FAQs

What is Coaching?

Coaching is a collaborative partnership established to help you achieve life goals and development outcomes that are meaningful to you. It is a thought-provoking process, in which you become aware of behaviors and thought patterns that are keeping you stuck and learn to make new choices more in line with your true needs and values. Coaching is based on the premise that only you can change your life and works best when you are ready to take an active role in that process.

How is Coaching different from Mental Health Counseling?

I am a huge advocate of psychotherapy/mental health counseling and believe most people can greatly benefit from it. Similarly, I believe that coaching can be extremely helpful for most people. Below are some of the differences:

  • Therapy is concerned with the present consequences of the past, which involves investigating the origins of a client’s limiting beliefs, and “why” things are happening. As a coach, I do help my clients become aware of limiting beliefs, but we remain in the present and focus on how these beliefs prevent you from achieving your current objectives. 

  • Coaching is always “action-focused” and aimed at clients who do not have clinically significant mental health problems. For coaching to be effective, you have to be accountable to set and achieve goals for yourself. People with significant trauma or resistance to change are more suited for therapy before they are ready for coaching.

  • Coaching may involve challenging you and moving you out of your comfort zone, which is not typical in therapy.

What is the difference between Well-Being Coaching and Life & Health Coaching?

Both rely on a strong partnership between us with the intent to help you achieve important goals. Below are some differences:

  • In Well-Being Coaching, the objective is pre-determined as working on your global well-being, and we use a curriculum as the framework for the coaching sessions. Because of that, the agenda for each session is generally predetermined. However, we always have the flexibility to step away from it to address any pressing topics that may have come up in your life. Well-Being Coaching also incorporates behavior-change coaching at those times during our sessions where that is useful to allow you to become unstuck or to deeply integrate new knowledge and behaviors. Well-Being Coaching is most suited for people who are ready to commit to personal growth and to making holistic, sustainable changes in their life. Due to the nature of such personal change, a minimum time commitment of 3-6 months or longer is highly recommended. Sessions are typically 90 minutes long.

  • In Life & Health Coaching, the coaching objective is determined at the beginning of our coaching relationship. Based on that objective, we will determine the agenda for each session based on your needs and we do not follow any predetermined content. Sessions may focus on one or several areas of your life, including but not limited to, implementing healthier habits, improving relationships, achieving greater career satisfaction, working through life changes, and clarifying goals and values. This type of coaching lends itself to both short and longer-term time commitments, depending on the topics and your preferences. Sessions are typically 45 minutes long, but can be shortened to 30 minutes, if needed.

Your free Discovery Session is the best opportunity to determine if coaching is right for you, and which approach makes the most sense at this time in your life. You can schedule it here.

What is the Anthropedia Foundation?

Anthropedia (https://anthropedia.org) is a nonprofit organization that promotes well-being by creating resources and programs that teach people ways to cultivate healthy lifestyles, psychological resilience, character development, and self-awareness. Its scientific advisory board includes experts from the fields of integrative medicine, behavioral science, psychology, psychiatry, education, personality development, public health, and other disciplines.

What are your fees?

It is important to me to make my services accessible to anyone in need of support, as I believe that everyone has an innate right for health and happiness. To that end, I offer reduced fees to clients with limited financial resources, so if you have a need, please reach out to me to discuss it. My current regular rates are below:

Well-Being Coaching. Prices are for 90-minute Sessions:

  • Single Session: $140

  • 3-Month Package: $780 (6 Sessions - $130/ea.)

  • 6-Month Package: $1,440 (12 Sessions - $120/ea.)

Life & Health Coaching. Prices for 45-minute Sessions: 

  • Single Session: $70

  • 5-Session Package: $325 ($65/ea.)

  • 10-Session Package: $600 ($60/ea.)

Is what we discuss confidential?

Yes, absolutely. Your ability to trust me and be honest with me is extremely important for our relationship to be effective. I follow a Coaching Code of Ethics that includes confidentiality of things you share with me. Exceptions include prior permission, court orders, and if a client appears to be a harm to themselves or others. More details can be found in my Master Services Agreement, which you will receive once we decide to work together.

Where are you located? Do you offer virtual sessions?

I am based out of St. Louis, Missouri, USA, within the Central Time Zone. I am available for both virtual and face-to-face sessions. Within the St. Louis area, I can see clients in person in either Midtown St. Louis or Ballwin, Missouri.