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Hi, I’m Alicia

DEIB advocate. ICF ACC Credentialed Coach. Believer in your power to rise.

The Truth I Had to Learn the Hard Way

For years, I was everything for everyone else. I thought my power came from doing more, showing up strong in every role — at work, at home, in my community. On paper, I had it all together. But underneath? I was running on empty, believing my worth was tied to what I did, not who I was.

Until the year everything fell apart.

I lost my job. People disappeared from my life. And I was left with a question I'd been avoiding my whole life: Who am I when no one's watching? When there's no title, no role, no external validation?

That's when I discovered the answer—or rather, remembered it.

The power was always within.

No one could take it. Not the job loss. Not the betrayal. Not the systems that tried to convince me I needed their approval to matter.

Through spiritual practice, energy work, coaching, and my own journey with anxiety, depression, and neurodivergence, I discovered what I now help other women remember: Joy, peace, and power come from within. Your body and spirit already know the truth. It's just your mind that needs to be convinced.

That realization led me to create Empowered Within.

Now, as an ICF-certified coach, I walk alongside women who are navigating their own seasons of loss, transition, and transformation. I guide women to reconnect with the unshakeable power that no one—and no circumstance—can take from you.

You are not broken. You are not behind. You are remembering.

What I Believe

I believe that true transformation happens when we honor the whole person — mind, body, and spirit.

You can't think your way out of burnout and disappointment if your body is depleted. You can't set meaningful goals if you're disconnected from your purpose. You can't show up fully if you're ignoring what your spirit needs.

Healing and alignment begin within. You already have the wisdom and strength you need. My job isn't to fix you — it's to create a safe, non-judgmental space where you can pause, reflect, and explore what's next with honesty and compassion.

My Approach

I'm an ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and Gestalt ACC Certified, bringing both professional rigor and holistic awareness to our work together.

My approach integrates ICF coaching standards, Gestalt principles that honor your whole self, holistic practices for mind-body-spirit alignment, and cultural competence rooted in my lived experience as a woman.

In our work together, you won't have to explain, translate, or code-switch. Your full identity is seen, honored, and celebrated.