We’re a small team with big hearts and a passion for helping others thrive.
MEET THE TEAM!
Our People
Erik Augustson
PhD, MPH, FSBM
Mentor
Clinical Psychologist
Co-Founder
Erik Augustson
Co-Founder, Clinical Psychologist & Mentor
Erik has spent over 20 years working at the intersection of public health, behavioral science, and clinical psychology —
leading large-scale initiatives that have touched the lives of millions, across federal government, academic medicine, and clinical settings. But behind the titles and the multi-million-dollar budgets has always been the same quiet thread: a deep belief in people's capacity to change, given the right support and the right amount of time.
He holds a PhD, an MPH, and is a Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (FSBM). As a Clinical Psychologist, Erik brings a rare blend of scientific rigor and genuine human warmth to his mentoring — the kind of steady, evidence-informed presence that comes from decades spent building teams, guiding complex programs, and understanding what actually helps people move forward, not just in theory but in practice.
At Tidewise Life, Erik leads Safe Harbor, a program for professionals navigating burnout, overwhelm, or a loss of direction — for those who have been running hard for a long time and have reached a point where the ground has shifted beneath them.
He helps clients restore their sense of self and build a sustainable, realistic plan for moving forward. Together with co-founder Sylvia, Erik believes that lasting change isn't something to be managed or pushed — it's something to be supported, gently and skillfully, until it takes root on its own.
Sylvia Jackson
MBA, MSc
Mentor
Co-Founder
Sylvia Jackson
Co-Founder & Mentor
Sylvia believes that real change rarely happens in a rush. As co-founder of TidewiseLife, she brings a gentle, grounded approach to mentoring — one rooted in the belief that growth, like the tide, has its own rhythm and doesn't need to be forced.
She holds an MBA and an MSc, and draws on both in her work at WordifyScience, her flagship business, which empowers international clients to bring their ideas and stories to life through expert support in research, grant development, and document management. WordifyScience was also where Sylvia first "tested the waters" herself — creating, step by step, the life that she wanted to live. That experience of building something true to herself, rather than something borrowed from someone else's blueprint, is the same spirit she now brings to the people she mentors.
For over 10 years, Sylvia has been mentoring friends, early-career academics, and young entrepreneurs — long before "mentor" was part of her job title. Her work centers on creating space: space to slow down, to listen inward, and to find clarity without pressure. Clients who work with Sylvia often describe the experience as less like being pushed forward and more like being walked alongside.
Together with her business partner Erik, Sylvia founded Tidewise Life to offer an alternative to the hustle-driven coaching world — something warmer, more human, and built around the idea that lasting change unfolds gently, in its own time.
Join Our Team
Join Us at TidewiseLife
Mentor & Counselor
We are looking for people who don't just do good work;
they care, genuinely, about the people they work with.
TidewiseLife was built on a simple belief: that change happens gently, in its own time, and that everyone deserves a guide who walks beside them rather than ahead of them. We're building a small, intentional network of mentors, practitioners, and professionals who share that same quiet conviction — people whose expertise is matched by their warmth, and whose work is rooted in genuinely wanting others to thrive.
If you find yourself drawn to helping people reconnect with what they want, rebuild what they've lost, or take the next step toward the life they're meant to live, and you do this not because it's your job, but because it's who you are:
we'd love to hear from you.