Frequently asked questions

Clear information, before you decide.

Direct answers about what coaching is and whether it may be right for you.

What is coaching?

What is life coaching?

Life coaching is a collaborative conversation that helps you understand what is happening in your life, get clear about what matters, make decisions and take meaningful action. It can support you through change, decisions, goals, relationships, recurring patterns and other areas of your personal or professional life.

What can a life coach help me with?

Life coaching can help with decisions, life changes, relationships, boundaries, recurring patterns, personal goals, caregiving, leadership, business challenges and times when you feel stuck or unsure what comes next. The work depends on what is happening in your life and what you want to understand, change or do differently.

How is coaching different from therapy?

Coaching focuses on what is happening in your life now, what you want to understand or change and what you want to do next. Therapy can address mental-health conditions, emotional distress, trauma and other concerns that may require clinical assessment or treatment. Coaching does not diagnose or treat mental-health conditions.

How is coaching different from consulting or mentoring?

Consultants typically provide expertise and recommendations, while mentors often share guidance based on their own experience. As a life coach, I help you explore your situation, consider your options and make decisions that reflect your own circumstances, values and priorities.

What happens in a life coaching session?

You bring whatever you want to talk about. I’ll listen, ask questions and help you explore what is happening, what matters to you and what you want to be different. You may leave with greater clarity, a decision, a new perspective or an action you want to take.

Is coaching right for me?

How do I know whether coaching is right for me?

Coaching may be right for you if there is something in your life you want to understand, change or approach differently. You might be working through a decision, feeling stuck in a pattern, wanting to follow through on a goal or simply needing somewhere to talk through what is on your mind.

Do I need a goal to work with a life coach?

No. You don’t need to arrive with a clear goal. You may have a decision to make, something you want to change, a situation you want to understand or simply something you need to talk through. We can begin with what is happening.

What if I don’t know what I want to talk about?

You can start with a feeling, a situation or simply the sense that something isn’t working. Sometimes talking helps you understand what has been taking up space in your head and what needs your attention.

What if I only need one conversation?

One conversation may be all you need to work through a specific decision, situation or next step. You can book a single coaching session without committing to ongoing coaching.

A discovery conversation is also a place to ask questions and decide whether working together feels right.

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