Frequently Asked Questions
What services do you offer?
I specialize in providing personalized coaching and consulting services aimed at fostering significant personal and professional growth, with a particular focus on life and relationship challenges. My services include:
Life Coaching: Through one-on-one sessions, I guide individuals in navigating personal challenges, setting and achieving meaningful goals, and enhancing overall well-being. This service is ideal for those looking to make significant life changes, seeking clarity on their path, or aiming to unlock their full potential.
Relationship Coaching: I offer support for individuals and couples aiming to improve their communication, resolve conflicts, and deepen their connections with others. Whether you’re working on personal relationships or professional ones, my coaching can provide the tools and insights needed for healthier, more fulfilling interactions.
Ontological Coaching: This deeper form of coaching focuses on exploring and transforming the fundamental aspects of your being—how you perceive, relate to, and engage with the world. Ontological coaching is particularly powerful for those seeking profound personal transformation, offering a path to discover and shift limiting beliefs, emotional patterns, and habitual behaviors that impact your life and relationships.
Consulting Services: For those seeking specific, actionable strategies to overcome obstacles or enhance particular areas of their life and relationships, my consulting services offer expert advice and tailored solutions. From stress management to effective communication strategies and leadership development within personal contexts, I provide insights and actions to help you navigate life’s challenges more effectively.
Each of these services is customized to meet your unique needs and goals, combining evidence-based practices with a deep understanding of human behavior and potential. Whether you’re looking for support in personal development, navigating life transitions, or enhancing relationships, I’m here to offer a supportive, empowering partnership to help you achieve your aspirations.
What is the difference between coaching and consulting?
Coaching focuses on personal and professional development, helping you uncover your potential, set and achieve goals, and navigate life’s challenges.
Consulting provides specific, actionable strategies to solve problems or enhance skills in targeted areas, such as communication or stress management.
How do you tailor your services to meet individual client needs?
My approach to coaching and consulting is deeply rooted in the belief that every individual is unique, with their own set of experiences, challenges, and aspirations. To effectively meet individual client needs, I follow a personalized and flexible process:
Initial Consultation: Our work together begins with a Discussion & Discovery session during which I gain an understanding of your specific goals, challenges, and the context of your current situation. This may involve discussions, questionnaires, or reflective exercises designed to uncover your needs and preferences.
Collaborative Goal Setting: Based on the initial consultation, we collaboratively define clear, achievable goals tailored to your desired outcomes. This ensures that our work together is focused and aligned with what matters most to you.
Customized Strategy Development: Leveraging my expertise in various coaching and consulting methodologies, I develop customized strategies that address your specific needs. These strategies may include a combination of coaching sessions, practical exercises, resource recommendations, and ongoing support mechanisms.
Adaptive Sessions: Recognizing that needs can evolve, I maintain flexibility in our sessions to adapt to new insights, challenges, or changes in your goals. This adaptive approach ensures that the support you receive is always relevant and impactful.
Feedback and Adjustment: Regular feedback sessions are integrated into our work together, allowing us to assess progress towards your goals and make necessary adjustments to our approach. This ensures that the services you receive are continuously refined to meet your evolving needs.
Resource Provision: Beyond our sessions, I provide tailored resources, such as articles, books, exercises, and tools to support your growth and learning. These resources are selected to complement our work together and empower you to take active steps toward your goals.
By following this personalized approach, I ensure that my services are not only tailored to meet your individual needs but also flexible enough to adapt to your journey’s dynamic nature. My goal is to provide you with the insights, strategies, and support you need to achieve meaningful and lasting change.
Can you combine coaching and consulting into the same session with a client?
Absolutely. My approach is designed to be flexible and responsive to your needs and goals at any given moment. I understand that individuals often require different types of support depending on their current challenges and objectives. By combining coaching and consulting into the same session, I can offer a comprehensive service that addresses both the deeper, underlying aspects of personal growth and the more immediate, practical needs.
Coaching Component: During the coaching part of a session, we’ll focus on self-discovery, goal setting, and tackling barriers from a holistic perspective. This approach is about empowering you to find your own answers and fostering long-term personal development.
Consulting Component: In the consulting segment, I’ll provide expert advice, strategies, and solutions tailored to the specific challenges you’re facing. This could range from offering communication techniques to devising plans for stress management or improving relationship dynamics.
This integrated approach ensures that you receive the right support at the right time, whether that’s gaining insights into your behavior and thought patterns or acquiring specific tools and strategies to navigate life’s challenges. It’s all about providing you with the most value and impact in our sessions together.
What are the benefits of combining coaching and consulting?
Flexibility: I can meet a wide range of my clients’ needs within a single session.
Efficiency: It maximizes the value of time spent with my clients by addressing both their internal (mindset, beliefs) and external (strategies, actions) development needs.
Empowerment: While consulting offers expert advice, integrating coaching ensures that my clients feel empowered to make choices and take actions that align with their personal and professional goals.
What is ontological coaching?
Ontological coaching is an innovative and powerful form of coaching that focuses on the fundamental way of being of individuals. Unlike traditional coaching methods that may primarily address specific behaviors or skills, ontological coaching delves deeper into the core aspects of how we perceive, relate to, and navigate our world. It examines our underlying beliefs, emotions, body, and language, offering a holistic approach to personal and professional transformation.
How does ontological coaching differ from other forms of coaching?
While many coaching forms concentrate on achieving specific goals or improving particular skills, ontological coaching works on the foundational level of being. This means we look at your overall stance towards life—your attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions—and how these elements shape your experiences and results. By addressing changes at this core level, ontological coaching facilitates more profound and lasting transformation.
What can I expect from ontological coaching sessions with you?
In ontological coaching sessions, you can expect to:
Engage in deep, reflective conversations that challenge and expand your understanding of yourself and your possibilities.
Explore how your way of being influences your actions and outcomes.
Develop new perspectives and practices that align with your desired way of being, leading to more authentic and effective engagement in both personal and professional realms.
Experience a supportive and challenging environment that encourages your growth and the realization of your full potential.
Who can benefit from your coaching and consulting services?
Individuals looking to improve their personal or professional lives, manage stress better, enhance communication skills, or navigate life transitions can benefit from my services. Whether you’re seeking actionable strategies for immediate problems or deeper, more transformative personal development, I tailor my approach to meet your unique needs and goals.
Who can benefit from ontological coaching?
Ontological coaching is beneficial for anyone looking to make significant changes in their life or who feels stuck in their current ways of thinking and being. It’s particularly valuable for individuals seeking to:
Enhance personal and professional relationships.
Improve leadership skills and presence.
Navigate life transitions with resilience and clarity.
Achieve a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose.
What does a typical coaching or consulting session look like?
Each session is tailored to your individual needs and goals. A typical session may involve discussing current challenges or goals, exploring strategies or actions, and developing a plan for implementation. Coaching sessions often delve deeper into personal reflections and long-term development, while consulting sessions are more focused on immediate solutions and strategies.
Can I start with consulting and move to coaching later?
Absolutely. Many clients begin with consulting to address specific challenges or develop certain skills. As we progress, if you’re interested in exploring deeper personal or professional growth, transitioning to coaching is a smooth and natural step.
What is your background, and how does it inform your coaching/consulting practice?
My master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling, ontological coach training, and several years of experience as a counselor in private practice, combined with my specialization in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), inform my approach to both coaching and consulting. While I don’t provide therapy in my practice, the insights and techniques from my background help me offer deep, action-oriented strategies to support your growth and problem-solving capabilities.
How long does a typical coaching or consulting engagement last?
The duration of a coaching and/or consulting engagement can vary greatly, as it is tailored to meet your specific goals, needs, and circumstances. Typically, clients find the most value in committing to a series of sessions over a period of time, which allows for the development of trust, deeper exploration of challenges, and the implementation and refinement of strategies.
Short-term Engagements: For focused, specific issues or goals, short-term engagements might range from 4 to 12 weeks/sessions. These are often action-oriented, targeting immediate challenges or opportunities where quick, strategic interventions can lead to significant improvements.
Long-term Engagements: For more in-depth personal or professional development, long-term engagements can extend from 6 months to a year or more. This longer timeframe supports the exploration of underlying patterns, the establishment and achievement of complex goals, and sustainable transformation.
Ongoing Support: Some clients prefer an ongoing engagement for continued support, accountability, and guidance as they navigate various phases of their lives or careers. This open-ended arrangement allows our work together to evolve with your changing needs and goals.
During our initial consultation, we will discuss your goals and determine a recommended engagement length that best supports your journey. Remember, this is a collaborative process, and adjustments can be made as we progress to ensure that our work together remains aligned with your evolving needs and aspirations.
What are your fees, and do you offer packages?
My fees vary based on session length, with both single sessions and package deals available at a discounted rate to accommodate different needs and goals. Detailed pricing information is available on the “Pricing” page of my website. We can discuss what best suits your needs during our initial consultation.
Do you offer reduced rates for those experiencing financial difficulty?
I believe that everyone should have access to support, regardless of their financial situation. If you are experiencing financial difficulties but feel that my services could help you, please do not hesitate to reach out. I offer a limited number of reduced-rate slots based on individual circumstances and availability. We can discuss this option during our initial consultation to ensure that support is accessible to you in a way that respects your current situation.
What is your cancellation policy?
I understand that life can be unpredictable. I ask for a 24-hour notice if you need to cancel or reschedule your session. Cancellations made less than 24 hours before the session may be subject to a cancellation fee.
How can I book a session or learn more about working with you?
You can book a session through my website’s “Schedule” page, send me an email, or call/text the contact number listed at the bottom of this page. If you’re unsure about which service is right for you, I offer one free 30-minute Discussion & Discovery session to all new/potential clients to discuss your needs and how I can help.
How do I know if coaching or consulting is right for me?
If you’re unsure, I recommend starting with a free initial consultation (Discussion & Discovery session) where we can discuss your goals, challenges, and preferences. This conversation will help us determine the best approach and whether coaching, consulting, or a combination of both is the most suitable path for you.
Business Hours
Monday – Friday
Appointments only
Saturday – Sunday
Closed
Virtual and in-person sessions are conducted between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. CST. Some later appointment times can be made available upon request.