Customized Coaching
Curious about
IFS for Storytellers?
Do you secretly dislike a character or find them hard to understand?
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Is your inner critic, perfectionist, or procrastinator holding you hostage?
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Have you found the gifts that characters hold for you, even the challenging ones?​
All storytellers love to be deep in the creative flow and yet there are countless internal and external forces that threaten to chase passion and inspiration away. Seeds of doubt, frustration and crippling perfectionism can turn a calling into a curse.
Work with me to open up new channels of creativity by helping parts of you serve your inspiration, not stifle it.
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If you want deep characters you have to do deep work, especially if your own life is the source material. With coaching customized to your strengths and your style, you’ll gain tools for building compelling characters, and reliable practices for emotional Self care.
Common areas for Character Mapping coaching:
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Resolving creative blocks
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Befriending challenging characters
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Integrative character analysis
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Script analysis
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Working with creative teams
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Character study for personal growth
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Navigating industry challenges
Work with me. I'd love to help!
One-on-One
Customized one-on-one coaching with Mariel Pastor. Learn reliable practices for self-care and dynamic growth.
One-on-one coaching is customized to you. We will begin by identifying what’s working—and not working—in your approach, and where you want to go.
Sometimes it’s clear from the outset, and other times, it takes my skill as a seasoned therapist and trainer to know where to focus for your greatest benefit.
I’ll reshape your questions to unlock your creativity and wisdom as we embark on an exploration of characters’ known and unknown worlds.
Teams
Transform the way you work—with characters, collaborators, and yourself—and develop tools you can return to over and over again.
Writing group, scene partners, any storyteller peer groups, production teams bring project, questions, interests, etc. and Mariel Pastor will customize Character Mapping curriculum tailored to their unique needs.
Webinars & Workshops
In-person and live online deep dives into different components of the Character Mapping framework, tailored to groups of actors, writers, and directors. Details here.
Apply the wisdom and tools of Character Mapping directly to your craft.
Live workshops may address:
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Resolving creative blocks
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Befriending challenging characters
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Integrative character analysis
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Script analysis
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Creative team dynamics
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Character study for personal growth
Go deeper,
on your
own time.
Masterclass Available Now
Ground and deepen your coaching with the on-demand masterclass Character Mapping™: An Integral Foundation.
Build your psychological foundation before your first coaching session, or enrich the work already underway. With Integral Theory as the foundation, this self-paced masterclass lays the groundwork for Character Mapping's key components, featuring the System of Selves. Gain essential tools, practices, and perspectives to build rich, compelling characters—and find your Self in the process.
What clients are saying about Character Mapping™
Often times producers are the first ones on a project before it’s fully developed. The more I can understand the character and see where they’ve come from, the more I can help the writer and director and the project in general.
Cynthia Palormo
Producer | Los Angeles + Portland
Mariel’s background in psychology puts her on another level when it comes to digging deep. She listens... really listens. Processes where you want to go. Thinks about in between sessions and comes back with specific ideas. She asks great questions which opens your thinking and also challenges you to defend your thinking.
Michael Heitzman
Director, Writer | New York
Mariel is my new favorite acting teacher. I have studied with many wonderful coaches in my career, so this new method is an excellent addition to my toolbox.
Jules Bruff
Actor, Writer, Director | Los Angeles