Is coaching the right fit right now?

Coaching helps with some things and not others. This takes about two minutes and is designed to point you to the right kind of support, even when that support is not me.

Nothing you enter is sent anywhere or stored. This is not an assessment, a screening, or a diagnosis.

Part 1. Goals, action, and direction

Check the ones that sound like you.

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Part 2. Coping, adjustment, and life transitions

Check the ones that sound like you.

Checked in Part 2:

Where did most of your checks fall?

Choose one to see what it suggests.

Coaching is designed for this.

Coaching is forward-looking, goal-directed, and practical. It assumes a stable footing and works on where you want to go and what is getting in the way.

You would spend sessions clarifying goals, understanding your own motivation, building routines, and staying accountable. This is the work I do.

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Coaching may help, and counseling may serve you better right now.

These are real and common concerns, and they sit in an area where coaching and counseling overlap. Coaching can be useful when you are managing a transition and want structure and forward motion. Counseling is the better choice when what you most need is to process difficult feelings with a licensed professional. Many people do one and then the other.

If you are unsure, book a free introductory conversation. Part of what that conversation is for is working out whether I am the right person, and saying so if I am not.

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Start with the introductory conversation.

An even split usually means the picture is genuinely mixed rather than that the tool failed. Twenty minutes of conversation will sort it out faster than any checklist.

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One thing coaching is not for

Coaching is not treatment, and it is not the right starting point if you are dealing with a mental health condition, with the effects of trauma, or with symptoms that are getting in the way of daily life.

That is not a judgement about the difficulty of what you are facing. It is about what kind of professional is trained and licensed to help with it. A licensed clinician is the right first step, and they can tell you whether coaching makes sense alongside or afterward.

I say this as someone whose research background is in exactly this territory. It is precisely why I am careful about the line.

If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, please contact a licensed professional now. In the United States, call or text 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, at any time. Outside the United States, contact your local emergency number.