Therapists are trained to diagnose and treat their patients, and most sessions focus on healing wounds. Therapy sessions also tend to focus more on the past, whereas coaching sessions are oriented towards the future. Therapists are a fabulous resource, and I myself have worked with therapists to help me navigate grief, loss, and anxiety over the years.
Coaches are trained to help their clients deepen their own learning about themselves, and evoke transformation. Coaches hold their clients accountable for taking the actions necessary to create the future they want. Coaching is also more results-oriented and time-bound (with agreed-upon start and end dates and goals we set at the start of the engagement.) Coaches are trained to help you get out of your own way, and help you acknowledge and eliminate any toxic habits or people in your life that are preventing you from getting what you want.
Consultants are subject matter experts in a given area, and clients hire consultants to perform certain tasks for them. Coaches, on the other hand, do not perform any tasks for their clients. Instead, I ask you powerful questions and empower you to decide how you want to achieve your goals and how you want to respond to the events that are unfolding in your life. That’s where the learning and the growth happen. Are we here for you when you get stuck? Of course!

The benefits of coaching are many; 80% of people who receive coaching report increased self-confidence, and over 70% benefit from improved work performance, relationships, and more effective communication skills. Visit my Testimonials page to hear what my clients say about why coaching worked for them.

Upon receiving your signed Coaching Agreement and payment, we will begin with a 90-minute kick-off Zoom call. During this call, we will review the coaching agreement, establish your coaching goals, and start coaching on the topic of your choice.
Our Zoom coaching calls will be weekly for the first three weeks, and then we will move to bi-weekly calls. The calls will be 55 minutes in length, and we will explore the progress you have made towards your goals since our previous session, brainstorm how to overcome any obstacles you encountered, and agree on actions you want to take before our next session.
In between calls, you will take any actions we discussed at the end of our previous session, e.g. completing a worksheet, reading, journaling, research, etc.
Our final session will be a special completion session where we reflect on what has changed for you since you started coaching, and what you have learned, and we chart the course for what’s next for you.
Please visit the Services page to learn more about my approach and the concrete outcomes you can expect from working with me.

When speaking to a potential coach, you want to look for three essential things:

Qualifications: Your coach should have attended an International Coach Federation-accredited (ICF) training program like the Co-Active Training Institute, and ideally your coach should have ICF credentials as well. ICF credentials indicate your coach has undergone additional training, passed a written exam on coaching ethics and core competencies, and completed at least one hundred hours of coaching since completing their basic training.
Listening & confidentiality: A good coach will listen deeply and ask you thoughtful questions throughout the conversation. They should create a safe and courageous space for you to explore and hold everything you say in complete confidence.
Compatibility: Do you feel compatible with your coach? Is it easy to open up to them? When you hang up the phone after your first call, do you look forward to speaking to them again? You should feel completely comfortable being yourself around your coach.

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