Our Coaching Options
Everything you need
to build your characters
and let your creativity soar
Need a system for creating deep, compelling characters?
Want to elevate your craft while enhancing your personal well-being?
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I'm here to help.
Explore the wisdom of modern psychology, neuroscience, systems theory, and mindfulness practices, and apply it directly to your craft.
Whether you act, write, or direct, Character Mapping will help you build rich, authentic characters and tell more effective stories—without exhausting yourself in the process.
Character Mapping, taught by seasoned psychotherapist and Internal Family Systems (IFS)/parts work expert Mariel Pastor, is the only program of its kind. Build your characters and find your Self with reliable practices for self-care and dynamic growth to use time and time again.
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.
Workshops & Events
In-person and live online immersions into my Character Mapping masterclass series, tailored to groups of actors, writers, and directors.
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
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