Guidance grounded in three decades of experience
Mary Pat Cleary brings more than 30 years of professional experience to her coaching practice. She partners with clients to move through change with intention — never rushed, always supported.
Whether you are facing a family transition, a season of personal growth, or a question of purpose and identity, you do not have to navigate it alone.
Experience you can trust
Board Certified Coach
Center for Credentialing & Education
Counseling Psychology
Master’s Degree + CAES
Years of Experience
School Psychologist & Coach, 30+
New York State Certified
School Psychologist
A calm, grounded way forward
Hope-Centered
Meaningful change begins when we lead with hope instead of fear — focusing on what is possible, not what has been lost.
Empowering
You already hold the capacity for growth. Coaching creates space to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with your own wisdom.
Solution-Focused
We begin where you are, define where you want to go, and work together with purpose and intention until you get there.
A clear path, one step at a time
Free Consultation Call
An informal, no-pressure conversation to get to know one another and explore whether The Key is the right fit.
Identify Your Goals
Together we name what matters most and clarify what has been getting in the way.
The Coaching Program
A structured eight-session program to build momentum, work toward meaningful goals, and develop lasting awareness and skills.
Support tailored to your transition
Individual Coaching
One-on-one support for retirement, grief and loss, the empty nest, college transitions, parenting, aging-parent decisions, and questions of identity and purpose — for clients ages 12 and up.
Educational Consultation
Personalized guidance for students and families navigating academic decisions, IEPs, 504 plans, college transitions, and returning to education as an adult.
Emotional Intelligence Development
Build self-awareness, strengthen relationships, and develop the emotional skills that make every other area of life more purposeful.
Coaching that fits your life
In-Person Coaching
Meet in a calm, private office setting in Rochester, NY.
Remote Coaching
Work together by secure video from wherever you are — the same focused support, on your schedule.