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Meet Jennifer Wade
I believe passionately in the power of coaching to transform lives for the better. It is a joy for me to combine adept analytical skills with a naturally warm, empathetic, and insightful personality. I am an experienced crisis management and suicide prevention counselor, having counseled hundreds of individuals as a team member of CrisisLink hotline and textline support. As part of my work with CrisisLink, I served as a member of the elite Suicide LOSS Response Team – a group of extensively trained individuals who comfort and counsel family members and friends in the immediate aftermath of suicide. 

I am a Washington, DC native and returned to the area in 2001 after completing my professional studies at Vanderbilt University. In my first career, I worked as a professional violinist in the DC area, performing regularly in the area's finest classical music venues while also operating a competitive private instruction studio. As a private instructor to students of all ages, I honed my ability to compassionately get to the heart of a problem and formulate an achievable, rewarding plan to get results. I am honored to say that many of my former students still look to me today as a mentor and friend. 
My Story
When I first heard about life coaching in my early twenties, I knew instantly that it was something I wanted to do. I just didn't have any idea back then how long it would take for the timing to be right! 

I have to believe it took me so long to become a coach (over fifteen years!) because I needed to gather a whole lot of professional and life experience before I started offering my services to anyone else. I needed to walk the talk and let's just say that life had no intention of making my walk an easy one! I've packed a lot into the years between the idea and the reality. But all of it – the soaring highs and the heart-breaking lows – helped me hone my skills and resonate more authentically with the people around me.

​It might not be obvious on the surface, but my first career as a professional violinist (both performer and teacher) was hugely important in helping me master skills that are vital for being a good coach – nurturing creativity and passion, problem solving, teamwork, discipline, connecting with emotional landscapes, and setting and reaching goals, to name just a few. (Seriously, I could go on!)
My coaching style (my personality, really)  is compassionate, patient, and warm, but I'm also keenly observant. I have an analytical, details-oriented mind that helps me lovingly, but effectively move my clients toward their goals. In my work as an Identity Coach, I am blessed to bring these personal strengths together with my professional expertise, my passion for others, and my life experience - all in service of my beloved clients.

At the end of the day, my highest purpose is to help you connect with your extraordinary and unique self while empowering you to unlock a life of freedom and joy that is worthy of you! It would be my profound honor to share that journey toward abundant happiness and fulfillment with you. Shall we begin? 


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