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Your mission demands everything.
Your clarity shouldn't be the cost.
Private coaching for military officers, cleared professionals, and first responders who need a confidential space to think clearly — with no insurance trail, no diagnosis codes, and no record that follows you.
A Northern Light is a private coaching practice for professionals who navigate by duty — people whose work carries weight they cannot always discuss, whose careers depend on strength they cannot always feel, and whose need for clarity doesn't come with an easy way to find it.
We serve the Norfolk and Hampton Roads area — home to the largest naval base in the world, major defense installations, and tens of thousands of professionals whose careers are shaped by clearance requirements, fitness-for-duty standards, and a culture that often treats asking for help as a liability.
We believe it shouldn't be.
Every engagement is private, confidential, and structured around your objectives. No insurance. No clinical records. No diagnosis codes.
One-on-one private sessions for leaders navigating high-pressure environments. Focused on resilience, decision-making clarity, career transitions, and personal development under operational stress.
Targeted coaching for officers, senior NCOs, and organizational leaders on communication, command presence, team dynamics, and the transition from tactical to strategic thinking.
Structured support for the military-to-civilian transition. Identity, purpose, network building, and navigating a world that doesn't operate on rank or mission orders. Includes career mapping and communication strategy.
Small-group sessions on stress management, performance under pressure, and sustainable resilience. Designed for units, teams, and organizations — not clinical group therapy.
Every aspect of this practice is designed around a single principle: your participation creates no record that anyone outside this room can access.
We never bill insurance, Tricare, or any third-party payer. No claims, no pre-authorizations, no diagnosis codes entering any database. Direct payment only.
We do not use EHR systems, health information exchanges, patient portals, or any platform connected to the healthcare information ecosystem. Your name appears in no medical database.
Coaching notes focus on goals and progress — never clinical assessments, diagnostic impressions, or treatment plans. No DSM codes. No SOAP notes. No clinical language.
Your participation is not disclosed to military commands, employers, clearance investigators, insurance companies, or family members. Exceptions only for valid court orders, imminent danger, and mandatory reporting under Virginia law.
Coaching is not licensed counseling or psychotherapy. A Northern Light does not generate diagnosis codes, clinical treatment records, or any documentation that constitutes reportable mental health treatment.
Your participation in coaching is a private, voluntary engagement with a personal development facilitator — not a clinical provider. This distinction matters for SF-86 and fitness-for-duty considerations.
This is not legal advice. If you have specific questions about your disclosure obligations, consult your security officer, FSO, or legal counsel for guidance specific to your situation and clearance level.
Our practice is designed specifically for professionals whose careers are affected by mental health disclosure requirements — and who deserve support without that trade-off.
Command carries isolation. The higher the rank, the fewer people you can talk to honestly. Private coaching provides a confidential sounding board that exists entirely outside the chain of command.
Your clearance is your livelihood. The perception that seeking support could affect it — whether accurate or not — keeps people from getting help they need. This practice exists outside that system entirely.
Fitness-for-duty concerns, departmental culture, and career consequences create the same barriers. Coaching provides support without triggering institutional scrutiny or permanent records.
Leaving the military is an identity shift, not just a career change. Transition coaching provides structured support for the hardest part: figuring out who you are when the uniform comes off.
Deployment, relocation, reintegration, and the quiet pressure of holding everything together. Family coaching focuses on communication, resilience, and navigating the unique challenges of military life together.
The intelligence community and defense industry carry unique professional pressures. Private coaching provides a space to process operational stress, navigate career complexity, and maintain performance — entirely off the record.
Angela brings over 17 years of progressive experience in human services — from pediatric behavioral health to forensic child welfare investigation, from crisis intervention to program development and federal grant management. She holds a Master's degree in Community Counseling and has worked across the full spectrum of human services delivery.
Her experience with military families began at Fort Bragg and deepened through years of serving the Hampton Roads community. She understands command culture, clearance anxiety, deployment stress, and the particular isolation that comes with carrying responsibilities you can't discuss. She speaks both English and Spanish fluently.
Angela provides services as a wellness coach and personal development facilitator. She previously held a Licensed Professional Counselor credential (2009–2017) and draws on her clinical training to inform her coaching approach — but she does not provide licensed counseling, psychotherapy, or clinical diagnosis. When a member's needs exceed the scope of coaching, she provides referrals to licensed professionals who understand the military and clearance context.
Angela Antiveros does not hold an active clinical license in Virginia or any other state. Services provided through A Northern Light are coaching and personal development services, not licensed clinical services.
Therapy is a licensed clinical service that involves diagnosing and treating mental health conditions. Coaching is goal-oriented and forward-looking — it focuses on performance, clarity, resilience, and decision-making. A coach helps you build action plans and accountability structures. We do not diagnose conditions, create treatment plans, or provide clinical interventions. If your situation requires clinical care, we will tell you directly and connect you with a licensed provider.
Coaching is not licensed counseling or psychotherapy. We generate no diagnosis codes, no clinical treatment records, and no documentation that constitutes reportable mental health treatment. Your participation is a private engagement with a personal development facilitator. That said, we are coaches, not security clearance attorneys. If you have specific questions about your SF-86 obligations, consult your FSO or security counsel.
By design. Insurance billing creates permanent records — diagnosis codes, treatment dates, provider information. That data enters databases that can surface during security investigations, insurance underwriting, custody proceedings, and other contexts. Our privacy model requires that no record of your participation exists in any system you don't control. Direct payment is what makes that possible.
A 30-minute private conversation. We discuss what brought you here, what you're working through, and whether coaching is the right tool for your situation. You'll experience the coaching format firsthand and can ask any questions about the privacy model, process, or approach. No obligation. No documentation. No follow-up unless you want it.
We maintain a referral network of licensed therapists, psychiatrists, and other clinical providers in the Hampton Roads area — including providers who understand the military and clearance context and offer privacy-conscious practices. If your needs exceed what coaching can address, we will be direct with you about that and provide specific referral options. Your wellbeing takes priority over our business relationship.
Both options are available. Virtual sessions are conducted via encrypted video connection — not through government networks or .mil systems. In-person sessions are available in the Norfolk/Hampton Roads area. Most clients begin with virtual sessions for convenience and operational security.
Schedule a free 30-minute consultation. Private. No obligation. No records. Just a direct conversation about whether this is the right fit for your situation.
Request a Private ConsultationIf you are experiencing a crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (call or text 988), the Veterans Crisis Line (988, press 1), or Military OneSource (1-800-342-9647). Coaching is not a substitute for emergency or clinical services.