How I Work

Coaching is Powerful

It leaves people self-correcting and self-generating. All of us have areas of our professional or personal lives that we'd like to change. For some, this comes on the heels of a bad break-up or an employment termination. For others it is simply the internal longing for our lives to be different, more balanced and fulfilling. Often, the knowledge of the need for, or the desire for change is not enough for us to actually effect that change. Coaches call these places in our lives "Blind Spots". We see that change needs to occur and yet we feel powerless or unsure as to how to move forward. As a coach, my job is to see clearly where my clients are "blind", to make powerful distinctions that allow for new insight and together create a realistic plan of action and system of support to effect the desired changes.

It is often said that people don't change. I believe that actually we would change if we only knew how. To use the analogy of an automobile, when a car breaks down, not being professional mechanics, we take it to an auto shop. When our lives break down, we often try to "fix" them ourselves. Coaches help people through the breakdowns of life so we don't get stuck by the side of the road, alone and unsure of what to do next. Coaching gets people and businesses back on track.

Coaching Programs

My consulting and coaching practice is a dynamic, client driven process that respects where each person is in her or his professional or personal life. My clients choose the level and depth of work that we do together. I work closely with my clients to create distinct and specific coaching programs for each person, taking 2-3 weeks to research and reflect on its design. In developing my coaching programs, I utilize my client's input, my insight and various models for change from different sources, including innovative business practices, coaching, psychology, philosophy, religion, poetry, music and art.

Consulting projects can be as short as a one time meeting/brainstorming session to coaching programs that last from three to eighteen months and are comprised of self-observation, new practices, development of a support system and acquisition of the skills required to self-correct and self-generate.

Coaching is Not Therapy

Therapy addresses and heals the past. While I will look to the past to understand a client's current issue, my work takes place in the present in order to affect and heal the future. People are often surprised by how effective coaching can be and by how quickly committing to it can bring about the desired changes in one's life. It is powerful, effective work. This is one of the reasons I love coaching work and being coached myself.

I am an effective coach as a result of having done so much of my own work in my personal and professional lives. My ability to make grounded assessments, to see clearly and without judgment creates a safe, healing environment for my clients to make the changes they desire. I love my work, and I love my clients. Coaching is my deepest calling in life, and it brings me great joy to do my work.