Is coaching the same at therapy?

No. Coaching focuses on the present and future, wheras therapy focuses on past experiences and emotional healing. Coaching can be complimentary to therapy, helping you to implement changes into your daily life. Coaching provides a safe space to explore thoughts, habits, challenges, and patterns. 

 

How does coaching work?

Coaching helps you make a plan to make change. Together we identify and clarify your goals, develop steps that are realistic and achievable, and provide accountability and follow through. Momentum coaching begins with a complimentary initial consultation, to ensure we are a good fit for each other. Our first session is where I truly get to know who you are and what you hope to gain from coaching. We explore your successes, challenges, past experiences, and lifestyle. During this first session we create a coaching plan. Each subsequent session tackles one facet of your goal, going in-depth to identify a small change for you to implement. Between sessions I follow up to see how you are doing and provide accountability.

 

How do you offer mental health coaching?

Coaching is a tool to develop, practice, and implement behaviors to help you adapt and overcome challenges in daily life. Although I have a psychology background, I am NOT qualified to diagnose or medically treat these conditions. I DO understand the challenges that come with neurodivergence, mood and behavioral differences. Coaching provides methods and support to address some of these challenges, from engaging with others, building empathy, understanding social cues, or channeling intrusive thoughts (to name a few).

 

Can you give me a meal and workout plan? Just tell me what to do!

I wish it was this simple. Meal and workout plans are so accessible, yet very difficult to actually adhere to. We've all tried diets and exercise programs, only to lose motivation before returning to our comfortable old habits. This is where coaching comes in! Our focus is to create a lifestyle where diet and exercise become your natural default.