Positive Psychology Coaching

Thank you for your interest in Positive Psychology coaching!

To start you off on your journey to exploring the world of coaching, I've outlined some information to help you get acclimated in understanding what is coaching, how it can help you and how the coaching process works.

Ultimately, my role is to support clients by supporting their goals, desire for a more fulfilling life and potential to create the life they want. Ready? Let's begin!

What is coaching and how can it help you?

Coaching is a way to receive support on your journey towards greater happiness and mastery in your life.

What is the role of a coach?

A coach's role is to support the client by:

helping the client clarify and set goals
encouraging the client to commit to inspired action
encouraging the client to improve him/herself and his/her personal skills
giving a fresh perspective on an issue or challenge
encouraging and empowering the client to be the best version of themselves

what is Positive Psychology Coaching?

Positive psychology and coaching are a natural fit. Positive psychology provides important empirical underpinnings to the techniques and strategies that coaches use to help clients realize their goals on the path to greater well-being. A coach with a Positive Psychology background can provide the client new tools and techniques backed with the scientific rigor that Positive Psychology is founded on.

What benefits does working with a coach provide?

Coaching is not consulting or therapy. The coaching process allows the client to go deeper into oneself to find the answers within. The skills that a client walk away with will help him/her throughout the rest of his/her life in providing ways to look at a situation in order to find a solution to a problem.

What type of questions do coaching clients ask?

How can I manage my time better to achieve all I want in life?
What should I do next in my career or how can I approach a career change?
How can I reduce the stress in my job or my life?
How can I achieve a better balance between work life and home life?
What skills do I need to grow and develop further personally and professionally?
How can I improve my relationship(s)?

What are the reasons people seek a coach?

There are numerous reasons why folks seek out help from a coach. Some of the ways include achieving a life goal, navigating a career change, achieving health goals and enhancing/changing relationships. Think of the coach as your advocate, the one who reminds you of your strengths and goals, supports you through challenges and celebrates the wins with you.

What are next steps if I'm interested in learning more to see if coaching is right for me?

If you are ready to get started OR if you are curious and want more information, schedule a FREE phone consultation. Together we'll discuss to see if this is the right path for you and how you can benefit from coaching.

I'm ready to begin! What should I do to get prepared for my 1st session?

Following your FREE phone consultation, please review the Discovery Session section on the right navigation and complete/submit the forms.
Note: The Discovery Session forms should be completed 24-hours prior to your session in order to maximize our time together.

How do I schedule my coaching sessions?

Click on Book an Appointment to book a session.
Prior to each coaching session (not including the Discovery Session), please complete the form under On-going Coaching Sessions on the right navigation.
The Coaching Strategy Form should be completed 24-hours prior to your session in order to maximize our time together.

Discovery session

If you decided that coaching is right for you, please fill out the following forms: New Client Profile, Coaching Agreement and Discovery Questions (below). Theinformation gathered will be used in your Discovery Session. Please complete this form 24 hours prior to our appointment.

New Client Profile

Name:

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Coaching Agreement

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1. Life coaching is a process that is focused on my current and future priority needs, interests, and goals (e.g., short and long-term purposes). This is a comprehensive, holistic process that may involve multiple aspects of my personal growth including: relationships, career, spirituality, values, finances, education, recreation, health, communication, transitions, and decision-making.

2. I am fully responsible for my wellbeing during my coaching sessions, including my choices and decisions. I am aware that I can choose to discontinue coaching at any time and that coaching is not intended as medical advice.

3. I agree to indemnify, defend, and hold my coach harmless from and against any and all liability and expenses in connection with claims for damages of any nature arising from coaching.

4. Life coaching is not mental health counseling, treatment for substance abuse, or promoting expertise/advice. I understand that my coach is not functioning as a licensed mental health professional and coaching is not intended as a replacement for counseling, psychiatric interventions, treatment for mental illness, recovery from past abuse, professional medical advice, financial assistance, legal counsel, or other professional services.

5. If I am currently seeking mental health services by a state licensed psychologist, social worker, therapist, or counselor, I will inform my coach of the nature of this relationship, as well as sign a consent form, should it be necessary to share my information with them.

6. If I am currently in therapy or otherwise under the care of a mental health professional, I will consult with him/her regarding the advisability of working with a life coach to ensure this individual is aware of my decision to proceed with the life coaching relationship.

7. If necessary, I will seek professional advice for legal, medical, financial, business, spiritual or other matters. I also understand that all decisions in these areas are exclusively mine, and I acknowledge that my decisions and my actions regarding them are my responsibility.

8. Coaching can involve brainstorming, values clarification, the completion of written assignments, education, goal setting, identifying plans of action, accountability, making requests, agreements to change behavior, examining lifestyles, and questioning.

9. Coaching is most effective when both parties are honest and straightforward in their communication.

10. Life coaching will be an ongoing relationship that might take a number of months, although either party can terminate at any time. The sessions will be facilitated either in person or the telephone.

11. I understand that certain topics may be anonymously shared with other life-coaching professionals for training or consultation purposes.

12. Coaching is a confidential relationship and the coach agrees to keep all information strictly confidential, except in those situations in which I provide my written consent, or if such confidentiality would violate the law (e.g., jeopardize the safety of the client or others). In these cases, your communications may be disclosed to appropriate state law enforcement authorities.

13. If needed, I can reschedule my session by contacting my coach via e-mail or phone at least 24-hours prior to my scheduled sessions. Otherwise, I recognize this session will be counted toward the terms of my coaching agreement.

14. I am responsible for calling my coach at the appointed time. If I have not called in five minutes of the scheduled time, my coach will call me. I will do my best to make all appointment/calls on time. If I know I will be late for any reason, I will let my coach know ahead of time.

I have read and agreed to the above terms of this engagement. If you agree, please sign your name below.

Discovery Session

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1. What do you want to get out of coaching?

2. What do you want to happen in your lifetime so that you consider your life satisfying and well lived?

3. If there were a secret ambition in your life, what would it be?

4. Describe your “dream career” (what, when, where, with whom?).

5. Describe your support system. Do you have people in your life who believe in you, encourage you, challenge you and see you through the hard times?

6. What are five of your “gifts” or talents?

7. What do you have to contribute that is unique?

8. How do you get in your own way?

9. What has been your most thrilling success or proudest achievement?

10. What activities have meaning and heart for you?

11. What and/or who inspires you?

12. How do you best get motivated to take action?

13. Who are the most influential people in your life? (Could be positive or negative influences.)

14. What are five things you have been procrastinating on?

15. What is the greatest personal change you’d like to see in the coming year?

16. What 3 – 5 goals would you like to focus on in coaching?

ON-GOING COACHING SESSIONS

Coaching Session Strategy Form

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Date of Next Appointment

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How are you today, right now? How has your week been?

What are your celebrations and successes since our last session? What's good about life right now?

What were your challenges?

What are key areas of learning and insight for you this week?

What did I intend to complete since my last session that is still open?

What issues do you want to focus on in your session?

What do you want to be held accountable for until your next session?

After the initial Discovery Session, we will meet regularly to follow up on the goals you've set. As you continue to explore and move towards achieving your goals, please come prepared to each session by filling out the Coaching Session Strategy form (above). This form will help us maximize our session time together. Please fill it out and submit 24 hours prior to your coaching session.

Tools & Resources

Life Values Inventory

Wheel of Life Form