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FAQs
Do I need a coach or a therapist? What's the difference?
While there can be overlap concerning issues that both life coaches and therapists can address with clients, one general difference is that psychotherapy tends to spend more time delving into the past to help diagnose and treat mental health symptoms and issues, whereas life coaching focuses on more immediate behavioral changes and current mindset to ambitiously move towards future life goals.
Trauma coaching seeks to identify and shift lingering mental and physical habits that impair clients' ability to achieve their life goals regarding family, occupation, and relationships. Life and trauma coaching are not suitable for the treatment and management of serious mental health conditions.
How do I get the most out of my coaching experiences?
Motivation... prioritization... more motivation... and more prioritization!
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There are likely many things necessary to achieve the successes you seek. Progress may require an immediate shift in mindset and attitude, or it may require changing physical habits by adopting novel behaviors. Progress may at times require diligently introspecting, clarifying, and refining concepts discussed in sessions.
Throughout each of these, it is the motivation of the client that drives progress... if your coaching experience is not prioritized, it will offer limited success. A motivated client, on the other hand, with a competent coach can resemble a fast-moving freight train that is difficult to stop!
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What is Coach Ellender's particular style of coaching?
Coach Ellender values openness, guidance, rational objectivity, empathy, structure, and precision within coaching relationships. If you need encouraging words, you will have them. If you want more specific guidance, we will work together to define smart options for forward movement. If you need to slow down a minute to address something serious or tedious, we will patiently give that issue its due attention.
What is a realistic timeline for a successful coaching experience?
The total timeline is absolutely client-specific and based on their personal goals, life circumstances, and motivation. Some goals can be achieved within weeks or months, whereas others may require 1-2 years of collaboration.
Coaching relationships typically start off with weekly or bi-monthly sessions that reduce over time once positive momentum has been established. Individual sessions are typically 60-minutes long, although coaching intensives offer rapid progress with extended sessions of hours-long duration. Additionally, there can be texting and email communications between sessions to 'check-in' or collaborate on session assignments.
What types of clients does Ernest typically work with?
Coach Ellender enjoys working with a broad variety of motivated people from diverse backgrounds who are dedicated to making positive changes for themselves. This includes teens and adults of all races, religions, and sexual orientations/identities, as well as those struggling with addictions or who were formerly incarcerated.