Life Coach · RIM Facilitator · Author

You've spent years making everyone else comfortable.

It's time to make yourself free.

I work with women, especially later-in-life lesbians, who are done shrinking, over-explaining, and betraying themselves to keep the peace. Through 1:1 coaching, somatic work, and RIM facilitation, we go deeper than talk therapy ever could.

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Annie M. Henderson, Life Coach
The same woman. Finally herself.
Does this sound familiar?

You say yes when your body screams no.

You over-explain every decision you make.

You feel guilty for having needs at all.

You've spent so long performing that you're not sure who you actually are anymore.

You're exhausted. And the exhaustion has a name.

This isn't a character flaw. It's a pattern your nervous system learned a long time ago. And patterns can change.

You don't need to earn your freedom.
You just have to stop giving it away.

Annie M. Henderson

I lived this.
Then I changed it.

I did what so many of us do. I followed the script. Got married young, built the career, did everything right. I had no language yet for what compulsory heterosexuality had cost me. I just knew something was wrong with me.

Turns out, nothing was wrong with me at all.

When I finally came out, my daughter was one year old. I thought that was the hard part. I thought that once I was finally living honestly, everything would fall into place.

It didn't.

Because wherever you go, there you are. I took every unhealed pattern — the people-pleasing, the self-erasure, the inability to ask for what I needed — and walked them straight into the next relationship. Coming out didn't fix me. It just gave me a different arena to disappear in.

That toxic relationship became my real catalyst. The moment I finally understood: the problem was never who I was loving. It was that I didn't know how to love myself yet.

So I did the work. The deep, uncomfortable, undeniable work.

When Saige was four, I met Sam. Fifteen years later, we are still building something I didn't know was possible for me — a relationship that is honest, grounded, and genuinely healthy. Not perfect. Real. And Saige? She just left for college — happy, whole, and loved.

I know the fear that your kids will be the ones who pay for your choice to finally be yourself. I lived that fear. The authentic version of you is not a worse mother. She might be the better one.

I spent two decades earning three master's degrees, getting licensed as a professional counselor, and sitting across from hundreds of people in their hardest moments. I had the credentials, the private practice, the respectable career. And I walked away from it all because I found something that went deeper than what the clinical model allowed. That path is the whole story.

Now I bring everything into this work: the neuroscience, the somatic tools, the RIM facilitation, the decade-plus in a therapy chair. None of it limited by insurance codes or 50-minute hours. You don't have to be near me to work with me. You just have to be ready.

LPC, 10+ years Certified RIM Facilitator EFT Certified 9D Breathwork 3x Author 111K on TikTok
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Annie M. Henderson

This isn't talk therapy.
This is embodied change.

We go beneath the story your mind keeps telling and into what your body already knows. Using RIM facilitation, somatic awareness, EFT, and deep coaching, we work on the patterns that have run your life. Not just the symptoms.

You won't just understand yourself better. You'll feel different in your own skin. That's the work. That's what changes the relationships, the decisions, the way you walk into a room.

And because I coach rather than counsel, I get to work with women all over the world. Women who don't feel safe reaching out locally. Women in places where there's no one who looks like them, loves like them, or understands the life they've been quietly living.

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Real words from real women.

I don't have enough vocabulary to describe the impact Annie and her coaching has had on my life. She listened, challenged me, and cared for me in the ways I needed to break through emotional and mental barriers. I had just come out at the age of 37. She teaches you the tools you need to move forward. Never pushing too hard, but seemingly just the right amount at just the right time.

Jamie

Came out at 37, worked with Annie on emotional barriers

I see the light come back on in my life and I feel like, for the very first time, that I don't have to people please to feel good inside. She's truly changed my life. And I'm only one month in. ONE MONTH. I'm thankful for her. So so thankful for her.

Rebekah

One month in, still working together

Life Coach only scratches the surface of the shift I've felt since working with Annie. She's a Life Changer. After I found Annie, I found me.

Leigh Ann

Artist, worked on creative blocks and authenticity

Finding out I was a people pleaser, a fixer, always feeling guilt was a hard pill to swallow. But that was the first step in my healing process. The people who know me well have noticed how much happier I am. I feel like a better version of myself. I'm being the authentic Aimee.

Aimee

I was scrolling TikTok and thought, "Why is this woman talking about me?" I've been working with her for almost three months and my whole life has changed. I know I was a massive people pleaser. She helped me break that cycle and start a different life.

Jenny

Found Annie on TikTok, works with her from abroad

The RIM Experience blew me away. So much so, I booked another one right after the first. The insights that came through felt like they came from the wisest part of me. Annie guides the session in the most soothing, compassionate way. Her coaching helps you become more you, more powerful and more clear.

Maggie

RIM session — booked a second immediately after

When I started with Annie, I was so stressed and scattered that I cried every day. She gave me the tools to step out of my fears and anxieties to live my authentic life. Working with her is a joy. I am so glad I had this experience with her. 10/10.

Ani

I found Annie on TikTok. I did the consultation call and within weeks she was my Life Coach. She is an expert at reframing my thought processes. Our group calls are so beneficial and the community is the best.

Carrie

Found Annie on TikTok, March 2025

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I don't really believe in people coming into your life by accident. So if you are here trying to find a reason why Annie has popped onto your 'for you page' of life — look no further. She saw me and believed in me from the start. It is never too late to make a change and start choosing your authentic self.

Lindsey

My experience with this life coach was nothing short of life-changing. Her guidance enabled me to learn from my mistakes, build on my strengths, and explore new ways of approaching my struggles. I went from a place of great fear to peaceful confidence. There is none other like Annie.

Stacey & Kelly

The level of peace and comfort she brings into my chaotic life is well worth the investment. Her understanding and ability to truly listen, then put everything into perspective in a way that allows me to breathe easier and cast away my worries — that is amazing. I wish I would have been referred to her sooner.

Deon

Annie is a special person. I did coaching with her at a rough time in my life and she has been such a support and godsend. She is relatable and can get you to where you need to be. As long as you are ready to do the work.

Nickie

She helped me shift some unhelpful inner critic beliefs with EFT and this is going to have an amazing effect on my future decisions. Annie is a warm and talented coach with great compassion and the ability to listen.

Raffy

EFT session

Annie possesses an innate ability to understand and connect with individuals on a profound level. Her guidance is not only insightful but delivered with a warmth that fosters trust and encourages vulnerability.

Nancy

Maybe something in you is already saying not yet.
Let's talk about that.

"I'm worried I'll cry on the call."

Good. That means something real is ready to move. I have never once been put off by tears. I've sat with women in their hardest moments for over a decade. Crying on the call isn't a problem. It's usually where the work begins.

"I'm too much. My story is a lot. I don't want to overwhelm you."

I want you to hear this clearly: you are not too much for me. The women who feel like the most to carry are usually the ones who have been carrying everyone else for years. That's not overwhelming. That's exactly who I'm here for.

"What if you hear my story and realize you can't help me?"

I will not run. I promise you that. I have heard things in my office that would make most people look away. I don't look away. I lean in. The consultation call is specifically so we can both decide together if this is the right fit. No pressure either direction.

"I'm not sure I'm worth the investment."

That thought right there? That is the people-pleasing talking. It has convinced you for years that everyone else's needs come first and yours can wait. Your healing is not the one thing that gets to stay on the to-do list forever. You have been worth it the whole time.

"What if I start and then can't follow through?"

We go at your pace. Always. This work is not about pushing through. It's about learning to listen to yourself, including when you need to slow down. You don't have to be ready to do everything. You just have to be ready to show up for one conversation.

"My kids are the reason I can't do this."

I left when my daughter was one year old. I won't promise you it was clean or easy — it wasn't. But Saige just left for college, happy, whole, and loved. She didn't grow up in a broken home. She grew up watching her mother choose herself. The authentic version of you is not a worse mother. She might be the one your kids needed all along.

The consultation call is not a test. It is not a pitch. It is just two women having an honest conversation about whether this work is right for you right now. That's it. You can leave that call with a no and I will respect it completely. But you cannot leave it without knowing something true about yourself that you didn't know before.

She was always in there.
She just needed permission to come out.

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