Overview:
As
Co-Active Coaches, we listen to your needs and design a dynamic plan
with each individual client. We have lots of tools in our tool kit,
but not every tool is useful for every client.
Some
clients love having deadlines, goals, and strong accountability.
Other clients don’t want that at all; they want to work on
their perspectives and increase their personal power. Still other
clients want to gain a stronger sense of freedom, confidence, and
joy. In other words, there are as many ways to work with a coach
as there are clients!
One-on-One
Coaching:
Also known as personal coaching or life coaching. If you are in transition, feeling
overwhelmed, stuck, or perhaps are just wondering how good life could be, this
might be for you.
We
start with a half-hour complimentary sample session, to make sure
that this is the right fit. If it feels like another coach or professional
might serve you better, we will happily refer you to them. We have
no interest in trying to “talk you into” working with
us.
Once
we do decide to work together, we will set up a Discovery Session.
It’s
a two-hour session (two one-hour sessions when done on the phone),
where we establish where you are now and where you want to go,
then we consciously design how we are going to work together.
From
there we will meet regularly to celebrate your successes, overcome
your doubts and fears, and look at what your next steps are. Most clients
like to meet on the phone 2-3 times per month for 30 to 45 minute sessions.
Some people prefer in-person appointments. Rates vary depending on
the coaching time, and that will all be designed in advance. No surprises.
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Relationship
or Team Coaching:
Whether you are a business partnership, a married couple, or a corporate
team, this might be for you.
What
makes this different than individual coaching, besides the fact
that there is more than one of you, is that we do something a little
unusual. We listen for and work with the ‘voice
of the third entity.’ What’s
that? Think of a relationship in your life, perhaps with your brother
or a friend. When we coach a relationship, we are focusing on what
your relationship wants and needs, not so much on what the individuals
in the relationship want. The good news is that the individuals in
the system are usually much more satisfied when the relationship itself
has a voice.
We
are course leaders for the Center for Right Relationship (at the
Coaches Training Institute) which draws on research from John Gottman,
and the work of Arnold Mindell, among others.
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Executive
Coaching:
Lots of people that call themselves executive coaches are actually
business consultants or therapists that are now working inside corporations.
If you need information, advice, or have a challenge in functioning,
one of those directions would be great to go in.
We
use Co-Active Coaching (see One-on-One Coaching) in our work with
CEOs and other corporate honchos. Frequently, a CEO or VP does not
really need more information or advice. What they often want is a sounding
board; someone who opens up their perspectives and give them new ways
to see a situation. That’s what we
do.
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Coaching Training:
As Leaders for the Coaches Training Institute (CTI),
we train people in Co-Active Coaching skills both in public courses
and inside corporations. For more info go to: www.thecoaches.com
The
Coaches Studio: Coaching Artistry and Advanced Training for the already
Certified Coach
New
in 2006, Cynthia Loy Darst, MCC has begun to offer a five-month program
for Certified Coaches—mainly for those that have already
been coaching for some time.
It
starts with a private assessment with Cynthia of your coaching skills
to clarify your strengths and weaknesses as a coach, to help you nip
bad habits in the bud, and point you in directions you may have forgotten
about.
If you would like to know more please email Cynthia@theinspirationpoint.com
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