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Clinical Life Coaching for overthinkers, high-achievers, and anxious perfectionists ready to move from self-awareness to action.

RADICAL STRAIGHT TALK. CLINICAL ROOTS.

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Take it from a former therapist…

Therapy is a powerful tool for healing. It helps us understand why we do what we do — the origins of our patterns, the roots of our pain. But sometimes, insight isn’t enough. You’ve done the self-work. You know your story inside and out. Now you’re ready to change it.

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And that’s where coaching comes in!

When you’re ready to disrupt the patterns you’ve lived with your whole damn life, you need more than insight and self-awareness. You need practical tools, structure, and directive feedback that moves you into actionable and sustainable change. Coaching bridges the gap between understanding and action — translating self-awareness into tangible, lasting change. Together, we disrupt the old patterns, build new habits, and move you toward the life you’ve been trying to think your way into.

Ways to practice together…

Find the format that meets you where you are in your growth. Whether you’re craving personalized guidance, group momentum, or immersive experiences, there’s a way to work together that fits your season of change.

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Private 1:1 Life Coaching

Work one-on-one with Mollie to clarify your goals, untangle your internal noise, and build lasting behavioral change rooted in self-trust and awareness.

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Group Coaching

Join a small group of like-minded individuals exploring similar edges, with structured practices, reflective dialogue, and guided coaching to catalyze growth together.

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Workshops & Events

Attend live workshops and intimate gatherings that blend clinical tools with mindfulness and real talk, offering new insights in a supportive, dynamic setting.

Corporate Speaking

Invite Mollie to speak or teach at your company, event, or retreat, combining evidence-based psychology with accessible tools for communication, leadership, etc.

Not sure which path is right for you?

Let’s find the best fit together.

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It’s time to shift the conversation from your healing to your evolution.

When you’re ready to step into a richer, more aligned experience of your life, we first must disrupt the patterns that have kept you where you are.

Meet Mollie Birney: Clinical Life Coach & Speaker Based in Portland, Oregon

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Hi, I'm Mollie

I’ve been called the wise woman of the village, and the dog on your pant leg.

(I take both as compliments)

I’m a Clinical Coach, former therapist, and a devoted explorer of what it means to get free from our internal noise.

My job is to help you change your relationship to your thoughts and patterns so you can change your relationship to your life. We’re not just planting seeds — we’re enriching the quality of the soil.

I specialize in working with over-thinkers, high-achievers, and anxious perfectionists — especially during life transitions, career pivots, behavioral shifts, existential leaps, and the messy, nonlinear process of evolution and personal growth.

I believe in a collaborative approach to mental wellness that blends clinical foundations with clear tools, intuitive insight, and the kind of loving, direct truth-telling that leads to real transformation.

What’s It Like to Work Together?
  • “I accomplished more with Mollie in just a few months than in two years of therapy.”

    Jennifer Hussey PTA, LMT

  • “I’ve tried so much therapy, but Mollie is the only person I made progress with…Mollie is helping me guide myself toward the person I have been trying to be my whole life. I always feel like I’m talking to my oldest friend who just so happens to be a coach.”

    Jacquie Privatera, Nonprofit Program Manager

  • "Working with Mollie has been the single best decision I’ve made in pursuing personal growth and healing. She is such a rare mix of being very perceptive, empathetic, wise, and clear in her communication. She’s able to show me things I need to see in a way that lets me back in to myself lovingly."

    Chloe Kay, Musician

  • "I feel so very lucky to have found Mollie - she is an endless resource for wisdom, compassion, and clarity. With Mollie, there is always a new insight or a different perspective and I leave every session feeling lighter and ready to face the noise."

     Lily Schwartz, Writer

  • "Connecting with Mollie has been a life-changing experience for me, she has assisted me in conquering life-long struggles. She is trustworthy, accepting, always encouraging, as well as a patient and insightful guide towards the pursuit of my goals. Mollie’s sense of humor coupled with her honesty about her own life struggles are much appreciated!”

    Lindsay B, LCSW

  • “Working with Mollie was transformational. Since then I’ve experienced freedom, self acceptance and an overall sense of calm and it has truly set me up to live my happiest life.”

    Katie C, Senior Product Marketing Manager

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A guided workbook for overthinkers and deep-feelers ready to create real change

The Freedom Coursebook

What if understanding your patterns was only the first step, and real freedom began with how you worked with them?

The Freedom Coursebook is your self-guided manual for navigating the noise of your own mind. Rooted in Mollie’s clinical background and transformational coaching framework, this workbook helps you bridge the gap between insight and action, so you can stop analyzing your thoughts and start transforming your relationship to them.

  • Identify the patterns holding you back

  • Rewire your relationship to your thoughts

  • Learn sustainable self-coaching tools

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Feel at home in your own mind.

Download The Freedom Guide, a short, powerful roadmap to help you quiet your inner noise and come back to yourself.