Working With Me
Astrology sessions with The Natal Brief are structured, interpretive, and collaborative.
This is not predictive astrology, entertainment astrology, or personality typing. It’s a focused engagement with your chart as a system—one designed to surface patterns, tensions, and timing in a way that supports clarity and agency.
What a Session Is For
Working with me is most useful if you’re interested in:
- Understanding recurring patterns in your life or relationships
- Navigating periods of transition with context rather than certainty
- Gaining language for experiences you already sense but can’t yet name
Sessions are designed to orient, not to dictate.
The goal is insight that supports decision-making—not answers that replace it.
What a Session Is Not
To be clear, this work is not a good fit if you’re looking for:
- Concrete predictions or guarantees
- “Good/bad” judgments about placements or transits
- Validation without inquiry
- A single placement to explain everything
Astrology, as I practice it, does not remove responsibility or choice. It adds context.
How I Read Charts
I approach charts as integrated systems.
That means:
- No placement is interpreted in isolation
- Behavior is considered alongside development and environment
- Symbolism is treated as symbolic—not literal or diagnostic
A chart doesn’t tell me what will happen.
It tells us what’s active, what’s emphasized, and where attention matters.
The work happens in interpretation—how patterns are named, framed, and understood.
What to Expect
Sessions are:
- Focused and structured
- Conversational, but intentional
- Grounded in clarity rather than performance
You’ll leave with:
- A clearer understanding of key patterns in your chart
- Language you can continue working with after the session
- Insight that respects your autonomy rather than overriding it
This is not about being told who you are.
It’s about recognizing what’s already in motion.
A Note on Fit
Not every astrologer is for every person. That’s a feature, not a flaw.
If you’re drawn to astrology that values nuance, responsibility, and careful interpretation, this work will likely resonate. If you’re seeking certainty, reassurance, or simplified answers, it may not.
Both are valid preferences. They’re just different approaches.
A Note on My Lens
Every astrologer brings their own orientation to interpretation. Mine is shaped, in part, by my own chart and how it has evolved over time.
I have a Virgo Sun, with a progressed emphasis toward Scorpio. That shift reflects how my work has moved from structural analysis toward deeper pattern recognition—attending not just to how systems function, but to what’s happening beneath the surface.
With an Aries Rising, my approach is direct and forward-facing. I’m less interested in circling a question and more interested in naming what’s active, what’s emphasized, and what matters now. Over time, a progressed Gemini influence has become more prominent in my work. This shows up as a strong emphasis on dialogue—using language as a tool for clarity, testing interpretations collaboratively, and making meaning through conversation rather than pronouncement.
A Cancer Moon brings attention to emotional context—not sentimentality, but how safety, memory, and attachment shape lived experience over time.
These placements don’t define the work, but they do influence its tone: clear, engaged, and grounded in real-world application.
My Professional Background
I hold a Master’s degree in Secondary Education from Stanford, which informs how I think about learning, interpretation, and responsibility. Teaching trains you to be precise with language, aware of impact, and accountable for how information is received—not just how it’s delivered.
Before focusing fully on astrology, I worked sequentially as:
- a graphic designer, developing systems thinking, synthesis, and visual pattern recognition
- a high school educator, translating complex material into usable frameworks
- a creative operations leader, working at the intersection of strategy, process, and decision-making
These roles trained me to work with complexity without flattening it—and to prioritize clarity over performance.
Astrology, in this context, is not separate from my background—it’s continuous with it. It’s another symbolic system—one that requires the same care, structure, and interpretive responsibility as any other.
This lens shapes the work—but the chart in focus is always yours.
