Ready to find your way through the messy middle?

There are moments when a sense of disquiet begins to grow. It may start as a distant rumbling—the first sign that the ground beneath a familiar chapter is starting to shift.

Even when everything looks fine from the outside, your internal landscape feels different. Motivation may feel strained, and the direction that once seemed certain now feels out of reach.

Vitality Coaching is designed for these moments of transition. It is a space to navigate the “messy middle” of change, not by fixing what feels broken, but by settling into the presence required to hear what is asking to emerge.

  • Amazing

    Mary’s kindness, wisdom and warm attention has made a huge difference to my life. After only a few sessions, I no longer feel unmoored and my life is coming together again.
    — Marion P., Wellington

Two Ways to Begin

New to Vitality Coaching? Start with a complimentary 20-minute Wellspring Session — a real conversation to explore whether we’re a good fit. No obligation.
Book your free Wellspring Session →

Ready to begin? If you know you’d like to work together, you’re welcome to book directly.
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Single Session — $135 NZD →


Three-Session Vitality Series — $375 NZD →

Six-Session Vitality Journey — $690 NZD →

After payment you will be directed to my booking page to schedule your first session.

Who This Is For

Vitality Coaching is for people navigating transitions such as:

  • A sense of waning vitality or direction.
  • Feeling mentally busy but emotionally flat.
  • Relationship changes or personal loss.
  • Navigating professional change, whether through redundancy, career shifts, or stepping away from a life of work.
  • A quiet knowing that “this chapter is ending, but the next one isn’t clear yet”

You may not be in crisis. You may be functioning well. But underneath, there is a desire to feel more alive, more aligned, and more yourself again.

My Philosophy

Vitality is inherent. It is always present—even when it may feel hidden or distant. Through presence, we can rediscover calm and stability, even within the changing currents of life. Awareness is the first step on any journey of meaningful change.

My work rests on a few simple understandings: that joy is our birthright, that kindness has the power to transform, and that every chapter of life offers new possibilities for growth, clarity, and renewal.

How We Work Together

My coaching sessions are held via video call, allowing us to see one another and maintain a sense of grounded, personal presence regardless of distance. The meetings with you are held in a virtual sanctuary—a calm, confidential, one-to-one setting where you can speak and be heard without rush.

This service is open to clients globally, with sessions scheduled to accommodate international time zones.

Our sessions are an unfolding process. We may use reflective conversation and guided inquiry to explore the underlying patterns of your current transition, or gentle somatic awareness to help you reconnect with the wisdom of your body.

Together, we look at vitality mapping to identify what truly sustains you, and use practical tools designed to restore your natural momentum. Finally, we focus on the integration of personal rituals that align with your daily life, helping to anchor your insights into lasting change.

The pace is unhurried. The tone is respectful and grounded.

Sessions are available in English and German.

What Vitality Coaching is – and isn’t

Vitality Coaching is:

  • Supportive, exploratory, and empowering.
  • Rooted in presence and practical insight.
  • Focused on vitality and the unfolding of your next chapter.

What it isn’t:

  • It is not therapy or medical treatment — while informed by a therapeutic background, the focus remains on your future, not your history.
  • It is not problem‑focused or deficit‑based — we start from the premise that you are whole, not broken.
  • It is not about fixing you or telling you who to become — it is about clearing the path so you can return to yourself.

Meet Mary Jaksch

I offer Vitality Coaching at Wellspring, bringing over ten years of professional experience as a therapist, alongside decades of contemplative practice and my own lived experience navigating profound life transitions.

My background allows me to meet you with depth, discernment, and emotional intelligence—while consciously keeping our work non-clinical and forward-oriented. My approach is informed by:

  • Over a decade of practice as a therapist.
  • A life-time of contemplative practice.
  • Lived experience of life-stage transitions and identity shifts.
  • Supporting a sense of internal safety and ease.
  • Nature-based wisdom and reflection.
  • A deep respect for personal sovereignty, agency, and inner timing.

Free 20‑Minute Wellspring Session


You are invited to a complimentary, 20‑minute Wellspring Session.

This is a relaxed, confidential conversation held via Zoom. It is a space for us to meet and sense whether there is a natural alignment for our work together. During this time, we will:

Explore what is currently moving in your life.
Clarify whether Vitality Coaching is the right support for you right now.
Answer any practical questions you may have about the process.

There is no obligation. This session is simply an opportunity to meet and see if you feel comfortable and supported in our connection.

Coaching Options & Rates

Single Session — $135 NZD A one-off session for clarity, reflection, or support during a specific transition. A complete process in itself — a good starting point if you have a single, pressing concern to explore. → Book a Single Session

Three-Session Vitality Series — $375 NZD ($125 per session — save $30) For those who wish to work more deeply over time. Supports continuity, integration, and a sustained sense of vitality as you navigate a longer season of change. → Begin your Three-Session Series

Six-Session Vitality Journey — $690 NZD ($120 per session — save $120) For a sustained journey of transformation and renewal. Begin your Six-Session Journey

After payment you will be directed to my booking page to schedule your first session.

Begin today

Not sure yet? You are invited to a complimentary 20-minute Wellspring Session — a real, confidential conversation via Zoom to explore what is currently moving in your life and clarify whether Vitality Coaching is the right support for you right now.

To book your free Wellspring Session, simply fill in the short form below. I’ll be in touch with a link to choose your preferred time. There is no obligation — just a genuine conversation to see if we’re a good fit.