Coaching

If you want to improve the balance in your life, a personal Coach may be exactly what you need.

A Coach is someone who is there to encourage you, help you discern and support you along the way.

The International Coach Federation defines coaching as “partnering” with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires clients to maximize their personal and professional potential.

Coaching is about helping clients clear a path so that they can make the changes they need to make to reach a goal.

When a supportive person helps you talk through an issue or a plan it is easier to identify and implement the steps necessary to reach your goal.

A Coach will help you identify obstacles that can interfere with reaching your goals whether they be situational, personal, physical or logistical.

A Coach will help you define your goals and develop the steps necessary to reach them - an Action Plan.

The Coach’s role is to ask the questions that help you find your own answers and then outline your responsibilities for implements an action plan.

Is it Counseling or Psychotherapy? Coaching is definitely not psychotherapy.

A Coach does not delve into your past to identify all of the problems that might have existed in your life. However, a Coach may help you understand that therapy may be needed.

A Coach will likely have assignments for you once the specific services needed are identified. For coaching to be successful, both parties must be involved in the process. The length of the coaching process will vary. For some people, two to four sessions may identify and resolve issues. For others, a much longer relationship may be needed. For example: developing a business plan or determining what it will take to advance in a current job may take more than two sessions.

Geary & Associates is a fee for service company. There are no contracts for our coaching services. Payment is made after each session.