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Personal Life CoachingCoaching is a field that has recently gained much attention. Although most people are familiar with athletic coaching, where an expert in a particular sport helps athletes achieve their highest potential, other forms of coaching are less well known. Personal and corporate coaches focus on helping one identify goals, barriers to achieving his or her goals and assist in facilitating progress toward these goals. A corporate coach may act as a consultant to one or several employees of an organization in an effort to improve the functioning and productivity of that organization. A personal life coach may work with an individual on setting goals, discovering factors that interfere with the attainment of those goals, and developing methods of dealing effectively with these issues. The coach is a guide whose discussions with the client tend to focus less on detailed aspects of one's history and more on the current set of circumstances and how they may influence one's future. People who are motivated to change or improve their lives often appreciate the less stigmatizing nature of the coaching process and do not have the same concerns with diagnosis or confidentiality dilemmas that insurance involvement or state regulations bring. Although being a coach does not currently require any formal background in psychology or related fields, a trained mental health practitioner is able to bring many additional and valuable skills to the coaching process. Dr. Russow has been in the field of psychology for over 28 years and has assisted many people in ways that are now referred to as personal and corporate coaching. Past concerns are addressed when they are relevant to one's current goals but the basic focus of the coaching is on various methods, techniques, and recommendations that will help one to achieve what is truly desired for a chosen path. These suggestions may range from pragmatic to abstract depending upon the particular goal and dynamics. Most insurance plans do not cover coaching services. Sessions tend to be on a weekly basis with a renewable monthly agreement to continue for as long as is appropriate. |
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