Life Coaching

Sometimes we are stuck.  Lingering in jobs we don't like or find rewarding, clinging to relationships we aren't happy with, glued geographically to an area that doesn't bring us joy, or just feeling like life is moving past us.   Life coaching focuses on evaluating where you feel you are stuck, identifying the obstacles in your way to accomplishing your dreams or finding happiness and fulfillment, making a plan for removing those obstacles and putting you back on your path to success, all the while having a cheerleader by your side every step of the way to build you up and hold you accountable.

What sets me apart from other life coaches is that I am looking to genuinely connect with you as a person, one on one and make an individualized plan that fits for your goals.  I believe in meeting face to face or virtually and getting to know you.  The frequency of how often we meet will be determined by the goals and timelines you feel are important.  I believe if you are investing in a life coach they should be just as invested in your success.  

Life coaching and psychotherapy are two distinct services.  In psychotherapy the focus is on one or more mental health diagnoses that are impacting a person, couple, or family.  We focus on understanding its effect, decreasing symptoms, and mitigating the impact they have on their everyday life or on the relationships around them.  

Life coaching is centered on your life goals including career, education, living arrangements, or social or romantic relationships and many more.  We work to identify what your goals are, what areas you feel you are not succeeding in, and then work to achieve those goals with me cheering you on and holding you accountable. 

• Life coaching is about looking at where you are now and where you want to be in each area of your life. A life coach helps you explore and set goals in these areas as well as achieve them. An added benefit of this approach is that it helps you to achieve balance because you are recognizing areas that might be neglected or that might be getting a disproportionate amount of your attention.  People spend time and money researching houses or cars to buy but when it comes to our lives we walk around blindly hoping we will get it right. A life coach will help you actively create all parts of your life.

• Life coaches are experts in follow-through. I understand human behavior and why it is so hard. I know how to help you work through it. Getting started on goals, staying motivated, dealing with outer and inner challenges such as fear of failure that get in the way of you reaching your goals are where I help most.  When things get tough most people don’t have the tools to work through it, learn from it and keep moving forward. Most people give up. Life coaching will teach you how to get into an action-learning growth cycle where you will reflect and learn from your experiences and actions. You need a life coach to fill your tool belt with the tools that will allow you to learn to support and do it yourself next time.

• Life coaching improves confidence and self-esteem, lowers stress levels, increases life satisfaction and happiness levels, and helps you have a more peaceful mind. This, in turn, increases energy, productivity, brings passion and focus to all of your future endeavors and relationships.