How Coaching Works

What is Coaching?

Coaching is a collaborative relationship between coach and client that facilitates the process of change to achieve outcomes that indicate personal effectiveness, fulfillment and satisfaction. The coach is often termed the “catalyst” that partners with a client in the process of transformation and personal development. A coach has acquired specialized training from a recognized Accredited Coaching Institute or Professional School. In addition to coach specific training, a coach’s background and expertise in other areas often compliments their coaching style and uniqueness. A Coach practices within professional guidelines and ethics utilizing acquired skills and knowledge with regard to core competencies, values, models and principles.

Coaching focuses on what the client is presenting with today and leveraging areas of strength and insight to successfully move toward desirable future-oriented goals or state of being. Coaches work with individuals and teams who are prepared to commit to the process of ‘becoming’ and ‘being’ to act in their best interest and impact the quality of their lives or family/work environments.

How coaching works?

On an individual basis, the client contracts with a coach for a specified period of time (typically a minimum of 3 months so that a relationship is established and the clients can work toward goals, witnessing and monitoring their own progress and change). In general, clients meet with their coach 3-4 times per month for 30-60 minute sessions. Sessions often occur by phone-‘tele-coaching’ and or in-person. Coaching starts with an intake session and progresses with weekly sessions. A monthly investment with a coach can be tailored to the individual budget and standard Canadian coaching fees average from $300-500/ month.