Donna Petit, Certified Life Coach

Hi! I’m Donna Petit. I am a certified professional life coach, specializing in relationships and mental health. It says a lot that you showed up here and are considering taking a step toward improving your life or relationship.

The long journey that brought me to this place in my life included growing up in southern California and moving up to Cal Poly, SLO for college where I earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology/human development. While in line for dorm check-in, back in 1985, I met my now husband, and we married right after graduation over 30 years ago. For our first ten years as a family, we lived wherever the Marine Corps sent us! Fortunately, we landed in Orange County and have been here ever since. I’ve spent a good part of the last three decades trying to build healthy, connected, resilient relationships with my husband and our three kids. They have all grown up now – I guess we all have!

For as long as I can remember, I have chosen roles, both professionally and personally, that involve building relationships. I spent seven years working with international ministry partners at a faith-based non-profit. I have mentored high school and college students, women, and couples. When my last kid graduated from college, I went back to school! I enrolled in a master’s degree program in clinical counseling and was concurrently certified as a professional life coach.

Getting invited to cross paths with people like you who are navigating the complexities of life is truly one of my greatest blessings. Honestly, I leave every session thinking, “I can't believe I get to do this!”I hope you feel free to come as you are, and I’ll meet you right there! You will find my approach to coaching to be collaborative and process oriented. Because every client and situation is different, I will uniquely weave elements of evidence-based care, the knowledge I’ve gained in and out of the classroom, and the perspective from years of experience into our time together. You set the pace, and I will offer support and encouragement and will also challenge you along the way.

If you are facing a difficult season, a complicated relational issue, or feel like you’re finally ready to take the next step toward a healthier and more meaningful life, I would love to hear from you. It would be an honor to work together to help you find what you are looking for and join you as you create a life you love.