BEKAH ROSE

I’m a perfectionist, but the sneaky kind. The kind that works hard to make it look like I’m not trying. I take pride in being someone others can count on, but I have also burned out trying to keep everything smooth, calm, and effortless in my personal life and my professional life. There have been periods in my life filled with internal conflict and a slow build of resentment where I felt stuck—frustrated, disconnected, and completely disempowered. In those moment, I couldn't manage it all and ultimately I turned to professionals for the extra support I needed to feel empowered and connected to myself again.

 

Recognizing I needed additional support was hard, but it also helped. I have worked with a coach regularly, I did some separate intensive therapeutic work, and for the first time, I allowed myself to question the belief: I need to be perfect but make it look like I don't need to be perfect, even though I do (YIKES!). I started reshaping my beliefs, and over time, something shifted. I get it now, I truly believe that I don't need to be perfect, but old habits die hard so there is still plenty of work to be done but I am so much more clear on what was going on for me and how to help myself moving forward.

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Helping other high-functioning, high-achieving people do similar work is challenging but so rewarding. Together, we unpack the patterns that feel impossible to break and build new ways of being that are rooted in clarity, self-trust, and sustainable confidence. My work is about helping people stop performing and start living in alignment—with themselves and with the relationships that matter most.

 

Just like anyone, my life is imperfect and while I am not the focus of the work that I do, I think it is essential that the people I work with trust me to be nonjudgmental as we work to identify the areas they are trying to improve. Through a collaborative process that is based in nonjudgment and mutual respect, my clients and I get an opportunity to learn and grow from each other while maintaining focus on the client's goals. 

The majority of my career has focused on people-centered work. I have a Masters of Social Work and a Bachelors in Political Science from Indiana University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa. Yes, I have a law degree and no, I am not a lawyer. It's a long story that I am happy to share, if you are curious. The abridged version is that my perfectionism led  me down a different path, but I am so grateful for my education and the relationships I developed in law school (my husband, for example). Fortunately for me, I found a career path that works for me today and I trust in my ability to pivot if it ever stops working for me in the future. The path isn't linear but I'm learning a lot along the way.

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Prior to pursuing my MSW, I owned and operated a mid-sized moving company with my husband in the DC metro area where I focused on HR and marketing. I learned that I am an entrepreneur at heart and I love that I have found a career path that feeds that part of me while also feeding the part of me that is passionate about helping people grow and develop. Additionally, I am a parent to 3 boys ages 13, 10, and 8 and  we have a dog named Stella, a turtle named Zelda, and a fish named Fries. My husband and I have been married for 14 years and we still love each other so that feels like a win. My life is chaotic and I often tell people that I needed to have 3 children to really put me in my place, but I'm good and in my place now so 3 is enough. I love to travel, I aspire to be a good cook, I read a very wide and sometimes confusing range of books, and I am not above reality TV but I only watch the reunion shows. 

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Education

Indiana University, MSW

University of Iowa, JD

Indiana University, BA - Political Science