Guided by Isabelle
Beyond
The Session
You built everything they said would be enough.
The career. The recognition. The life that looks great from the outside.
And yet — something underneath it keeps asking: Is this actually me? Is this it?
That question isn't a crisis. It's a signal.
Beyond the Session is a structured program for driven professionals ready to stop performing a life that was never authentically theirs. Using cognitive tools, neuroscience, Eastern and Western philosophy, we help you examine the stories running your life and create a direction from the inside.
You are not behind. You are not broken. You are being narrated. Let's change that.
The Examined Life, applied
Therapy By
Isabelle Lee
You built everything they said would be enough.
The career. The recognition. The life that looks great from the outside.
And yet — something underneath it keeps asking: Is this actually me? Is this it?
That question isn't a crisis. It's a signal.
Beyond the Session is a structured program for driven
professionals ready to stop performing a life that was never
authentically theirs. Using cognitive tools, neuroscience,
Eastern and Western philosophy, we help you examine the
stories running your life and create a direction from the inside.
You are not behind. You are not broken. You are being narrated.
Let's change that.
Beyond the Session is a structured program for driven
professionals ready to stop performing a life that was never
authentically theirs. Using cognitive tools, neuroscience,
Eastern and Western philosophy, we help you examine the
stories running your life and create a direction from the inside.
You are not behind. You are not broken. You are being narrated.
Let's change that.
Most of us were never taught to examine the stories running our lives
We were simply taught to perform them.
Beyond the Session is built on a different premise: that genuine change requires both depth and direction. Understanding who you have been trained to be — and then deliberately choosing who you become. This is not about fixing what is broken. It is about seeing what has always been there, beneath the noise — and learning to author a meaningful path forward.
The Work: Three Stages of Self-Authorship
Stage 1: Stabilize Your Body-Mind Instrument
Stage 2: Examine the Stories
Stage 3: Author Your Life
Hear it from our clients
Before examining your stories, you need a stable place from which to observe them. This stage works with the body-mind as a single system — not two things in conflict, but one instrument that has been overstrung. Using somatic tools and neuroscience-based practices, you learn to regulate your inner state so you can see clearly without being swept away.
Every pattern in your life has a narrative underneath it. This stage brings those narratives into view — the inherited beliefs, the survival strategies, the roles you've been playing so long they feel like identity. Drawing on cognitive tools, Eastern philosophy, and depth psychology, you learn to see your stories as stories — not facts. That distance is where change becomes possible.
Awareness without direction is just sophisticated suffering. This stage is about construction — building a life oriented around your own values, not inherited scripts. Using philosophical frameworks and meaning-making practices, you move from insight to intentional action. From performing a life to actually living one
Your Guide
Isabelle Lee has spent her career at the intersection of the mind, the body, and the existential question of what it means to live well.
A twice-graduate of UCLA, trained clinical psychotherapist, and certified as an Integrative Health and Wellness Coach through the Mayo Clinic, she brings a rare combination of Western psychological rigor and deep fluency in Eastern philosophy — particularly Vedic and Buddhist frameworks — to her work with clients.
She is also a trained yoga teacher, a mindfulness practitioner, and a certified Ayurvedic and nutritional coach. But what drives her work is not credentials. It is a lifelong inquiry into the same question her clients carry: Who am I beneath the roles I've been given — and who could I become if I stopped performing them?
Beyond the Session is the structured answer to that
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+ The Book Consultation $250 · single session
For readers of The Narrated Self who want personalized guidance on a specific concept, chapter, or practice
One 50-minute 1:1 session
No intake required — come with your question
Can be booked as a standalone or applied as a credit toward any tier if you decide to continue
The Investment
Stage 1 in full: Stabilize the Instrument — learn to work with your body and mind as one system. Regulate your inner state so you can observe your patterns without being consumed by them
Introduction to Stage 2: Examine the Stories — begin identifying the core narratives driving your decisions, relationships, and sense of self
Written stage summary — a personalized document at the end of the program capturing your key insights, patterns identified, and recommended next steps
People wanting to begin the examination without a long commitment
TIER 1 — The Essentials
$2000
/ 8 sessions
Everything in Tier 1, plus:
Stage 2 in full: Examine the Stories — go deeper into the inherited beliefs, survival strategies, and identity constructs shaping your life. Draw on cognitive tools, Eastern philosophy, and depth psychology to see your narratives as narratives — not facts
Between-session check-ins — brief async touchpoints to keep the work progressing between sessions. Integration assignments — structured exercises to apply insights from sessions into your daily life. Post-program 60-day follow-up — a session after 60 days to review progress and recalibrate if needed
People who want accompanied transformation — not just insight, but full integration into how they live
TIER 3 — The Deep Work
$8000
/36 sessions
People ready to do the complete work and walk away with a new relationship to themselves
TIER 2 — The Full Journey
$4000
/18 sessions
Everything in Tier 1, plus:
Stage 2 in full: Examine the Stories — go deeper into the inherited beliefs, survival strategies, and identity constructs shaping your life. Draw on cognitive tools, Eastern philosophy, and depth psychology to see your narratives as narratives — not facts
Stage 3: Author Your Life — move from insight to intentional construction. Build a life oriented around your own values, not inherited scripts
Assessment-guided prioritization — based on your intake, sessions are sequenced around what needs the most attention first, with curated practices for your specific needs. Integration assignments — structured exercises between sessions to apply what emerges in the work to your actual life
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