FAQs About Coaching

Who is coaching for?

Coaching can be helpful for people who are:

  • Ready for their next level – in life, their career, leadership, business, you name it

  • At a transition point or crossroad in their lives

  • In a new role, working for a new company, or wanting to excel in their current role or company

  • Up against challenges in their careers (boss, team members, team, cross-functional partners, etc.) and want to navigate them differently and successfully

  • Wanting to align their leadership to who they are or discover their leadership voice

  • Burnt out and needing to reset

  • Trying to decide if they should leave their 9-5 and start their own business, the timing of that decision, if it’s a yes, and then a plan to move forward

  • Have goals they want to reach but can’t seem to make headway

  • Work best with accountability to keep them moving forward

Does this sound like you?

Who is coaching not a fit for?

Coaching is not likely a fit if you are:

  • Seeking industry-specific advice

  • Seeking to be taught a tactical skill

  • Needing a resume rewrite, interview prep, or career path advice. (Instead, look for a career coach)

  • Are looking for me to consult and share information about my career, companies I’ve worked for, licensing, etc.

  • Looking for therapeutic support

  • Wanting advice or looking for “the answer”

  • Comfortable in your current patterns

  • Not ready to explore new possibilities

  • Already making great traction in your life and happy with your results

  • Clear on your vision and are able to easily make it come to life, and not get in your own way

FAQs

frequently asked questions

  • ICF (International Coaching Federation) defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. The process of coaching often unlocks previously untapped sources of imagination, productivity and leadership.

    We all have goals we want to reach, challenges we’re striving to overcome and times when we feel stuck. Partnering with a coach can change your life, setting you on a path to greater personal and professional fulfillment.

  • Coaching: In coaching, the client is the subject matter expert of their life. A coach is an expert in the coaching process. It’s their role to create a safe, non-judgemental space for you to set priorities, clarify your goals, explore creative solutions & manage changes.

    A coach will guide and support you in navigating tough life situations and/or seasons of the different areas of your life. Sessions will help you gain clarity, build confidence, reflect on past experiences and mistakes in order to draw lessons to inspire the desired results of each coaching session.

    Mentor: Shares wisdom and guidance from their journey; coaches help you explore your own path.

    Consultant: Offers advice and possible solutions based on their expertise. In coaching, you are the subject matter expert of your life.

    Therapist: Treats mental illness and other emotional and relational concerns. They focus on the past and why while coaches focus on the present and how.

    Therapists are required to be licensed, credentialed, and regulated by governing bodies and professional associations.

  • ICF is the International Coaching Federation. Coaching is currently unregulated and anyone can call themselves a coach.

    ICF is the leading global organization for coaches and coaching. They are dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high standards, providing independent certification and building a worldwide network of trained coaching professionals.

    ICF is creating a lane of regulation for coaching.

  • Positive psychology focuses on leveraging a clients strengths and successes to help them achieve their goals, rather than dwelling on weaknesses.

    The field of positive psychology studies human well-being and flourishing and it's about empowering individuals to reach their full potential by building on what they do well.

  • I am a certified personal and executive coach who successfully graduated from the ICF-accredited CPEC program created by Valorie Burton by completing and passing all program requirements.

    I have completed over 50 hours (and counting!) of coaching sessions and 69 hours of accredited training through the CAPP Institute. I am currently enrolled in weekly mentor coaching where we coach live, get direct feedback, and learn from other coaches.

    I am currently working towards my ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential which requires 100+ hours of coaching experience, 60 hours of accredited training, and 10 hours of mentor coaching. I’m over half ways there!

  • Absolutely! I am trained as a life and executive coach who can help people from any walk of life. And I have found that being a creative myself, and working with someone who doesn’t have that background actually is a powerful partnership because of the differences.

    My marketing is focused on creatives because that’s where I have spent my career and where my connections are. But I have passion to work with people from all walks of life.

  • Yes!

  • I would consider this ‘consulting’ not coaching and at this time I am not offering these services.