Why you’re in Good Hands

HOLA Again!

I'm Ingrid Ochoa, MPH, CHES, a Somatica®-trained Intimacy & Relationship Coach, Positive Intelligence® practitioner, public health specialist, and passionate advocate for helping people create relationships that feel authentic, connected, and deeply fulfilling.

For more than 20 years, I've blended public health expertise, sexuality education, attachment theory, and behavior change strategies to help people better understand themselves, their bodies, and their relationships.

Today, I bring that same experience into my coaching practice. I specialize in helping women over 40 navigate dating, relationships, confidence, desires, and emotional intimacy through a blend of Somatica coaching, nervous system awareness, and Positive Intelligence tools.

Public Health & Sexuality Education

Before becoming a coach, I spent 10 years as a Sexual Health Specialist in a school health clinic and wellness center in San Francisco. During that time, I assessed, developed and implemented sexual health programs that reached more than 30,000 university students.

Educator & Speaker

I've facilitated workshops, presented at national conferences including APHA and ACHA, and collaborated with healthcare professionals, nursing departments, and public health organizations throughout my career.

University Faculty

For more than 15 years as an Adjunct Faculty Instructor at San Francisco State University, I taught courses in sexuality, public health, peer health education, social justice in healthcare systems, and women's health. My passion has always been helping people understand complex topics in ways that feel approachable, empowering, and judgment free.

Somatic & Relationship Coaching

My coaching is rooted in the Somatica® Method, an experiential approach that helps people build confidence, deepen emotional connection, communicate their desires, and create more satisfying relationships through real-time practice and embodied learning.

Positive Intelligence & Emotional Resilience

In addition to my Somatica® training, I'm also trained in Positive Intelligence®, a practical framework that helps people recognize the inner voices that create stress, self-doubt, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and relationship struggles.

Think of it as learning how to quiet your inner critic and strengthen the wiser, calmer part of yourself.

Many of us have patterns that show up automatically, especially when dating or navigating relationships. Maybe you overthink every text message, put other people's needs ahead of your own, avoid difficult conversations, or become overly self-critical when things don't go as planned.

Positive Intelligence provides simple, science-based tools that help you respond with greater self-awareness, resilience, curiosity, and confidence instead of reacting from fear, anxiety, or old habits.

When combined with Somatica's body-based approach, these tools help clients not only understand their relationship patterns but also create lasting change in how they think, feel, communicate, and connect.

Latina Perspective & Cultural Fluency

As a first-generation Colombiana Latina, I understand the unique ways culture, family expectations, identity, and relationships can shape our experiences. I strive to create an inclusive space where clients from all backgrounds feel welcomed, respected, and understood.

Pleasure, Not Perfection

I believe growth doesn't have to come from shame, criticism, or endless self-improvement. Transformation can be joyful. My work helps clients reconnect with pleasure, desire, curiosity, and authenticity as pathways toward deeper intimacy.

A Safe Space for Real Conversations

Whether you're navigating dating, rebuilding confidence after heartbreak, exploring your sexuality, strengthening a relationship, or learning how to communicate your needs, you'll find a warm, compassionate, and non-judgmental space here.

Your Journey, Your Pace

There is no perfect timeline for healing, dating, intimacy, or personal growth. Together, we'll work at a pace that feels supportive and sustainable, building practical tools that help you create relationships rooted in confidence, emotional safety, connection, and joy.

Because intimacy isn't about becoming someone else.

It's about becoming more fully yourself.