Find your
inner voice

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Hello, I’m
Marcelo

I’m a Certified Trauma and Polyvagal-informed Coach.

I’m also an immigrant who struggled to fit in, a dedicated husband and father, learning daily how to be a better person, and a seasoned leader who has faced the ups and many downs of the corporate world.

My why is to empower you to discover and trust your inner voice, enabling you to navigate life’s transitions with resilience and heartfelt self-compassion.

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What I can help you with

Building Resilience

Learn to navigate life’s challenges
with strength and flexibility

Embracing Your
Inner Voice

Tune into your deepest truths and steer your path with confidence

Navigating Life Transitions

Move through changes with
assurance and clarity

Creating Impact

Harness your unique abilities to make a meaningful mark on the world

Living Joyfully

Cultivate a life filled with happiness and fulfillment

Gaining Valuable Insights

Dive deeper into your life journey to understand it better

How we
will work together

This is your journey - and we’ll move at a pace that feels right for you.

I create a space that’s safe, supportive, and non-judgmental, where you can reconnect with your inner voice and explore meaningful, lasting change. My role is to guide, support, and walk alongside you with curiosity, care and connection.
My coaching is rooted in a trauma-informed approach and guided by Polyvagal Theory, based on years of learnings with Dr. Stephen Porges. This framework helps us understand how past experiences and nervous system responses shape our present-day patterns. Together, we’ll work with practical tools to support safety, regulation, and resilience.
As a certified provider of the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), I use this evidence-based listening intervention to support nervous system regulation. Whether you’re navigating chronic stress, anxiety, or feeling stuck, the SSP can be integrated into our work to support building resilience and nervous system regulation.
Learn more about the Safe and Sound Protocol.
This information includes proprietary content about the Safe and Sound Protocol, used with permission from Unyte Health Inc. — leading provider of evidence-based listening therapies for nervous system regulation. Image and videos courtesy of Unyte Health. Learn more at integratedlistening.com.

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The Clarity Program

This program is built around one simple idea: clarity, confidence, and direction are not things you force. They emerge naturally when your nervous system feels safe and regulated. So that is where we start.

A customized coaching program rooted in nervous system regulation

We work together on what matters most to you, at a pace your system can actually integrate.

Six coaching sessions

We turn the clarity you gain, and the inner voice you reconnect with, into clear, achievable goals with real steps behind them, so you leave with direction, not just insight.

Your personal Success Plan

A gentle, evidence-based listening intervention that helps your nervous system shift into a calmer, more regulated state. We begin your listening together in session, and any listening between sessions is guided and monitored by me throughout the program, so you are never doing this on your own

The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)

By email or WhatsApp, so you have a place to bring questions or reflections as they come up. I typically reply within one business day.

Support between sessions

Simple tools you can use anytime to settle your system in everyday life, long after our work together ends.

Regulating practices and resources

Ready to begin?

Schedule a call below and we'll take the next step together, at a pace that feels right for you.

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“I chose to explore the Safe and Sound Protocol as part of my own nervous system work.

I was particularly interested in a chronic contraction pattern that had emerged during earlier trauma work and remained with me, often disrupting my sleep and making it difficult to focus during the day. I'm grateful Marcelo was the coach who guided me through the process. He approached each session with genuine curiosity, patience, and respect for my pace, never assuming what I was experiencing or where the process "should" lead.

Whether I needed to sketch while listening, get up and move, or simply sit quietly noticing what was happening within, I felt supported in following what my nervous system needed in the moment. Marcelo offered thoughtful guidance when it was helpful while allowing my experience to unfold naturally.

What I appreciated most was his trust in my ability to notice and respond to my own experience. When you're exploring something you've hoped might bring relief, it can be easy to start measuring the experience against the outcome you're hoping for. Marcelo's steady presence helped me stay gently curious about what my nervous system was expressing, creating the space for that curiosity to deepen naturally.

Over time, I noticed a greater sense of steadiness in a persistent pattern, along with a growing trust in my body's responses, even when I didn't fully understand them. I found myself relating differently to the contraction itself. Instead of seeing it only as something to resolve, I became curious about what it might have been trying to protect, communicate, or make possible. Looking back, I realize that shift in relationship may have been the most meaningful part of the experience. “

- Jen P. Life Coach

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Testimonials

Marcelo has a natural gift for insight and a deep understanding of coaching through trauma. His compassionate, gentle presence created a safe space for me to process and move forward without judgment.
He brings care and clarity to every session, always respecting my pace. After each session, I’ve felt more supported, empowered, and connected to myself.
- Kim B.
Marcelo was incredibly helpful when I was facing a big life decision. He asked the kind of thoughtful questions that helped shift my perspective and uncover a path forward that truly aligns with my values and inner compass. I’d absolutely recommend working with him if you’re looking for clarity and grounded guidance.
- Karen O.
I’ve had the pleasure of sharing space with Marcelo the past 4 months and have made so much more progress than I was in traditional therapy models. Marcelo cares, has genuine interest in what I’m saying and listens with full presence. The space he creates is safe which allows the utmost trust, ease and openness with him.

My favourite part? He genuinely loves the work he does and is on his own journey of improvement and healing. That passion and shared experience makes my time that much more enjoyable. I look forward to every session we have and feel clearer, lighter and more purposeful after each one. Thanks Marcelo! :)
- Neil L.
Marcelo creates a deeply safe and supportive environment where you feel heard, understood, and never judged. His ability to listen with care and compassion allows you to explore difficult emotions and patterns at your own pace. I always feel guided—not pushed—toward greater clarity, healing, and self-connection. -
- Kelsey P.
Marcelo has helped guide me with compassion and empathy. His intuitive and gentle curiosity have opened my eyes to a new richness in my personal family values. Thanks Marcelo!
- Steve L.
I was interested in trying the Safe and Sound Protocol to help with chronic hypervigilance and just to see what it was all about. Marcelo supported me as I moved through the protocol at my own pace and in my own way, and I feel grateful that he was the coach to take me through it. His approach and his genuine personality emit curiosity, kindness, and non-judgment. He made sure I felt resourced and in control of the listening sessions in a way that helped highlight my autonomy and choice. Experiencing the SSP with Marcelo truly made a positive impact on my nervous system, and I would recommend him to anyone!
- Arielle B.