Meet Lisa & Janet
At Embracing Self, Lisa and Janet bring together decades of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through relationship challenges, life transitions, emotional overwhelm, and personal growth.
Their work is warm, practical, and deeply human. Whether you are looking to strengthen communication in your relationship, better understand yourself, rebuild trust, or navigate a difficult season of life, Embracing Self offers supportive guidance rooted in compassion, honesty, and meaningful change.
Lisa Sanders
Life Coach, Relationship Coach & Enneagram Educator
Lisa is a compassionate life and relationship coach who helps individuals and couples better understand themselves, their patterns, and the way they connect with others. Her work is rooted in the belief that meaningful change begins with self-awareness, support, and the willingness to look honestly at what is no longer working.
Through Embracing Self, Lisa supports clients navigating relationship challenges, communication struggles, grief, emotional overwhelm, life transitions, confidence, and personal growth. She brings warmth, intuition, and decades of lived and professional experience to her work, helping clients slow down, get clear, and create healthier ways of relating to themselves and the people they love.
Lisa also incorporates the Enneagram as a tool for deeper self-understanding, helping clients recognize the motivations, fears, and patterns that shape how they show up in relationships, work, and everyday life.
Janet Rifas
Therapist and Relationship Counselor
Janet brings a Master’s in Social Work and years of experience supporting individuals and families through emotional challenges, relationship stress, life transitions, and complex systems. Her background includes work in psychiatric and nonprofit settings, where she developed a deep understanding of how overwhelming it can feel to navigate both personal struggles and practical life needs.
At Embracing Self, Janet offers compassionate relationship support, personal growth support, and practical guidance for individuals, couples, and families. She also helps clients understand and navigate disability benefits, Medicaid-related care programs, and resources that may support loved ones in need of care.
Janet’s approach is patient, grounded, and supportive. She helps clients feel less alone as they move through difficult seasons, clarify next steps, and create meaningful change in their lives and relationships.
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