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Is Coaching or Therapy the best choice for you?

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Who would benefit from coaching?

Coaching could benefit anyone. I have found that my clients typically are goal-driven, high achievers that feel like they have drifted off course. You aren't lacking in motivation or desire to move forward, you just find yourself in unfamiliar territory. Whether because of choices you have made or life circumstances outside your control, you feel adrift, and you just need someone to toss you a paddle to get back on course. Have you experienced any of the following lately?

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  • Looking around at your "picture perfect" life and wondering why you are deeply unhappy

  • Knowing where you want your life to go, but feeling completely unmotivated to take the steps to get there

  • Deeply loving your spouse, but unsure why you can't stop arguing over the little things

  • Wanting the life you always dreamed of, but having no idea how you can afford even a small vacation

  • Wondering when was the last time you laughed with friends

  • Finding yourself feeling lost, and unsure of how to get back to the person you want to be

  • Feeling like you need to talk to someone, but therapy doesn't feel like the right fit for you

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How I can help...

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I will listen and ask questions in order to help you define a real goal for our strategy sessions. Then we get to work. I will always try to be an empathetic listener, but as a coach, I am not here to repeat a few motivational quotes and send you on your way.

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My goal is to coach you to:

  • Define your goals and direction

  • Find the alignment between those goals, and your behaviors and way of thinking

  • Create definable and achievable steps in the short and long term toward your goals

  • Build community and accountability into your normal life to help you sustain your momentum

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These are action driven sessions with each meeting providing new steps to bring your full life into alignment with where you want to be. This is not therapy, but I hope it will put a fire under you in a new way, and that through action and forward progress you will find healing where you need it.

Coaching vs Talk Therapy

Life Coaching
 

  • Focuses on present goals and future growth
     

  • Helps create practical systems, routines, and accountability
     

  • Goal-oriented and action-focused
     

  • Helps improve consistency, communication, and intentional living
     

  • Collaborative guidance and practical problem-solving
     

  • Best for individuals seeking structure, clarity, and forward momentum
     

  • Focuses on building healthier habits and sustainable change
     

  • Can support personal growth, relationships, and life organization
     

  • Provides accountability and practical next steps
     

  • Not a replacement for therapy or mental health care

Therapy
 

  • Often focuses on healing past trauma or emotional wounds
     

  • Helps diagnose and treat mental health concerns
     

  • Emotion-focused and clinically therapeutic
     

  • Helps process anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, or deeper emotional struggles
     

  • Clinical treatment provided by a licensed mental health professional
     

  • Best for individuals needing emotional healing or mental health support
     

  • Focuses on understanding and treating psychological or emotional issues
     

  • Can address trauma, addiction, severe relationship distress, or mental illness
     

  • Provides diagnosis, therapeutic interventions, and treatment plans
     

  • Licensed healthcare service with clinical training and ethical standards

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