How Life Coaching Works
Sometimes associated with positive psychology, modern empowerment coaching borrows its principal technique from the ancient Greek philosophers. It takes the Socratic Method – intuitive questioning based on deep listening, which occurs during the actual session between coach and client – to an even higher level. Fresh ideas, insights, even epiphanies frequently come from this focused exchange. Between sessions, the client agrees to continue the work by doing mutually agreed upon exercises (also known as “assignments”). It is always the client who, with the coach’s support, makes the decisions, designs the program, takes the action, assumes the responsibility, and gets the credit for creating any and all successes that result.
Individual Coaching:
Here's how I typically work with individual clients:
You (the client) and I (the coach) agree to talk either by
phone, in person, or some combination thereof, of approximately 60 minutes per
week, three times per month.
Additional phone and e-mail support is also possible.
During our sessions, we talk about anything you care to work on. This might entail questioning, interesting exercises, designing a plan of action ... we never know where our sessions will take us. That depends on you.
Based on the work, ideas and discovers of our session, together we agree upon things for you to examine, explore, and/or do during the upcoming week - journaling, setting intentions and/or goals, taking action(s), researching, soul-searching - based solely upon your desire and ability to accomplish them.
I usually will e-mail a detailed recap of our session, including the topics of our discussion, insights, assignments, direction and intentions.
In order to give the coaching process time to take root and to become effective, it is recommended that you agree to sign on for a 3-month period. After 3 months, you decide if you’d like to continue our sessions. You may find that you no longer need my support to keep the ball rolling and elect to end our sessions. Or, you may want to continue working with me on a less frequent, or a month-by-month basis. It's your choice.
For people with budget and/or time concerns, we can work together on a part-time basis, such as two sessions of approximately 45 minutes per month.
Together we can design a coaching schedule that works for you.
Employee and Executive Corporate Coaching:
Tess goes into companies and organizations, offering the support and insights of life coaching to employees at every level. Rather than reserve this highly effective, efficient benefit for executives and sales staff, Tess coaches employees through stress, blocks, frustrations, difficulties to greater engagement, enthusiasm, productivity, communications, innovation and, ultimately, profitability.
Group Coaching Circles:
Tess has launched an exciting new coaching model, inviting clients to join together in a group setting to discuss personal and professional challenges in
Personal Empowerment ~ Leadership ~ Self-Mastery
Career ~ Life Purpose ~ Clarity of Vision
Transitions ~ Change
A fun, affordable way to
Acquaint yourself with power of coaching
Benefit from the experience and guidance of a certified professional coach
Enjoy the support and different perspectives of a small group dynamic
Afternoon and evening sessions
Contact Tess for details!
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