What is Integral Coaching?

• Woman’s Encore is an integral approach to coaching which means we touch on all aspects of you as a human being—your relationship to significant other people, your environment, your physical self and your presence in the wider community.

• We explore an issue from a variety of perspectives—how you think about it, feel about it, and sense it physically—to better understand where you are now and how you see yourself in the world.

• We work on developing new skills to help you better respond to the challenges you are having in your life.

How is coaching different from therapy?

• Psychotherapy is generally based on a medical model and focuses on the past, healing old wounds and dealing with personal problems that need to be analyzed and solved.

• Life coaching is about helping you make choices and take action rather than being stuck in indecision.

• Life coaching is about cultivating the skills and talents you already possess to help you move forward.

What is my role in our coaching relationship?

• My role is to be your confidante and your champion.

• I am committed to listening deeply and guiding our conversations; the topics and content of our sessions will be directed by you.

• I will be making recommendations for practices and self-reflection that I feel will help you gain clarity and a greater understanding of your current way of being in the world.

What is your role in our coaching relationship?

• Your role is to work in collaboration with me to help you nurture your strengths and enhance your capacity to make the choices that will move your forward.

• To do this you will need to commit your time, be willing to share your feelings with me on-going, try new practices and alert me to discoveries and challenges as they occur.