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Frequently Asked Questions
What is coaching?
Coaching is a transformational process to achieve a better life.
Each session starts with your agenda as you focus on your issues,
interests, challenges, problems and goals to create more personal power
and to bring about meaningful change in your life. How? By asking direct
and powerful questions, the coach taps into your own resourcefulness and
guides you to choose your best options and solutions and to help you to
move you forward. Think of the coach as the light bearer, lighting a
path to where you want to go and helping you tackle obstacles along the
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How is coaching
different than therapy?
Therapists are licensed mental health professionals such as psychiatrists,
psychologists, psychoanalysts and social workers who work with patients who have
diagnosable medical and mental conditions. They often examine the patient’s past to
find root causes of current problems and helps the client heal, recover
and resolve issues. On the other hand, coaching is not clinical in
nature, is not based on a diagnosis and does not usually delve
into the past except for background information. The focus of coaching
is forward momentum. Remember, coaching is not therapy. Clients
are ultimately responsible for all of their own choices and decisions in
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Since you are an attorney, do you provide legal advice?
No, I do NOT counsel law, provide legal advice or act as a lawyer
when I am coaching or in my coaching sessions. I solely act within the
role of coach but can draw from my personal and professional background
and experience to gain more clarity on issues.
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Do you provide any other professional services other than coaching?
No, I am NOT a trained or licensed mental health professional, therapist, counselor, consultant,
psychologist, psychiatrist or psychoanalyst but a trained coach. I also
do not give any legal advice (see above), financial or medical advice,
real estate or any other advice that a trained or licensed professional
would give and may request that you seek other professional guidance for
some issues.
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Is coaching effective if I am currently going through a transition?
Yes, coaching is very helpful during a transition in your life to add clarity and
guidance. The emphasis is on a successful transition and keeping
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Is
coaching effective if I have just gone through a transition?
Yes, coaching is a wonderful way to start you onto a new
beginning or the road to recovery. Coaching helps you
to identify your personal and professional goals and helps you get on
track and move ahead to creating your new life.
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Is
coaching effective if my transition was years before?
Yes, many people are stuck after a life transition with many issues. Coaching
helps you increase your personal power to have a rewarding career,
better social life, successful relationships, and be an effective
parent. You will reestablish your goals while setting new ones and
implement a plan to achieve those goals.
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Do you coach men?
Yes, so many men have asked and that’s why I’ve developed a Men’s
Only section. Men typically like the goal oriented momentum which
coaching provides.
Do you only
coach people who are divorced?
No, I coach those going through various life transitions. Many are
dealing with creating a new beginning and redirecting their personal or
professional lives after a career changes, lifestyle change, loss or illness, midlife changes, relocation, family changes and more.
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Do you
coach people in other life transitions?
Yes, I coach those going through various life transitions. Many are
dealing with creating a new beginning and redirecting their personal or
professional lives after a career changes, lifestyle change, loss or illness, midlife changes,
relocation, family changes and more.
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Do you perform group
coaching?
Yes, group coaching can be done in person or via telephone if all
participants have a common issue or objective. Inquire directly for
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Do I
have to live in Connecticut to be coached?
No, my coaching practice is primarily by phone so you can be
anywhere where you have phone reception and we can still work together.
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Is
coaching over the phone effective rather than in person?
Yes, most coaching sessions are via phone. It is an efficient,
convenient way for you to work on your issues from the comfort of your
own home or office without wasting precious time to travel. Each call is
scheduled so that you can prepare a space without interruptions. Because
of it’s audible nature, you can immediately focus on your agenda and be
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What is a
typical coaching session like?
Each 45 minute session begins with a review of progress made since
your last session. Then, you determine the agenda. I ask powerful
questions and actively listen to elicit your own natural resourcefulness
and to guide you in the direction you aim to go. Options may be weighed,
suggestions might be made and challenges might be presented. The session
ends with more clarity and action step(s) to help you get closer to your objective.
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Is there confidentiality?
Yes, all sessions are confidential unless there is a safety risk
to you or anyone else. I follow the ethics and standards of the
International Coach Federation.
What are your fees?
Fees for coaching services are based on three 45 minute sessions per
month and are paid at the beginning of each month. A three month minimum
commitment is highly suggested but not required. Inquire directly for
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Can I pay by credit card?
Yes, payment for services can be made with a major
credit card.
Does health
insurance cover coaching fees?
No, coaching does not deal with diagnosable conditions so fees are
not reimbursed by health insurance providers. My fees are a professional
service much like those you pay to an accountant or other service
provider.
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