Understanding Coaching

1. What is coaching?
Coaching is a thought-provoking and creative partnership that supports you in discovering and reaching your personal or professional goals. It’s not about fixing—it’s about unlocking what’s already within.

2. What topics can coaching address?
Anything related to growth or clarity—like leadership, work-life balance, communication, emotional resilience, self-worth, career, or purpose.

3. Do I need a problem to start coaching?
Not at all. Coaching is for people who want to grow, gain clarity, or explore change—not just for those feeling stuck.

How Coaching Works

4. What happens during a coaching session?
You bring a topic. The coach listens deeply, asks reflective questions, and supports your thinking. Speaking things out loud can already shift your perspective. Some insights arrive immediately—others unfold days, weeks, or even months later. Coaching isn’t just about the session—it’s about what it sets in motion.

5. Is coaching a one-time conversation or a process?
Coaching is a process, not a quick fix. Real change takes time and commitment. While one session can spark insight, sustainable growth usually happens over several conversations, with time to reflect, apply, and integrate.

6. Is coaching a guarantee for success?
No. Coaching creates space for growth, not guaranteed results. Change happens in your own time and way. Your success depends on your personal engagement, not instant breakthroughs.

Why Coaching Works

7. What makes coaching so powerful?

Coaching works because the input doesn’t come to you—it comes from you.

When clarity, ideas, and direction emerge from within, you’re more likely to trust them—and act on them. It’s your insight. Your motivation. Your momentum.

Coaching strengthens your self-awareness, supports intentional decision-making, and helps you move unconscious patterns into conscious choices. Sometimes, a shift happens in the moment. Sometimes, it’s one question that echoes for weeks.

You don’t need to be fixed—you need space to hear yourself.
That’s where coaching begins.

The Coaching Relationship

8. Do I need to feel a connection with my coach?
Yes. Trust and connection are essential for coaching to work. You choose how deep you want to go—and that only happens when you feel safe and supported. That’s why we offer a free discovery session: so we can meet each other, see if we’re a good fit, and build the foundation together.

9. Who is responsible for the outcomes?
You are. The coach provides support, structure, and reflection—but it’s your process. You decide what to explore, what actions to take, and how to integrate what you learn. The most powerful insights often come between sessions.

10. What ethical standards do coaches follow?
Professional coaches adhere to the ICF Code of Ethics, ensuring confidentiality, respect, and professionalism. Read more: ICF Code of Ethics

11. What kind of commitment does coaching require from me?
Honesty, openness, and effort. Coaching works best when you show up fully, stay curious, and take ownership of your journey.

What Coaching Is Not

12. Is coaching like therapy?
No. Therapy addresses emotional or psychological healing, often focusing on the past. Coaching is future-oriented, supports goal-setting, and is not designed to treat mental health issues.

13. What if I need emotional or mental health support?
If you are experiencing trauma, depression, or other mental health challenges, coaching is not a substitute. You should seek support from licensed professionals. Coaching can complement, but not replace, therapy.

14. What’s the difference between coaching, mentoring, and consulting?

• Mentoring = sharing wisdom and advice based on experience
• Consulting = analyzing problems and offering expert solutions
• Coaching = empowering you to find your own answers through reflection and conversation

15. Can I combine coaching with therapy or mentoring?
Yes. Coaching can work alongside therapy or mentoring, as long as you’re clear about the focus of each and communicate openly with all professionals involved.

Is Coaching Right for Me?

16. When is coaching helpful?
Coaching can support you if you're:

• Experiencing work-related stress or overload
• Facing a transition or difficult decision
• Wanting more purpose or clarity
• Feeling misaligned in work or life
• Seeking personal development or leadership growth
• Reconnecting with your values and potential

17. What are signs that coaching might not be right for me right now?
Coaching may not be suitable if you:

• Are looking for expert advice
• Prefer being told what to do - directive approach
• Want someone to solve problems for you
• Need emotional validation or crisis intervention
• Are suffering from depression or trauma