FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
It depends.... I work on a retainer on a sliding scale invoiced monthly. I rarely do an hourly rate. I work with clients who want a long term solution or who want to make real change in their lives. There is no quick fix. Together we create a plan to achieve the change at a fair cost. Coaching is about sustainable change. Change that sticks. Otherwise you are just throwing your money away. I suggest 3 months as a minimum. Though I have standing clients who have been with me for 5 and 6 years. These clients are are C-Suite level and need the backboard I provide. The caveat to this is career coaching. If a client needs job search and interview prep, I get that done as quickly as possible so they can get hired and get back to work. I also work on contract for organizational coaching. I can be hired as the company coach one day per week for example.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
We begin with a free sample session. I coach for about 45 minutes to discover what the challenges are for my prospective client. It is important that we are a good fit. That becomes apparent within a few minutes. The client must feel safe and at ease with a coach, and I likewise with them. The first session is called the discovery session and lasts 2 hours. I excavate with my client to find where they are stuck, what needs to be healed or adjusted. This session is very enlightening for my clients. They get to see themselves is new ways. As we move forward, weekly sessions, emails, homework.... progress. I am not a clock watcher. In our hourly session I do not end them at the 60 minute mark just because the hour is up. If we are at a juicy spot, getting good work done, we keep going. My aim is to be of benefit to my clients, not be on a rigid schedule.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I was trained and received my certification (CPC)as a transformational coach at Coaching That Works in NYC. I also received accreditation for my CPRWC- Certified Professional Recovery to Wellness Coach. I most recently I took a course at Queensland University in Australia called The Science Of Everyday Thinking. "Immunity to Change" at Harvard's Minds At Work. This program taught a wonderful coaching methodology. Received a certificate in 2014