When deciding where to go for help, it is important to find a provider that is a good fit for your personality, values, and personal goals. It is also important to choose a provider whose approach to care is comfortable for you. We understand that our approach may be a good fit for some people and may not work for others. Before beginning services, we will work with you to figure out whether our approach is a good match for your needs and preferences. While it's not possible to fully describe the experience of counseling or coaching, here are some things you can expect from us:

• Focus on the Present and Future: It is important to understand your past and what lead-up to you seeking our services, but we will spend much of our time talking about what's happening in the here-and-now and how that may connect to your future goals. 

• Focus on Behavior Change: Talking through your problems is helpful, but we believe that growth requires change; so expect us to suggest changes in behavior and routines that may help you feel better and grow in a positive direction.  

• Focus on Agency: Bad things happen in life that are beyond our control, but we believe in the power of choosing your response to what you can't control and taking responsibility for what you can.    

• Focus on Values: Mindlessly following rules or letting someone else control your life is a good way to feel like you're just going through the motions, following someone else's plan. Charting your own course requires understanding and activating your personal values..     

• Focus on Meaning and Purpose: Without a 'why', the 'what' and the 'how' don't really matter. To fully activate your values you need to know why, and to what end. There are two facts of existence: we are born and we will die. What are you going to do with the time you have?    

 

If this approach resonates with you, feel free to reach out. We'll talk through the problems you're trying to tackle, goals you want to achieve, and whether our approach will help you get from here to there.