ABOUT KRIS

I’m Kris!

Wife, mom, coach, coffee consumer, water enthusiast and lover of people. My happy place is somewhere warm with my snorkel gear on and no clock in sight. I’m a jeans and t-shirts girl most days, with a serious case of wanderlust. I enjoy agate hunting on the beaches of the Oregon coast, genealogy, and quality time around a fire pit with family and friends.

I live high up in the rural, countryside hills south of Portland, Oregon. My husband, Todd, and I have 4 adult children and a cat. The cat has yet to leave the nest.

  • Advanced Certification in Transformational Coaching

    Advanced Certification in Transformational Coaching

    WESTERN SEMINARY

  • Member of the International Coaching Federation

  • Devine Design Certified

  • Certified Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional

    The International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals

  • Certificate in Theology

    Capitol Bible Institute

  • AA in Communication Studies

    Sierra College

Why Watermark?

Since I first learned its meaning, I have loved the word “watermark.” I particularly appreciate the metaphor it creates when applied to people. Traditionally, when we talk about a watermark, we are talking about a design that is placed within fine paper during its creation or something that is used to protect content and claim ownership of a digital asset — a faint mark that is often made visible when held to the light, identifying the maker.

Like those creations, you too were created with an indelible mark woven into your very being by your Creator. A mark that can be seen when held up to His light. Additionally, you have been equipped, gifted, purposed, and planned to do a unique work during your lifetime.

It’s my goal and privilege to partner with you to help you discover and understand who you are, what motivates you, and what you’re capable of…your personal “watermark.”

  • Coaching is a partnership between client and coach that maximizes a person’s potential by collaborating to explore opportunities and identity resources to create an exciting future based on the client’s personal awareness, choice, and action.

  • Coaching honors the client as the expert in their life and assumes the client is a whole, creative, resourceful person who has all the answers inside of themselves. It's the coach’s job to partner with the client through powerful listening and questions in order to help the client draw out those answers and arrive at the truth through their own realizations and “ah-ha!” moments.

  • Fundamentally, coaching is about moving your goals, plans, and dreams forward and ultimately bridges the gap between where you are now and where you want to be.

  • Anyone who is stuck in the gap between “where I want to be” and “where I are” can benefit from coaching. Coaching is NOT a replacement from mental health treatment. Instead, coaching is a powerful, transformational tool that can propel you forward towards your goals with more strength, confidence, and momentum than you could accomplish on your own.

  • Coaching is about working in the new to create the type of future you are looking for. Past experiences may come up in coaching, as it can be necessary to launch the client into the future, but healing past wounds is not the main focus. Coaching is about building and strengthening what you already possess. It gives you vision for the future. As a coach, I do not diagnose, nor am I trained to treat people who are struggling with mental illness.

  • Life transitions

    Getting “unstuck”

    Creating safety & clarity in relationships

    Setting boundaries

    Career shifts

    Personal goals you want to accomplish (e.g. writing a book, cleaning out your closet, health-related issues, etc.)

    Facing fears that you need to conquer in order to move forward

    Any life change or goal you desire but have not been able to produce on your own

COACHING CAN HELP YOU

  • Discovery your gifts, talents, motivators, dreams, & unique personality

  • Shift to an empowered perspective & mindset

  • Set healthy boundaries

  • Identify & honor your emotions

  • Trust your gut & navigate triggers

  • Find your voice

  • Build confidence & self-worth

  • Identify patterns, fears, & assumptions that keep you stuck

  • Reclaim adventure

  • Dream again

  • Design your own terms for success & happiness

  • Rediscover yourself, beauty, & purpose

Services

  • Betrayal Recovery Coaching

    When betrayal has deeply impacted your life and you have done the difficult work of healing alongside a counselor, this type of coaching supports you, inviting incredible transformative change.

  • Identity Coaching

    Identity Coaching helps you discover the ways in which you are uniquely made. The objective of our time together is to ensure that you can clearly articulate who you are so you can move forward with purpose, confidence, and intention.

  • Personal Coaching

    Feeing stuck in an area of your life but don't know where to start? Through one-on-one coaching, I'll help you take a step back to see the big picture so you can get to where you want to be.

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