COACHING FAQ
You may not be familiar with what to expect from coaching. In fact, most of my clients have never worked with a coach before. Below I've responded to a few frequent questions to give you a sense of what you'll experience if you choose to work with me.
What topics can I work on with a coach?
Here are a few topics that clients have brought to me, in their own words:
Here are a few topics that clients have brought to me, in their own words:
- "Considering switching from academia to industry"
- "Understanding how I work"
- "Struggling to find a path in the private sector"
- "How to get an interview at major Tech companies?"
- "Narrowing down my career choices"
- "Finding the voice that overrides the fear and allows me to go out and explore"
- "Not having focus on my next step or what I’d like to do"
- "Find my clear career plan and passion"
- "Understanding how stress affects my behavior day to day"
- "I am afraid of leaving my comfort zone"
How long will we work together? How many sessions will I need?
Typically, I've found that 3 months of sustained effort is the minimum needed to create any substantive personal growth. By speaking with me either weekly or twice monthly, you'll be able to set out areas where you want to make a change and I'll be able to help build accountability in making that change happen. Clients who work with me for 6 months or longer get to deepen their self-awareness and understanding of how to create change in their own lives.
Typically, I've found that 3 months of sustained effort is the minimum needed to create any substantive personal growth. By speaking with me either weekly or twice monthly, you'll be able to set out areas where you want to make a change and I'll be able to help build accountability in making that change happen. Clients who work with me for 6 months or longer get to deepen their self-awareness and understanding of how to create change in their own lives.
Walk me through the nuts and bolts. How will we connect?
I connect with clients over the phone or via online videoconferencing to learn more about you and your goals from coaching. If we both feel there is a good fit, then we design expectations and a target cadence to connect in service of your goals. I require a minimum of 8 sessions for new clients to ensure that folks are committed to carving out time to see through progress towards their goals. At the end of each session, we will identify homework for you to experiment with new approaches and mindsets between sessions. The space we create will be safe and non-judgmental while also challenging you to push the edges of your comfort zone to create opportunities for growth.
I connect with clients over the phone or via online videoconferencing to learn more about you and your goals from coaching. If we both feel there is a good fit, then we design expectations and a target cadence to connect in service of your goals. I require a minimum of 8 sessions for new clients to ensure that folks are committed to carving out time to see through progress towards their goals. At the end of each session, we will identify homework for you to experiment with new approaches and mindsets between sessions. The space we create will be safe and non-judgmental while also challenging you to push the edges of your comfort zone to create opportunities for growth.
Why should I work with you? What differentiates you as a coach?
Having made substantive change in my own life, I really enjoy connecting with folks who are at crossroads themselves. Beyond my own life experience, my training as a Co-Active Coach allows me to draw on the strengths of that model. Clients often choose to work with me because of my past experience in academia and Tech industry. They don't have to explain as much context because I have worked in those settings myself. You can read what my clients have to say about working with me on the Testimonials page.
Having made substantive change in my own life, I really enjoy connecting with folks who are at crossroads themselves. Beyond my own life experience, my training as a Co-Active Coach allows me to draw on the strengths of that model. Clients often choose to work with me because of my past experience in academia and Tech industry. They don't have to explain as much context because I have worked in those settings myself. You can read what my clients have to say about working with me on the Testimonials page.
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