The most important thing to understand about the coaching process is that it’s all about you, the client. This means that every single coaching session will revolve around the topic that you want to talk about. One session might be around career exploration and finding the right career for you, while the next might be helping you through a conflict at work or at home, it’s your choice! To directly help with these concerns, your coach will use a variety of coaching techniques such as active listening, goal planning, encouragement, accountability, direct feedback, brainstorming, and more. Understand though that coaching is an art form, and that every single client is different and requires a unique coaching approach. A “one size fits all” or “five-step program” isn’t going to get you where you want to go, so beware of coaches who claim to have a fool-proof system to get you to become 53% happier in life. A good coach will custom tailor the coaching process around you and your unique needs, simple as that.

The entirety of the coaching process is based around results and getting you to where you want to be faster. In fact, the word “coach” comes from the old coach-and-buggy carriages, which people would use when they needed to get from Point A to Point B faster than they could have on their own. Will the coach guarantee results in a certain timeframe? Simply put, no, since each individual client is different (and change does take time), and since the coach belongs to the ICF they are unable to ethically guarantee such a timeframe. However, for some quick statistics on the results of coaching, 96% of people who have used a coach report that they would use a coach again, with overall productivity increasing by over 30% in just one year. For more on these statistics, check out the Why Coaching Works page and read all about the results of coaching!

Choose from three different coaching packages: clients can go month-to-month for $350 a month and stop anytime, or clients can try out coaching for three months ($300/month) or six months ($250/month) as well. All packages include one coaching session each week, as well as emergency email coaching in-between sessions, just in case you need it.

The International Coach Federation (ICF) reports that the average person uses a life coach for 12.8 months, and my own practice mirrors that for the most part.  Personally, though, I have had clients go as little as one month and some for multiple years (with the average being right around one year), but of course it’s completely up to the client and their specific goals.

You’re in good company since a lot of others do as well. That’s why I wrote an article to address many of the common coaching concerns that people have!

No problem. Take a look at the FAQ page for an exhaustive list of questions and answers to help you learn more about life coaching and my coaching practice specifically. Also plan on asking lots of questions during your free consultation since there’ll be plenty of time to do so!