Brighter Vision

Would you like to thrive in your relationship with yourself, partner, and your children? Do you want to bring back more connection and joy in your life? Looking to grow and thrive in Couplehood and Parenthood?

Main Differences between Life Coaching and Counseling…

Coaching

• Focuses on Potential and Evolving
• Action and Goal Oriented
• Works Mainly on External Issues
• Based on Motivational Models
• Emphasis on Present and Future
• Accountability is Important
• Focuses More on Behaviors and Drive
• Takes a More Directive Approach
• Often Initiated due to Desired Goal to Improve

Counseling

• Focuses on Healing and Understanding
• Insight and Discovery Oriented
• Works Mainly on Internal Issues
• Based on Medical Model
• Emphasis on Present and Future
• Encouragement is Important
• Focuses More on Feelings and Needs
• Takes a More Reflective Approach
• Often Initiated due to a “Presenting Problem”

Life Coaches can…

• Facilitate the exploration of needs, motivations, desires, skills, strengths, and thought processes to assist the individual in making real, lasting change
• Use questioning techniques to facilitate client’s own thought processes in order to identify solutions and actions rather than an entirely directive approach
• Support the client in setting appropriate goals and methods of assessing progress in relation to these goals
• Encourage a commitment to action and the development of lasting personal growth & change
• Maintain unconditional positive regard for the client, which means that the coach is at all times supportive and non-judgemental of the client, their views, lifestyle and aspirations
• Ensure that clients develop personal competencies and do not develop unhealthy dependencies on the coaching relationship
• Encourage clients to continually improve competencies and to develop new developmental alliances where necessary to achieve their goals

Life Coaching Messaging Support

How does messaging support work?

Confidential Messaging Support is designed to be a convenient way to communicate with your counselor/coach regarding your ongoing feelings, needs, goals, struggles, and successes in the effort to promote wellness/growth. The messaging exchanges are completely confidential through an online, secure, HIPAA complaint, and easy to use platform that looks and feels similar to email or texting. Clients can book instant messaging mini-sessions on the my website as needed. Clients can also sign up for weekly or monthly messaging plans where the client may send as many secure messages as they wish throughout the week. The counselor/coach will respond at least once a day as needed with the exception of Sundays. Clients who wish to use secure messaging support must participate in at least one session in person or online a month for the best results.

Download this quick reference regarding Messaging Support Benefits.

Messaging-Support-Benefits

E-Therapy & TeleMental Health

TeleMental Health and Coaching services cannot effectively serve clients with acute mental illness or crisis issues. If you are experiencing a crisis, please contact your local crisis center, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800 273 8255, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency room.