• Dear Client,

    Welcome to coaching! I am excited to be working with you in this process.  Coaching is all about getting you where you want to be through personal exploration, goal setting, and action steps.  It is my pleasure to work with motivated clients such as you as a partner, but please know that I view you as the expert on you.  Although I will be educating you about the principles of recovery developed over many years by Mark and Debbie Laaser, the coaching process is about you leading the way by defining your own goals, developing your own definition of success, and helping me to support you on this journey. I have nearly two decades of experience in recovery from my own sexual addiction including 16 years of being in group with Mark Laaser, the last 8 years as co-leader.

    I can tell you from experience that people have the best results when they are honest with themselves throughout the coaching process.  I will do my best to be straightforward and supportive, and I will keep all our conversations confidential.  Communication is key here, and I assure you that I will not be sharing your information with others. 

    AGREEMENTS                                                         

    It is important that we agree to be:

    • Welcoming to new ideas
    • Working as a partnership
    • Supportive and respectful
    • Challenging in an encouraging way
    • Responsible for keeping the learning in motion
    • Accountable to our agreements

    All clients should feel free to: 

    • Question!
    • Say what works and what does not! 
    • Challenge!
    • Be curious!
    • Work to develop the most effective and rewarding coaching relationship for you.
    • Notice and tell me what lifts your energy and what feels flat for you.

    The first session will be a time for us to go over coaching and it will be a visioning session. All sessions will be for 50 minutes.  

    I am so happy to be working with you and I very much look forward to our first session.  Please e-mail me with any questions.

    Russ Smidt, BCC, FLCA, MD

    rsmidt@faithfulandtrue.com

  • Coaching Client Agreement

    Please read carefully and sign this page.

  • Payment Policies:

    • We accept cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express for payment of sessions. Fees are due at the time services are rendered unless prior arrangements have been made. For payments that are made via credit card, the charges will be shown as “Faithful & True Ministries” and will be charged approximately 3-7 days after each individual or group session. Upon request, a receipt is available for your records. We are not a provider for any insurance company not do we submit insurance claims.
    • You will be charged the full session fee for appointments that are not canceled at least 48 hours or two full business days in advance.

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  • Confidentiality: I recognize that in the course of our work, you may give me a variety of personal and professional information. I will not at any time, either directly or indirectly, use any information for my own personal benefit, disclose, or communicate in any manner any information to any third party.  I, Russell Smidt, will not divulge that you and I are in a coaching relationship without your permission. I will hold everything that we say and do confidential unless you present as a physical danger to yourself or others.  In this case, I will inform potential victims and legal authorities so that protective measures can be taken. If subpoenaed, (though it is unlikely to occur) client/ coach (or therapist) confidentiality, is not protected in a court of law.

    Nature of the relationship: You are aware that the coaching relationship is in no way to be construed as psychological counseling, psychotherapy, or any health-related service. In the event that you feel the need for professional counseling/therapy or medical care, it is your responsibility to seek a licensed professional. In addition, you should know that, although I am a physician by training, I am not in any way acting as a physician in any of our interactions. Coaching results are not guaranteed. You enter into coaching with the understanding that you are responsible for creating your own results. You are hiring Russell Smidt for the purpose of advising and supporting you with respect to achieving your goals.

    Email and Cell phone use:  The use of email and cell phones to discuss coaching issues are not secure. While we would never share your email with anyone without your permission, email without encryption can be compromised. You agree that when you/I/we use email, cell phones it will be under these conditions. 

    Video conferencing: Faithful & True utilizes Zoom as the platform for all video conferencing. We pay for their highest level of encryption. We will never record any session. We expect group clients to be in a place of privacy for the duration of the conference call for the privacy of all group members. We do not allow conferencing while driving for safety reasons. We acknowledge that despite our best efforts, no communication platform is 100% secure and the signee acknowledges that fact.

    Client has read and agrees to parameters of Russell Smidt’s coaching practice as outlined above:

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