists work with a wide rage of populations, such as individuals, couples, groups and special populations like survivors of abuse, LGBTQ+ indivduals, veterans, those in recovery from addictions and people with chronic illnesses or disabilities. Change is lead by the therapist through many different therapeutic modalities, for example, EMDR or CBT.
Coaches: A coach’s primary focus is guiding clients toward holistic well-being by helping them to connect with their core values and inner motivation; build confidence in making sustainable lifestyle changes; cultivate emotional resilience, self-trust, and a sense of empowerment; and align their health goals with a deeper sense of purpose which often includes mental, emotional, physical, and sometimes spiritual health - depending on the coach’s training. A coach’s purpose is to empower clients to take ownership of their well-being; facilitate long-term, values-based transformation rather than short-term fixes; support clients in overcoming internal barriers such as fear, self-doubt and guilt while helping clients to develop sustainable habits that reflect self-worth and personal truth. Unlike a therapist, the coach’s role is not to treat mental illness but to hold a forward-focused, collaborative space for growth and empowerment. Coaches work with individuals who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from their purpose; people navigating transitions (career, motherhood, aging, post-illness recovery); men and women seeking to break patterns of self-neglect or burnout and clients desiring a more intentional, values-driving approach to life and health.
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Why Butterflies?
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” - Maya Angelou
I have always thought of the lifecycle of the butterfly as a metaphor for life. We all have the potential to become the beautiful butterfly we carry in our hearts, if we are allowed to grow and develop through life’s challenges. It is those life challenges that help to shape us and unfold our wings so that we can soar high into the bright blue sky. Here is a powerful story about one such butterfly.
The Butterfly
A man found the cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and could go no further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were nature’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as we could have been. And we could never fly. So have a nice day and struggle a little.
Author Unknown
We need to do the hard work of breaking free of our cocoons, but it doesn’t mean we can’t reach out for guidance as we work on the challenges that bind our wings. It doesn’t mean that we are weak, or that we will emerge from our cocoons with shriveled wings because someone is guiding us, but it does mean that in order to make positive changes in our lives, we need to look deep inside ourselves to find our strength, courage, wisdom and power so that we can break free and celebrate the gifts that are naturally inside each and every one of us. To really see who we are and what is important to us, sometimes we need someone to be our mirror and to reflect back the amazingness that we bring to the world with our uniqueness and our passions. I would love to be that mirror for you and to accompany you on your journey of self discovery and growth as you work to free your beautiful wings and soar! Life is short, don’t wait to set yourself free!
Client Love
“Holly has a calm and accepting nature. Before starting coaching sessions, I felt scattered because I have a lot of balls in the air and am dealing with an empty nest. Holly’s insights have helped me to get to a better place because she is supportive and intuitive, with a gentle nature that I like. She has a great way of helping you to become aware of your challenges but gives you gentle support along the way. I was looking to get more motivated and to have more action steps, and as a result of working with Holly, I’ve been able to finish many of my business marketing materials and I have also turned my daughter’s room into an office. I feel that once you connect with her, you have a trusted and non-judgmental advocate. I always feel like I can go to her with anything. It has made my life easier because I have the comfort of support. The beauty of coaching is that the answers come from within. Only you know what is best for you. An unexpected benefit of working with a coach were the insights of someone else to pull out my strengths.” - Laura Jacobson
“If you are looking for a coach with a combination of life experience, soft gentile courage, and patience, then Holly is the person worth working with. She is a great advocate, partner, and is genuinely invested in supporting me. In my sessions with Holly, I am working on aligning my values to a life and career that is fulfilling and purposeful. She gives me plenty of time to openly share in a safe container. I feel heard and welcomed as I am.” – E. Torres
“If you are considering coaching with Holly, I say, ABSOLUTELY GO FOR IT! It isn’t always easy, but the best things in life aren’t. It’s definitely worth getting to know yourself better and to learn ways to make positive changes in your life. If I had to use one word to describe my experience with Holly, it would be relief. It is very helpful to have someone trustworthy to talk with and talking with the right person helps you to discover the answers you couldn’t find on your own. Holly is very easy to work with in person and over the phone. She really worked with my schedule, which can be busy at times. Holly is empathetic, compassionate, easy to talk with and friendly. I believe everyone needs help navigating life from time to time. I also feel that self-improvement should be a lifelong pursuit. My life wasn’t bad, and I wasn’t in a bad place, but I did want to improve a few things such as my social anxiety and interpersonal dynamics. Because of my coaching time with Holly, I have been attending more social events, and I have learned the importance of boundaries in a variety of situations. I have a healthy relationship with myself now and I am finding ways to get out and meet new people. Overall, I feel mentally and emotionally like I am in a healthier place. I wasn’t expecting to laugh as much as we did during sessions, which was nice. I felt very at ease with Holly. I recommend coaching for the simple reason that I want people to be happy and to live their best lives.” – Heidi N.
“Working with Holly was the biggest selling point for me. I know her to be kind, genuine, and super caring. I know I can trust her. I was definitely less aware of my core beliefs and values before I started receiving coaching. Not having that awareness meant that I didn’t know how to prioritize my values. My life has been positively impacted by my new self-awareness. I am being more kind to myself, which is a work in progress. Becoming more aware of the things that are important to me, along with how to identify values and priorities, which has always been a challenge for me, have been unexpected benefits of the coaching process. Holly’s coaching stands out because she is genuine. She takes the time to listen and help you work through struggles. She offers a virtual shoulder when the tears come, and she provides support through the sessions as we work together. She is caring, compassionate, easy to work with and easy to open up to. Something that I have been able to achieve since receiving coaching with Holly is that I am not as scared to say “no.” As a people pleaser, I absolutely say “yes,” more often than not. I have been more firm with my boundaries when I get overloaded. The main reason I would recommend coaching would be to help others with identifying values and boundaries within themselves in order to lead less stressful lives. The one word I would choose to describe my experience with Holly is awareness. I definitely wasn’t focused on what was important to me. I am more aware of what is important and what my values are. Knowing what they are allows me to remember what I need to focus on while I move through day-to-day experiences. This also helps me to set boundaries and protect myself from being overwhelmed and overstimulated, most of the time. My favorite feature of Holly’s coaching is that I have met with her online which has made it easy to schedule coaching sessions while juggling work. It isn’t always easy to connect online with people. It can feel like there is a disconnect, like a personal touch is missing. I have never experienced this with Holly. She is easy to connect with.” – Mckenzie G.
“A solid 10! Anyone would be lucky to work with Holly and will undoubtedly come out of her coaching better than they were when they started, no matter what challenges they’re facing. I wasn’t focused on solving a specific problem, but I knew that when I coached with Holly, I could comfortably talk about anything on my mind. I always felt assured that she would provide a non-judgmental, safe space to work through whatever issues I was facing. Holly is an exceptional listener. She gives me the time and space to process my thoughts thoroughly before asking insightful questions or offering clarifications. She helped me narrow down everything that was happening in my life, allowing us to get to the heart of each matter. Holly is incredibly intuitive and compassionate, especially when it comes to trauma-related issues. She helped me understand that many of my reactions—those I had once thought of as irrational or guilty—were rooted in past experiences, not the present situation. Through her guidance, I learned about the power of triggers and how to manage them more effectively. Since working with Holly, I’ve gained better control over my emotions, which once felt like overreactions. I now feel more equipped to manage overwhelming emotions when triggering situations arise. If you find the right coach and are committed to the process, coaching can be life-changing. It helps you find the answers within yourself because, ultimately, you know yourself better than anyone. A great coach brings those insights to the surface. Once your paradigms shift, there’s no going back to the way things were before you began coaching. I would highly recommend coaching with Holly to anyone dealing with past trauma who is ready to move forward in life. Holly is a tremendous support for those looking to overcome unhelpful behaviors, thought patterns, and reactions that stem from trauma. She helps you step into your power and is a living example of that transformation herself. I felt completely safe with her, knowing that I could discuss anything without fear of judgment or intimidation. I discovered new things about myself that I thought I had already explored. Holly’s deep knowledge and wide range of experiences helped me understand not just myself, but also other areas of life that influence me.” – Melissa Mello
About Me:)
I know what it’s like to feel unheard.
For years, I searched for answers to my debilitating symptoms- only to be met with blank stares, rushed appointments, and subtle suggestions that I was overreacting. It took time, and lots of unlearning, to realize: my body wasn’t broken. The system was.
Those experiences led me here - to create a space where women like you feel validated, supported, and in charge of their own journey. My work combines trauma informed coaching, holistic wellness principals, and deep, compassionate listening.
This isn’t about fixing you. It’s about helping you remember that you were never broken.
Who am I? I’m glad you asked! My name is Holly TICC, WPCC, CPC and I was once where you are now. I have experienced the pain of being dismissed by multiple medical professionals in my lifetime, and sadly, I don’t believe my story ends with my most recent episode of being abandoned in the throws of a medical crisis and being told that “it must not be that bad,” inferring that what I was experiencing must not be a big deal because I had been dealing with it for years as my symptoms progressed. It used to be that when I encountered a doctor telling me that what I was experiencing was my period, my hormones……or my favorite……that it was all in my head, I would immediately start second guessing what I had been experiencing. I began dismissing my own symptoms as being in my head, even though my gut told me that something serious was going on. I spent a lot of my adult life suffering needlessly because a doctor found me to be “normal.” Then my pain must have been normal, right? Absolutely not! My self confidence and self esteem eroded over time as my health continued to decline and I began to think about how to leave this life, until I finally found someone who listened to me.
I no longer fear the medical profession. I have a sense of control and empowerment over my health and my life that I have never had before. I can now walk into a medical appointment, fully prepared to stand up for myself and walk out in the middle of an appointment if I am not being heard. I am no longer afraid to ask for a second, third, or fourth opinion, until I find someone who will listen, dig deeper to find the “why” behind my symptoms and work WITH me to regain my health.
Many physicians saw C-PTSD on my chart and used that as the reason for all of my health issues without feeling the need to look any further for the true source, when I had an actual medical problem…..including the time I had a major emergency surgery three days before Christmas when I was 31 years old. You may be wondering how I regained my power in the face of multiple medical adversities and physicians who were too rushed to be able to truly hear my story, my pain, my truth.
I thought about becoming a certified life coach for several years. As I was in yet another tailspin due to my health while working in a stressful job, I began my coaching journey with Coach Training World. Gaining insight into my core values and what truly matters to me was a huge stepping stone toward regaining my sense of empowerment and connecting with my authentic self. As I unraveled the knotted up mess of yarn, that made up my life, I began to see patterns that were no longer serving me; jobs and people who were draining me dry mentally, physically and emotionally; and I realized that all areas of my life were being impacted severely, especially my health. I took that first step to regaining my health, and never looked back. I became a certified trauma informed, whole person, professional health empowerment coach because of my health journey and for those of my clients. Life is much better today and it can be for you too. I can help:)
My pets bring me so much joy and peace:)
Luca
Spencer
Olivia
Fancy
I am a long time lover of all animals, & spent 18 years working in veterinary medicine:)
Puzzles
Lucy
Delilah & Scarlet
Sophia, Lucy, Penelope & Thelma
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