Groundwork
The 8-Week Program
Not just therapy. Not self-help
The foundation work that changes everything built on top of it.
The Process
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Week 1-2
Foundation
The gap between the life a person has built and the life that actually belongs to them. The harsh voice will still be there. It will still be loud. But it is no longer entirely invisible. And the thing that becomes visible can be worked with.
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Week 3-4
The parts of you that you rejected to survive were not your worst parts. They were often your most real ones. Shame says you are wrong. This week you find out where that story started — and why it was never true.
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Week 5-6
Your anger is not the enemy. This week you find out what it has been protecting — and learn to use it instead of being used by it. You have a safety problem. This week you find out where it started — and make one real move toward changing it.
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Week 7-8
For the first time in a long time — possibly for the first time ever — you get to choose. This week you start. This is not the end of the work. This is the first week you are doing it as yourself.
The Principles
Each week the principles will be embedded in everything we do. They will be the aspects of the work we will always come back to as an understanding of how we work.
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Every behavior, pattern, and coping mechanism a person brings into this program was built for a reason. The rage, the wall, the performance, the numbness, the inability to say no, the relentless drive that never feels like enough — none of it is random and none of it is evidence of fundamental damage.
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The restlessness that achievement cannot fix. The feeling of watching his life happen from slightly outside of it. The specific quality of wrongness that arrives after a decision made from obligation rather than from themself. The voice underneath the critical voice — quieter, more certain, less hostile — that has always known the difference between what is theirs and what they performed.
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The most important thing that happens in this program does not happen because of the frameworks, the exercises, the reflection questions, or the clinical knowledge Dian brings to each session.
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This program does not end with a fixed person. It ends with a person who has a fundamentally different relationship with themself — and a set of tools, experiences, and self-knowledge that make it possible to maintain and deepen that relationship over time.
What are the fees for The Groundwork?
8 sessions of 1-1 and mindset support. 55 minute sessions on a weekly basis. Dedicated day and time consistent each week. Leave with practical exercises that will create the change you want to see. Specific treatment for the challenges that keep you from being your best self, while staying to the core principles you can build on forever.
One Time payment of $1500
or 2 payments of $775
The eight weeks are not the finished structure — they are what makes everything built afterward worth something.
FAQs
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and apply.
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I can be instrumental in helping a person combat imposter syndrome and skill gaps. I can help you recognize their unique strengths and achievements, validating their experiences to counter feelings of inadequacy.
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I use the skills learned from years of empowering people and tools to manage impostor syndrome and self doubt to help you see past the obstacle at hand. We meet weekly to validate your experience and learn from others on the same journey.
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This is direct. It moves. Every session has a purpose and every week builds on the last. You will not leave sessions feeling like nothing happened. That is the commitment.
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You can reach us anytime via our contact page or Discovery call . We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.
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I do everything in my power to make sure you get the priceless support you need to not give up on your dreams. Along with that, some tools and resources to thrive logistically. The longer you stay committed to your goal as your best business self, the more you will see a return on all your investments made in yourself.