First, I offer both Homeschool Coaching and Health Coaching for both moms and teens. For teens, it often looks like life coaching around motivation, fears/anxiety, body image, or social issues. But, I do offer health coaching for teens as well.
What is the difference between coaching, a therapist, and a consultant, you might ask?
A consultant is an expert who asks you a lot of questions and then tells you what to do or teaches you what will work for your needs. A physician is a type of consultant, for example. She will often dump a bunch of “should’s” in your lap without telling you how.
A therapist and a coach have a lot in common. However, a coach cannot diagnose mental health disorders, such as clinical depression or PTSD. Some other differences include the fact that a therapist often helps you explore your past–why you are the way are and have the struggles you have. They use a variety of methods to help you process and heal from those memories or traumatic events. I like to highlight the differences between a therapist and coach by saying the following:
A therapist takes you back to where you were to find answers to your now, but a coach acknowledges your past as a factor in your now along the way to discovering how to move you into your best future.
A coach believes that you already have the answers to your questions because you are the expert on your life and body. She believes in your resourcefulness, creativity, and knowledge and she guides you through a process of discovering those hidden answers. She will help you uncover obstacles, set and attain goals, reveal and dispel limiting beliefs, and ultimately, help you achieve your fullest potential. (Sometimes a health coaching session can include some consultation elements, but this is only with your permission and is offered as one possibility among many. For example, because I am also trained in botanical medicine, I will tell you about herbal, nutritional, and essential oil resources for your goals, if you wish.)
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Why hire a coach?
Well, do you feel like you’ve been spinning your wheels?
Have you done lots of research and tried all.the.things. only to end up frustrated, exhausted, and feeling like a failure?
Do you start…and then fall off the wagon…and then try something else….and then fall off the wagon?
Have you spent tons of money on things that end up in the trash?
Are you beginning to feel that it is hopeless?
A coach comes alongside you without judgement and walks up that mountain with you so you successfully reach the top this time.
Why would you hire me?
Homeschool Coaching
I have been homeschooling 20+ years, most of them embracing Christian unschooling. However, I am also familiar with all the other styles of homeschooling and have reviewed many, many different homeschooling products. I have also taught kids in homeschool co-ops. So, I can help you discover what will work for your family.
I am also one of the few homeschool veterans with extensive experience with special needs and how to manage them. I have two daughters and two sons and all of them have special needs. These special needs include: ADHD, Asperger’s, severe dyslexia, anxiety, sensory processing disorder, language disorders, food allergies, and dysregulation. Because I have experience homeschooling both girls and boys and probably the most common learning challenge–ADHD–I know how it feels and can help you cope. Together, we can discover what will work best for your special kids.
And finally, while the road has been bumpy for a couple of my kids, they have all moved into adulthood with grace. Two of my graduates are successfully completing college degrees while they work, one has risen to a supervisory role at his place of employment, and my last child is completing high school.
Health and Wellness Coaching
First, no one should be offering health and wellness coaching without training. So, if you have come across anyone doing so, run away! I say this because a health coach should know signs of early diabetes, heart issues, and other serious conditions and be able to refer appropriately. Only a trained professional can do that.
My background and training includes:
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, minor Biology, Dominican University
- Masters in Herbology from School of Natural Healing
- Level 1 NAHA certified Aromatherapist
- Level 2 NAHA Professional Aromatherapist training in progress, Sedona Aromatics
- Advanced Certificate in Essential Oil Energetics, ITHMA
- MSHHP candidate, Pacific College of Health and Science
- FMCC candidate, Functional Medicine Coaching Academy
In addition to my training in botanical medicine and my current additional training, I bring a Christian perspective and my personal experience with fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivities and extensive food allergies, digestive issues, and sleep challenges. I know your pain, my friend. I have been there and have come out. I can help you heal, too.
Homeschool Coaching Package
3 month package
I only offer one package because it is hard to see results in only one session and seldom does it take longer than three months to see positive change. If you desire a single session, that can be arranged. Homeschool coaching is great for those just getting started with homeschooling because it can save you a lot of money on unused curriculum and save your sanity!
If you’ve been homeschooling for a bit and it’s been frustrating for you, coaching might be the answer to helping you find a better way to homeschool.
What you get:
- 1 full hour for the first session
- 5 additional bi-weekly sessions at 30 minutes each (for a total of six sessions)
- Assessments
- Bi-weekly action steps
- Plan tailored to your family
- 6 month anniversary follow-up call
Price: $200 one time payment due before the first session.
Teen Life Coaching Packages
3 month package
This package is great for the teen who simply struggles to get motivated or who is afraid for the future and needs help with sorting out who they are and what they want. Note: With teens, we meet weekly.
What you get:
- 1 full hour for the first session
- 11 additional weekly sessions at 30 minutes each (for a total of 12 sessions)
- Assessments
- Weekly action steps
- Plan tailored to your teen
- 6 month anniversary follow-up call
Price: $375 one time payment due before the first session.
6 month package
This is the package for the teen with body image issues, social issues, or more ingrained fears. It takes a while to change destructive thought patterns, limiting beliefs, and bad habits. And, it takes a while to see satisfying, sustainable, lasting change. But, your teen is worth it! 24 weekly sessions.
What you get:
- 1 full hour for the first session
- 23 additional weekly sessions at 30 minutes each (for a total of 24 sessions)
- Assessments
- Weekly action steps
- Plan tailored to your teen
- 12 month anniversary follow-up call
Price: $750 in one or two installments, due before session one and twelve.
Health Coaching Packages for Adults & Teens
Health coaching requires specialized training in the human body, disease patterns, functional medicine, and more. Therefore, health coaching packages cost more than homeschooling or teen life coaching packages.
Just as a therapist generally costs $100/hour, a health coach costs about the same.