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MPowered Melanated Clinicians + MPowered Peri~Menopause community.

For diverse clinicians + professionals + universities who value MPowerment in private practice, business, and/or life that is based on passion + power + purpose while honoring life balance.

MPowered Clinicians + Academic/University details here!

MPowered Professionals details here!

For those experiencing Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) + Peri~Menopause + early menopause + related conditions who embrace being MPowered in their experiences.

MPowered in Peri~Menopause details here!

I’m embracing my

intersecting identities over here…

I invite you to do the same!

Hi, I’m Dr. Starlyn Hawes…

Daughter. Sister. Wife. Mom (my kids have paws, fingers, and toes). Friend. Networker. Community builder. Bridge builder. Change agent. Clinical Psychologist (Health and Rehabilitation specialties). Coach. Consultant. Board member. Legislative Advocacy committee member.

I could go on but let me get to the point:

I am on a mission to MPower those who have experienced primary ovarian insufficiency, primary ovarian failure, perimenopause, early menopause, and menopause in their journeys by helping them to create a path that allows them to honor their intersecting identities, life balance, and gain more of the quality of life and wellbeing that they deserve.
I seek to MPower Melanated Clinicians + High Achieving Diverse Professionals to create a legacy that is grounded in their passion + power + purpose while honoring life balance. I also seek to facilitate Universities ability to MPower their students to gain the ability to do so as well.

Note: If you do not consider yourself to be Melanated or Diverse you are also welcome. Please see my FAQs for more on this.

MPowered Coaching + Consultation Disclaimer:

Note: Although Dr. Hawes is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist this coaching + consulting business is separate from her clinical practice. As such, she can EITHER work with you as a therapy patient OR as a coaching or consultation client. If we find that your needs are clinically significant, we will talk about it and appropriate referrals will be made.

Sometimes it is possible to remain in coaching or consultation with me while pursuing therapy with another provider. If it is not appropriate to remain in coaching or consultation with me, I will be sure to let you know, and will make appropriate recommendations.

More information about my therapy practice: Mindfully Balancing Wellness

“I HAVE RECEIVED CONSULTATION SERVICES FROM DR. HAWES FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.”

The services and support she provides have benefitted me tremendously. She is well informed on topics impacting the wide spectrum of psychological disciplines, and she shares such information in a warm and caring manner. Such information is highly applicable not only to my clinical practice but to my business practice as well. I cannot recommend her services enough.

Kelly C., PsyD, ABN, FACPN

Board Certified Licensed Clinical Neuropsychologist, Hospital Setting

“CONSULTING WITH DR. HAWES HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES OF MY PRIVATE PRACTICE JOURNEY.”

Private practice can be isolating, and I am constantly encountering clinical and business decisions that merit a real discussion. Having a trusted colleague as a sounding board is an enormous boon to managing my stress levels (so they don't spill over into my personal life) and making the best decisions for my patients, my practice, and myself. Dr. Hawes masterfully keeps all of these levels in mind and provides a wonderful space that is able to handle vulnerability and uncertainty, in order to promote professional growth and resiliency.

Aaron P., PsyD

Licensed Clinical Rehabilitation Psychologist, Private Practice

“ANY PROVIDER LOOKING TO LEARN FROM AN EXPERT CLINICIAN AND MENTOR WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT FROM WORKING WITH DR. HAWES.”

Dr. Starlyn Hawes is an incredibly skilled clinician with expertise on a broad range of mental health conditions. As a colleague, she is a kind, supportive, insightful and thoughtful collaborator and I am looking forward to collaborating with her further as I continue to grow my own practice.

Larissa D.P., PhD

Licensed Clinical Rehabilitation Neuropsychologist, Private Group Practice

You Deserve It!

Pick your MPowered path...

MPowered Melanated Clinicians...

For diverse clinicians who value legacy building that is based on their passion + power + purpose while honoring life balance.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a private practice or enhance your current practice. Unfortunately, graduate school did not teach you business skills.
-You spent years getting taught the cookie cutter pathway to careers in your field
-You were taught to be accessible but not taught how to ensure that you earn a livable wage in private practice
-You are ready to build your private practice but you’re not sure how to be cost effective, efficient, and ensure it is aligned with your passion + power + purpose while also honoring your code of ethics
-You already have a career (maybe even as a career student) and are not sure how to build your private practice and maintain life balance
Whatever your circumstance is, the way choose to navigate it and who you choose as your coach + consultant will influence your outcomes.
Coming Soon: MPowered Melanated Clinicians Private Practice Builder on demand self paced curriculum.
Current offering: 1:1 MPowered Practice Coaching + Consulting

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MPowered Melanated Academics/Professionals...

Coaching is a process and includes many facets of your life. Coaching is future focused and tends to help you to identify creative ways to amplify your strengths. It also helps you address challenges so that you can lead more of the life you prefer to live.
Our academic journeys can be very rewarding. Sometimes we find that we did not know what all we were signing up for. Having a coach can help you remember your why + MPower you to gain more of the experiences you wish to have while pursuing higher education. Academic coaching is reserved for graduate students and beyond.
Sometimes we land in careers that are expected of us, sometimes they are careers we’ve aspired for. Being able to experience your career the way you prefer to is important. Sometimes coaching in this area reveals that finding creative solutions can make meaningful differences.
Current offering: 1:1 MPowered Academic + Career Coaching + Consulting

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Universities Sponsoring Graduate Students and beyond...

Universities who support first-generation graduate students, interns, postdocs, or members of a group that is traditionally underrepresented in graduate education, including those with disabilities, and have demonstrated strong academic potential are prime candidates to subscribe for their students. Furthermore, universities who have a vested interest in MPowering their students to gain ways to remember their why, diversify their skills and streams of revenue are also encouraged to subscribe to Career and Academic coaching on behalf of their students.
Coming Soon: MPowered Melanated Clinicians Private Practice Builder on demand self paced curriculum for graduate students and beyond that you seek to sponsor.
Current offering: 1:1 MPowered Practice Coaching + Consulting

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MPowered in Peri~Menopause or related conditions...

One day life as you knew it was forever changed. It might have been noticeable in some ways and it may have been silent in other ways… but it happened nonetheless. In either case, we are called to address our changing needs in order to maximize our health-related quality of life and well being.
In some ways these changes might upend who you knew yourself to be. In other ways it presents a beautiful opportunity to redefine who you are today and how you want to show up for yourself and others. It presents the chance to be intentional in your pursuit of knowledge in this understudied, yet vitally important phase of life. In doing so, you learn, grow, evolve even… AND MPower yourself to advocate for both your needs and your wants.
Current offering: 1:1 MPowered Peri~Menopause Coaching + Consulting
Note: Peri~Menopause language is intended to be inclusive of the spectrum of pathways by which one enters into this space; i.e., POI, early menopause, surgical menopause, perimenopause, menopause and related conditions.

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