I’m Aimee Royer, a life and relationship coach-consultant, former mental health counselor, and founder of Momentum LRC.

Before opening my coaching-consulting practice in 2021, I earned a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and spent nearly seven years working as a counselor under clinical supervision. During that time, I received supervision in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). I later completed formal training and mentoring in Ontological Coaching through Newfield Network.

That background influences how I work today, but my work at Momentum LRC is coaching-consulting, not psychotherapy or mental health treatment.

How I Work

I believe compassion and accountability belong in the same conversation.

I’m interested in understanding what you’re experiencing, but I’m also interested in what you believe about what you’re experiencing. What story are you telling yourself? What do you believe someone else’s behavior means? What expectations are you bringing into the situation? What patterns keep repeating? What are you doing, or avoiding doing, that may be helping keep you stuck?

Sometimes changing the circumstances is the most useful response. Sometimes it’s worth taking another look at our interpretation of them. Quite often, there is work to do with both.

My approach is informed primarily by Rational Emotive Behavior principles and Ontological Coaching, along with other evidence-informed tools and communication frameworks I’ve learned throughout my professional career. I pay attention not only to thoughts and behaviors, but also to language, emotions, relationships, values, and the ways we physically embody our experiences.

The goal isn’t positive thinking, perfection, or becoming unbothered by everything.

It’s becoming more aware of what is happening within and around you, more flexible in how you respond, and more deliberate about the choices you make.

What Working With Mee Is Like

People sometimes come to coaching because they want support. I provide that. But support doesn’t always mean agreement.

I may help you recognize where you’re being unnecessarily hard on yourself. I may also challenge an assumption, point out a contradiction, ask a question you hadn’t considered, or help you see how something that feels entirely about another person may also involve choices available to you.

I don’t believe personal responsibility requires self-blame, and I don’t believe compassion requires removing accountability.

Our work is collaborative. I bring professional knowledge, questions, observations, strategies, and tools. You bring expertise in your own life, experiences, values, and circumstances. Together, we work to make sense of what is happening and identify changes that are realistic, meaningful, and yours to make.

I work with individuals as well as relationship pairs, including romantic partners, family members, and other important relationships. Sessions are available in person in West Peoria, Illinois, and virtually across the United States.

If you’re looking for someone who will listen carefully, think with you, challenge you when it may be useful, and help you turn insight into action, we may work well together.