Coaching Services: Telephone Or Skype
My coaching services are available for individuals and couples. I provide coaching through telephone and Skype, so that you are not limited by travel or time constraints.
Coaching Versus Counseling:
Many people ask me to explain the difference is between “coaching” and “counseling/psychotherapy.” Psychotherapy is an emotionally deeper work which is of great benefit to people/couples with deep emotional traumas or wounds in their life or who have a genetic predisposition for psychiatric disorders such depression and anxiety. Coaching is more for “higher functioning” individuals and couples, perhaps with some insight into their issues and need some education, structure and guidance (coaching) to resolve these issues.
Psychotherapy should only be performed by someone with the appropriate training and state licensure (I am licensed as a Clinical Psychologist, in the State of California, license PSY15487). Coaching is a little less structured and regulated. Psychotherapists may coach, although coaches may not provide psychotherapy. Of course, there are some areas of overlap between coaching and counseling, and when you contact me, by telephone or email, I will be happy to elaborate more and let you know which of my services might best fit your needs.
Couples Coaching:
People enter couples coaching for a number of purposes, based upon the condition of their relationship and their willingness to deal with their issues. Below are some of the major categories I have noticed in couples that I have coached successfully:
- Tune up: the relationship is in fairly good shape and the couple just needs to deal with a few relatively minor issues.
- Prevention: the relationship is relatively new and the couple wishes to avoid problems in the future. Another example of this might be Premarital Counseling, which is also preventative.
- Commitment Assessment/Reassessment: the relationship is stagnant, perhaps there are problems, perhaps it is more like a “roommate” situation. Or, the couple is quite volatile and hurting themselves emotionally. Or the couple have been dating for an extended period of time, yet still haven’t fully committed to the relationship. The couple wants to find out if they really “should” be together.
- Repair: there has been some disruption to the relationship which has caused distance between the partners. Sometimes this is even a positive event, such as the birth of a child. Sometimes, it is something more traumatic, such as an emotional or sexual affair. Whatever the event, the couple desires support in healing and moving back into connection and intimacy.
- Long Distance Relationships: I am beginning to see a growing trend in my practice of couples that live in different cities that wish to work on the issues that the time apart brings up in their relationship. Coaching by telephone or Skype seems to be a very successful way to help these couples.
- Co-Parenting Therapy: the couple, whether currently in a relationship or not, want support in co-parenting their children together. In this case, sometimes working together by conference call (co-parents not in same room together) actually seems to have certain advantages over face-to-face work.
This is not to say that the couple necessarily knows specifically why they are entering counseling or that they even agree upon what they want to achieve. My job is to help you determine your goals and to help you to accomplish them.
Session Structure:
The sessions are generally either 30 minutes or 60 minutes in length, although we can have longer sessions if desired. We may meet weekly or we may meet bi-weekly, depending upon what we agree makes sense for your progress. We may meet more frequently, if the situation necessitates it. We will generally have session together as a couple and not individually, as I am treating you as a couple, not as two individuals.
Couples generally make the most progress when they commit to working on their issues in counseling for a certain minimum period of time, usually at least eight to twelve weeks. Your issues took time to develop and it will certainly take time to improve. Again, I don’t require a time commitment from you, but I do notice that couples that commit to the work seem have a better track record of improving their relationship.
My fee for the Couples Coaching Sessions are $100 for a 30 minute session and $200 for a 60 minute session. I do reserve two reduced fee coaching sessions each week in my schedule to support those who find these fees challenging.
Contact Information:
If what you’ve read seems relevant to you, please contact me so that we can set up a telephone appointment. At that time, we can discuss your needs and find out how I might help you to achieve the results that you are looking for. Please call me at my office telephone number:
310-968-1526
Or, please contact me by filling out the form below:
Singles Coaching:
In addition to working with people with career issues, health issues and existential crises, I also have many individuals who contact me for “singles coaching.” These are not psychiatric patients, but “regular” people who may have a history of unhappy relationships or a pattern of multiple short-term relationships that seem to end for very similar if not identical reasons. Other people have never fully mourned a previous love, and can’t seem to move forward into a new relationship. Some may have difficulties expressing their sexuality in relationships in a healthy way. Some may have sexual identity issues that challenge them.
Is this a relationship pattern that you have experienced before?
- We meet. We have great chemistry. Everything is perfect.
- We become a couple, things are still good. We’re very compatible.
- We get “serious” and consider a long-term commitment.
- We start to argue and fight about things.
- Conflict increases even more. We wonder what we ever saw in each other?
- We breakup.
- A little time goes by, we find someone new (or maybe even, the same person!) and the pattern repeats itself.
In “singles coaching” we work together to understand why previous relationships didn’t last and why current relationships might be having problems. We identify old destructive patterns and learn to let go and heal old relationship pains and frustrations. The end result is to be a happier, healthier person who can create satisfying and fulfilling relationships in the future.
Session Structure:
The sessions are generally 30 or 60 minutes in length, although we can have longer sessions if desired. The first session will most likely be at least 60 minutes long. We will usually meet weekly although we may meet more frequently, if the situation necessitates it. After we have built some momentum and you are experiencing positive results, we may reduce the frequency of our sessions.
Clients generally make the most progress when they commit to working on their issues in counseling for a certain minimum period of time, usually at least eight to twelve weeks. Your issues took time to develop and it will certainly take time to improve. Again, I don’t require a time commitment from you, but I do notice that those who commit to the work seem to have a better track record of improvement.
My fees for the Individual Coaching Sessions are $100 for a 30 minute session and $200 for a 60 minute session. I do reserve two reduced fee coaching sessions each week in my schedule to support those who find these fees challenging.
Contact Information:
If what you’ve read seems relevant to you, please contact me so that we can set up a telephone appointment. At that time, we can discuss your needs and find out how I might help you to achieve the results that you are looking for. Please call me at my office telephone number:
310-968-1526
Or, please contact me by filling out the form below:
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