Transition Coaching
What is coaching?
The 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.” In a coaching relationship, the client and coach play unique roles, but move together as equals. A client is a whole and complete person who is seeking a space to creatively move through challenges and meet goals that they articulate. A coach creates space, through asking questions and reflections for the client to meet those goals. In a coaching relationship there is no hierarchy and the coach is not a mentor or therapist, they are a peer who is showing up in relationship with the client.
If you have a goal that you need some additional space, accountability and/or resources to work towards, coaching might be for you! These goals should be personal, meaning that they are within your control to shift and you have the agency and space to do so. They can be personal or professional goals, so long as they are your own. They don’t need to be fully and clearly defined to start, if you have a feeling that there is a general area you’d like to see change in, some of our work could be articulating a clear goal.
Coaching is confidential. This means that you have the space to try new things with me that you might not otherwise have. You having the space to play and create new versions of yourself is important to me, and confidentiality is part of the foundation of trust that is required for that to happen.
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Transition Coaching
My coaching practice focuses on people moving through life-altering change. These are experiences like new or worsening disability, becoming a caregiver, retiring, or losing a loved one. In each of these situations, and so many other life-altering changes, there is a version of you that exists before the change and a version of you that exists after the change. Transition coaching helps create a space for you to explore how you want to bring those two versions of yourself together into the future.
As with all coaching, transition coaching is self-directed, meaning we will focus on the goals you want to drive towards. Depending on the details of our coaching contract, we will have a clear number of sessions and duration of session articulated at the beginning of our work together. Unless otherwise agreed upon in our contract, sessions will be held on zoom and will range from 45-90 minutes based on need. You should also expect to spend some time outside of our sessions on reflection activities that we agree upon together.
As I said above, coaching is a relationship. You can expect me to be a warm and present facilitator who asks you to dig deeper and create greater understanding and accountability for your goals. Learning happens in a space that is slightly outside of our comfort zone, but is not unsafe. You can expect me to create a lot of space in the learning zone, but not cross your boundaries. I expect you to show up prepared and ready to engage in coaching, whatever that means for you. I will consistently ask for your feedback and will offer feedback if needed, aimed at making our time together as impactful as possible.
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