The role of the coach:

As your coach, my role is to hold space, ask powerful questions, and walk alongside you with curiosity, clarity, and compassion. I’m here to help you slow down, notice patterns, challenge old narratives, and create space for new possibilities.

That might look like:

• Listening deeply—not just to what you say, but how you say it.
• Reflecting back insights or patterns you may not have seen yet.
• Exploring your strengths, values, and goals to help guide your next steps.
• Offering tools, models, or frameworks when helpful—not as prescriptions, but invitations.
• Holding the big picture when things feel messy or unclear.
• Supporting you in taking aligned action, at your own pace and in your own way.

I also maintain clear professional boundaries, honor your privacy, and follow ethical guidelines set by the ICF and PAAC. This is your space, and it’s built around trust, safety, and respect.

The role of the client:

You’re the expert on your life. As the client, your role is to bring what matters most to you into the coaching space—whether it’s a specific goal, a challenge you’re untangling, or a general sense that something needs to shift.

This might include:

• Naming what you’d like to focus on, even if it’s still a little fuzzy.
• Showing up with curiosity about yourself and how your brain works.
• Exploring new perspectives and playing with what feels possible.
• Taking actions (small or big!) that align with your values and capacity.
• Reflecting on what’s working—and what’s not—so we can adjust together.

You don’t have to be “on” or always making “perfect” progress (perfect is a myth). The coaching journey is often messy and non-linear. There’s actually quite a bit happening in the background… This is a co-created space where your honesty, insight, and willingness to experiment are enough. I’m here to support you, but you set the tone, the pace, and the priorities.

What does coaching ask of the client?

Coaching is a collaborative process—but there are a few things it asks of you to make the most of our work together. None of them require you to have it all figured out or to “perform.” What they do require is intention—a willingness to show up and stay curious.

Coaching may invite you to:

• Focus: not on fixing yourself, but on tuning in to what you want, what matters, and what’s getting in the way.
• Observe: patterns in your own thoughts, behaviors, and interactions with others—not to judge, but to understand.
• Listen: to your intuition, your resistance, your values, and the stories you tell yourself.
• Practice Compassion: for yourself and for others–especially when trying new things, facing setbacks, or just navigating a hard day.
• Take Action: at your own pace and in your own way, toward the goals and values that matter most to you. Discomfort can be a sign of growth.
• Stay With It: Persistence over consistency. This work is about recalibration. Progress happens when you are willing to begin again, reorient, and keep going–even when it’s messy.
• Honor Your Feelings: Your emotional truth is welcome here—loud, quiet, messy, or uncertain. We’ll create space to tend to your nervous system and get curious about what your emotions are telling you.
• Practice Responsibility: for your feelings and your actions. This work invites you to non-judgmentally notice your impact, take ownership when harm occurs, and stay in relationship with yourself and others as you move through repair.
  Question Assumptions: especially the ones that say “this is just how things are” or “that’s not possible.”
• Stay Open to Growth: not because you need to “optimize,” but because you deserve a life that fits and feels like yours.
• Embrace Discomfort (With Care): Fear and doubt aren’t always signs to stop—they’re often signals you’re brushing up against a growth edge. Part of our work will be learning how to tell the difference between a challenge and a threat, and how to soothe your nervous system while stretching within your capacity.
• Use Humor: because growth is hard, and laughter heals. Try not to take yourself too seriously. You’re allowed to be both a work in progress and a whole-ass human.
• Be Honest: about what you want, what you need, and what’s possible for you right now (not what you or others think you should want/need).

Most of all, coaching asks that you keep showing up—not perfectly, but authentically. That’s where change begins.