What is Coaching?

Coaching is a collaborative process. This process involves you, the client, identifying areas in your life you want to change.  This can be on a personal level, in a relationship with someone in your family or support system, or professionally.  Life coaches can help you clarify goals, identify the obstacles holding you back, and then come up with strategies and action steps for overcoming each obstacle.  It requires your full participation, and accountability is a cornerstone in coaching. Coaching happens at the time of our meetings, but more importantly, continues between meetings when you implement these strategies in your daily life.  

 

Coaching isn’t therapy. We won’t be exploring childhood traumas, and we won’t be going deeply into early family dynamics. I also won't be treating any mental health diagnoses.  This doesn’t mean that we can’t discuss all of your emotions and how they influence the change process.  Emotions are a key component of change and we will identify and understand yours to help you towards your goals. 

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Dealing with obstacles. Most of us come to coaching because we are trying to achieve something and haven’t found our way there.  In the context of our coaching relationship, we’ll identify internal and external blocks.  What in your external world – work obligations, spousal or family disapproval, overcommitting, multiple responsibilities and roles – may be in the way? And sometimes it is our view of ourselves – our internal world - that is just as compelling as an external interference.  What if I can’t? What if I’m not good enough? What if I don’t have anything to offer?  Both internal and external barriers are potent, and in our work, you’ll identify and remove these barriers.