Through thoughtful assessment and inquiry, collaborative problem-solving and goal-setting, and safe, open, and honest dialogue, coaches help their clients become clearer on where they are, where they want to go, and how to get there.

Clients feel accountable to themselves and their coaches. They make and honor their commitments to reaching their goals, accomplishing more than they believed possible when they began.

Coaches provide instruction and mentoring to their clients, and help them set goals, define an action plan, and navigate the path until they reach their goals. Coaches facilitate learning and help clients put the learning into action.

While psychologists and therapists help clients understand how the past is influencing the present, coaches focus on the present and help the client move towards the future. Coaches do not make diagnoses and may recommend that clients seek a psychologist or therapist for treatment, if appropriate.

My goal is to give you the personal attention, motivation, tools, and accountability you need to reach your best-ever level of wellness.

I believe that the best approach is to help you take small, sustainable steps toward your wellness goals, one week at a time, for as long as you need.

In order for wellness coaching to be a success, coaches and clients need to honor the following principles:

Coach

• Attentive inquiry and listening (the motto is to “listen until I don’t exist”)
• Encourage realistic expectations and goals.
• Be direct and firm with feedback when needed.
• Help identify creative solutions to get around roadblocks.
• Provide advice and instruction for engineering fitness, good nutrition, and management of weight, stress, and health into a client’s busy life.
• Is punctual and responsive.
• Recognize early whether the chemistry with a client is good or not optimal, and if not optimal, refer client to another coach.

Client

• Ready to take responsibility to make and sustain changes in at least one area of wellness.
• Ready to invest at least three months to make changes.
• Ready to share personal information that is relevant to wellness.
• Ready to become more self-aware.
• Open to suggestions and trying new things.
• Understands that setbacks are normal on the path of change.
• Is punctual and responsive.

Coaching Fees

Initial session (45-60 min.) $75.00
Monthly fee of $150.00, which includes:

• Three (3) - 30 minute coaching sessions
• Weekly e-mails as needed
• Package of nine (9) sessions for $405.00
  (Save $45)

Affiliations:

Licensed private Wellness Coach through Wellcoaches, Inc, in partnership with ACSM.

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