Coaching
for Authenticity & Joy
I coach pastor’s wives and ministry professionals to let go of old stories and expectations that are keeping them stuck so they can make space for a truer story to take shape; one that allows them to live with authenticity, grace, and joy.
Coaching FAQs
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Coaching provides a fresh perspective on your current context. You get to work together with someone who can both walk alongside you and help you to consider possibilities and questions that may provide new hope and creativity. You get to step back and take a moment to consider a new way forward, one that might feel more aligned to who you are becoming and how you want to be in the world.
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Coaching can help with a wide variety of issues, including (but not limited to):
Trauma recovery
Post traumatic growth
Loneliness
Compassion Fatigue
Ministry overwhelm
Feeling trapped
Spiritual confusion and uncertainty
Faith deconstruction
Religious trauma
Spiritual abuse
Vocation discernment
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Coaching is mainly about helping you to flourish in your life and ministry, finding solutions and moving forward. It includes looking at the past, present and future with an eye to optimizing your present moment.
There is a lot of overlap with therapy but therapy is more appropriate when you are looking for a diagnosis and medical treatment. Both are confidential but therapy has more boundaries in place because of regulatory boards that are intended to protect both therapist and client. Coaching is typically briefer and more targeted.
As a coach/practitioner, I will not diagnose or provide medical treatment for any issues you may be experiencing. I will, however, apply everything I have learned about how healing works (through my education, trainings and experiences) to help you recover and thrive in your life.
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I offer coaching in packages of 6 sessions at a time. These packages can be paid for in one lump sum or divided into a payment plan, as outlined on my booking site.
I include in between session communication through a protected messaging system and a client portal that keeps all notes and communication together in one place for easy reference and to keep us both on track.
I outline what clients can generally expect from each block of six sessions (on my booking page), with the caveat that different issues may require different amounts of time together.
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I am gentle, collaborative and good humored. I believe in the healing power of laughter and even when working on extremely serious issues, we will find ways to laugh together. I will help you look at your whole life system (both external and internal) and consider how all the parts either work together or need to be changed or updated in some way to support you better. And, I will help you take tangible steps to make that happen.
What Can I Expect?
This is the basic flow of the stages I coach clients through. Each stage takes around 4 - 6 sessions, but can be variably shorter or longer, depending on each person’s unique journey. I currently sell coaching in packages of 6 sessions.
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Perspective
We’ll consider the stories you have been believing in your life; the stories that have made up who you are and that are contributing to keeping you stuck. We’ll work together to make space for something truer and more life giving to take root and grow.
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Re-story
Building on your new perspective, we’ll consider where you have been and where you want to go. I’ll help you to craft a new story that feels truer to your experiences, beliefs, and values.
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Establish
We’ll create a system of habits and practices to support your new story to enable you to walk through the now open door, into your new life. I’ll coach you as you seek to make changes that will align with your new and truest story.
“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are. Choosing authenticity means cultivating the courage to be imperfect, to set boundaries, and to allow ourselves to be vulnerable; exercising the compassion that comes from knowing that we are all made of strength and struggle; and nurturing the connection and sense of belonging that can only happen when we believe that we are enough. ”