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Breast Cancer Support Coaching Services ► Individual Coaching via Telephone Free, no obligation introductory session. This free 30-minute telephone session gives you the opportunity to ask me questions, explore how coaching might benefit you, and identify the areas of your life where you need the most support. The goal of this session is to determine if we are a good match to partner together to meet your needs. Start now with your FREE introductory session. The typical coaching process If you make the decision to work with me, I will next ask that you complete and return to me a questionnaire providing me with background information that will help me understand your unique situation. This questionnaire will provide me with insight to your overall situation so that, together, we can assess your personal needs and concerns and develop an action plan that will start to bring immediate relief from your most pressing issues. Through regularly scheduled telephone sessions we will collaborate to help you sort out, prioritize, and manage your immediate and long term needs. For each session, you will choose the focus of conversation based on your needs at that time. As your coach it is my job to listen, contribute observations, ask questions, provide information and guidance when appropriate, nudge, challenge, support, and encourage you throughout your journey with breast cancer. A typical coaching agreement includes three or four telephone sessions per month, of 30, 45, or 60 minute duration. Your individual situation will determine the length and frequency of sessions. You may want additional short check-in calls between sessions. I also offer, at no additional cost, email support between sessions. We will typically schedule our calls for the same time and day of each week. Given the emotional and urgent nature of a cancer diagnosis and the need to act quickly sometimes, we can be flexible about the frequency of calls. There may be periods throughout your treatment and recovery when you may desire more than one session per week. We will frequently assess your needs and make adjustments as necessary. Flexibility will allow us to design a program to suit your changing needs. At the end of every session, you will come away with a plan of action. Your unique action plan may include specific steps to take, homework to practice new skills, a plan for creating time for fun activities, or a list of questions for your medical team. ► Research Services If you are interested in learning more about your type of breast cancer and your treatment options, we can arrange for me to conduct the research for you and I will email the results to you. We can also arrange time to discuss my findings. There is a separate fee for this service. At no time will I offer a medical diagnosis or plan of treatment. ► Face-to-Face Support Services Depending on where you live, we can arrange for more personal, one-on-one contact. This service would be arranged on an as-needed basis, and could include face-to-face meetings or transportation and accompaniment to medical visits. Additional fees would apply and be arranged for in advance of our visit. Your commitment to the coaching process Be prepared for each session. Before each session, spend ten to fifteen minutes quietly preparing for your call. I suggest you jot down a few key issues that you want to discuss during that session. Also, complete any assignments from the previous session. If I have asked you to email something to me before the session, please try to do so twenty-four hours in advance of our session. Keep your commitment to the established schedule. I request that you make our scheduled coaching sessions a priority. On the rare occasion when you may need to reschedule, I request that you notify me 48 hours in advance. It is optimal to commit to a minimum of three to six months of coaching in order to achieve substantial benefit. Many coaching agreements last for a significantly longer period, but each situation is unique and contracts will be negotiated according to your needs and desired results. Be willing to experiment with new ideas, beliefs, and approaches. |
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