Question 1

What is life or personal coaching?

Accepted Answer

The International Coaching Federation describes coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking, creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. It's sometimes called life coaching or personal coaching. Coaching helps you reach your goals through powerful conversations designed to spark new thinking, improve performance, create focus and directional clarity, and enhance your quality of life.

Question 2

What return can a leader receive from coaching?

Accepted Answer

With leaders, the focus is on leveraging your strengths, uncovering roadblocks, and targeting the areas you most want to address so you can reach your goals more effectively. Clients also benefit from proven best practices and from what's working — or not — for the many other leaders being coached. Confidentiality is paramount, and care is always taken never to share details that could identify a leader, organization, or situation.

Question 3

How can coaching support change?

Accepted Answer

You carry ambitions, goals, concerns, and challenges that many other leaders share. Coaching can be the catalyst that shifts the trajectory of your life — bringing change, an improved quality of life, and clearer career direction in new and innovative ways.

Question 4

Is coaching confidential?

Accepted Answer

What happens in our sessions stays in our sessions. Coaching is conducted within the ICF Code of Ethics. Your trust is valued, and every precaution is taken to safeguard it.

Question 5

How often are sessions held?

Accepted Answer

We meet weekly, biweekly, or monthly. These frequencies have proven to yield the greatest returns when it comes to lasting change.

Question 6

How long is a normal session?

Accepted Answer

A typical session runs 60 to 90 minutes.

Question 7

Where and how do sessions take place?

Accepted Answer

To keep coaching as convenient as possible, several options are available. Sessions can be held in person at the Lebanon, PA office or another agreed-upon location, or virtually over Zoom or WhatsApp video, or by phone.

Question 8

What happens during a coaching session?

Accepted Answer

As your coach, I give full attention to what you say, how you say it, and what you leave out, then reflect it back so you can recognize the truth in your own words. You are the expert on what you're hoping to achieve. My expertise is in the techniques that help you get there. I won't tell you what to do — instead I listen, advocate, and ask powerful questions. This collaboration creates a safe, confidential space of support and accountability that strengthens your alignment with the steps needed for success.

Question 9

What communication is available between sessions?

Accepted Answer

You're welcome to check in any time to share breakthroughs, successes, insights, or challenges by email, text, or phone as agreed. If you'd like, you can complete and send a brief pre-session assessment to identify challenges, opportunities, and the focus for the next session.

Question 10

How can a client end a coaching engagement?

Accepted Answer

You may choose to end our work at any time. A week's notice is helpful so your coach can prepare a final session focused on review and closure — but ultimately, the decision is always yours.

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