I use an evidence-based and value-focused approach in my decision coaching. The focus of our work will always be your decision situation. I will not try to change you or turn you into a better person (nor will I try to change your partner, co-workers, etc.). Rather, we will work together to find solutions to your decision problems, based on your goals and values, whatever those are.
Steps Along the Way Include:
- Clarifying your core goals and values
- Searching creatively for non-obvious solutions
- Evaluating your options
- Dealing with trade-offs, risks and uncertainties
- Implementing plans to achieve goals
Throughout this process, I use decision-aiding tools that were developed on a scientific basis and designed to enhance both our creativity and our rationality. I employ counseling methods from different schools of thought that are evidence-based and have been proven effective for supporting decisions and achieving goals. (Examples: mindfulness-based, CBT, ACT, value focused, paradoxical, motivational interviewing, creative thinking and problem-solving techniques.) I also draw from findings in behavioral economics, such as choice architecture and neuropsychology.
For career and productivity coaching, we usually start with an in-depth assessment of your situation and goals and continue with problem-solving and developing new work strategies and habits that work for you. A coaching package also includes ongoing support, including phone or email check-ins between sessions.
As a by-product of our work on your current decisions, you will be able to build a toolkit for effective decision-making and goal achievement, and transfer those skills to other aspects of your life.
My Specialties:
- Career choice and development
- Business and leadership decisions
- Productivity and time management; goal achievement
- Change and transitions; moves; retirement
- Creative thinking and problem solving
- Team decisions
- Unconventional/non-traditional relationships
- Alternative lifestyles
I work with individuals as well as with groups and organizations who want to address challenging issues together.
Are you ready to start, or would you like to chat with me first? Schedule your first coaching session or a phone call with me.
What I Will Not Do in My Counseling Practice:
- My practice excludes assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. In other words, I do not diagnose or treat pathologies, e.g., as listed on the DSM-V.
- I will not give you content advice on what to do in your decision situation. The responsibility of how you are following through on your decision is entirely yours.
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