FAQ
How fast can I start working with you?
As soon as you are ready. Just click on the Schedule with Me button above to schedule an online meeting. Our first appointment will be a no-charge discovery call to see if coaching is a good fit for you and/or your organization.
Most of my coaching is done virtually, however if you are in the Denver Area and would like to schedule an in-person appointment please contact me via email at terri@pridaycoaching.com
Most of my coaching is done virtually, however if you are in the Denver Area and would like to schedule an in-person appointment please contact me via email at terri@pridaycoaching.com
How long is a coaching engagement?
Coaching engagements vary depending on the client's goals. The average coaching engagement lasts for six months. Minimally, it takes three months to support the changes that a client makes. Often clients desire coaching agreements that are twelve months to support longer-lasting changes.
What is the difference between Coaching and Therapy?
"Therapy examines the past to help a client cope with the present. Coaching builds on the present to create the future.
Generally, therapists work to move their patient from a state of dysfunction to being a fully functional individual. Often this centers on resolving conflict within the individual or in a relationship, overcoming past issues, healing trauma, and sometimes managing mental illness. Therapy, therefore, must often deal with the past so a patient can exist in the present.
Coaching clients, in contrast, are already working at a functional level. They’re on their feet, they have goals in mind, and it’s the coach’s job to help them see past the inner obstacles holding them back and empower them to take action so they can perform at an optimal level." -iPEC
Generally, therapists work to move their patient from a state of dysfunction to being a fully functional individual. Often this centers on resolving conflict within the individual or in a relationship, overcoming past issues, healing trauma, and sometimes managing mental illness. Therapy, therefore, must often deal with the past so a patient can exist in the present.
Coaching clients, in contrast, are already working at a functional level. They’re on their feet, they have goals in mind, and it’s the coach’s job to help them see past the inner obstacles holding them back and empower them to take action so they can perform at an optimal level." -iPEC
What is the difference between Coaching and Consulting?
"Consultants improve situations; coaches improve people. Clients hire a consultant (an external expert) to help them define their problems and formulate solutions. The consultant is usually viewed as the expert in what needs to be done and may go so far as to implement the solutions they recommend.
In contrast, a coach doesn’t have their own agenda and doesn’t use their personal experiences as a model of success for their client. The coaching methodology views clients as the “experts” in their own lives and businesses. A coach does not tell a client what to do but rather facilitates the client in discovering their own answers. It might seem more expedient to just deliver advice but research shows that people are much more likely to take ownership of and follow through on ideas that are their own and thus, get the outcome they desire." -iPEC
In contrast, a coach doesn’t have their own agenda and doesn’t use their personal experiences as a model of success for their client. The coaching methodology views clients as the “experts” in their own lives and businesses. A coach does not tell a client what to do but rather facilitates the client in discovering their own answers. It might seem more expedient to just deliver advice but research shows that people are much more likely to take ownership of and follow through on ideas that are their own and thus, get the outcome they desire." -iPEC