"Ann-Marie McKelvey is the consummate coach. I have been working with her for 4 ½

years during which time she has steered me safely through some very choppy life waters.

Ann-Marie is a rare combination of smart/practical, creative/adventurous, and passionate/

spiritual-- all topped with a generous sprinkling of humor. She is a change agent who

works with a gentle strength that rises from her deeply grounded intuitive sense. When

one is coached by Ann-Marie it feels as if you are her “only” client. There is a profound

sense of being held and supported as you move forward towards your goal. She has helped

me to begin to write the new and possibly most exciting chapter of my life. I am deeply

grateful."

Margy Seides, M.S., M.A., DTR

Take Heart Wellness Coaching

“You are great! I am sending you a big hug of appreciation for the gift of creating a safe

space of self-discovery for me. I'm garbed and ready to walk the journey. I will send word

from various outposts along the way...”

Naomi Thomas, PhD Candidate, Pompano Beach, FL

“Ann-Marie’s groups are cutting edge… She challenged me to soar with my vision and

goals. I went way beyond where I thought I could go in my life. The measurable results? I

am now living a different life, one filled with more love, meaning, financial success, and

real live vacations! I am actually happy!”

A.L., Columbus, Ohio social worker-turned-entreprenuer

“Two and a half years ago I started coaching with Ann-Marie seeking support around a

total fear of flying which had grounded me, making it nearly impossible to visit my aging

mother in California. I have now been on over a dozen commercial airplane flights with

ever increasing comfort and a new found confidence in being able to resolve any self-

imposed limitations that prevent me from achieving my highest potential.”

Phoenix Simms, Santa Fe Artist

“The gift you have been given is tremendous. You are insightful, intuitive, self confident,

honest, genuine, intelligent and wise. I know I’ve left out a least a dozen more words to

describe you. Have I said you are amazing? Yep, there’s another one. And I can’t stop

without telling you how your voice is so pleasant to hear and listen to. It doubly works

because I enjoy what you are saying!

“My teacher, my coach, my mentor and friend, I just want you to know how grateful I am

that we have met in this lifetime. Whenever I think of you, there suddenly is a warm glow

of sunshine that comes into my head. You have had the ability to touch my soul. I look

forward to meeting with you again.”

Sheila Tasman, MA, Louisville Ky, Commercial Real Estate

“She’ll challenge you, she’ll advocate for you, she’ll laugh with you…get ready because

coaching with Ann-Marie not only shifts your perspectives and views of the world, but of

yourself and who you think you are. Without Ann Marie I would not have evolved into the

businesswoman I am today… What a ride!”

C.S., San Francisco stock broker

“Ann-Marie has been an integral person in my creation of my present and future as I work

to complete my dissertation. Her advice and insights have helped me to make considerable

progress toward attaining that goal. Exercises and “homework” have helped me to achieve

the focus and energy necessary to work through the obligations and distractions that

make this process one that is fraught with opportunities and temptations.

“But, working with Ann-Marie has been about more than just the dissertation. It’s been

about creating a life and a future. It’s been about what matters most to me now as well as

the type of future that I want to create beyond this stage It’s been about making sure

that I take the time to care for and nurture myself at a time when that might slip through

the cracks as other obligations infringe on my time.

“It has also been about dealing with what life might throw at you at any moment. Life

threw me a big curve when my mother died rather suddenly the Wednesday before

Thanksgiving, 2005. Ann-Marie’s advice was and continues to be invaluable as I and my

family navigate the grieving process and recreate life in the aftermath.

“She has helped me to focus on that which is most meaningful in life, as well as in my

academic undertakings. We’ve celebrated. We’ve also talked through the tears and

frustrations. I consider her to be an invaluable creative partner, as well as a friend.”

Nora I. Misiolek, PhD - Pleasant Valley, New York