1. Coaching is not therapy, counseling, advice giving, mental healthcare, or treatment for substance abuse or any addictive behavior. The coach is not functioning as a licensed mental health professional, therapist or counselor, and coaching is not intended as a replacement for counseling, psychiatric interventions, treatment for mental illness, recovery from past abuse, professional medical advice, financial assistance, legal counsel, or other professional serices.
2. Coaching is for people who are basically well-adjusted, emotionally healthy, functioning fairly effectively, and wanting to make improvements in their lives.
3. Coaching is designed to address issues the person being coached would like to consider. These could include (but are not limited to) personal foundation, career development, relationship enhancement, spiritual growth, healthy lifestyle management, life balance, decision-making, and achieving short-term or long-term goals.
4. Successful coaching will be an ongoing relationship that may take a number of months, although either party can terminate the relationship at any time. I understand that coaching involves answering questions that may be difficult and requires me to dig deeply, porviding time and attention to completing weekly goals and emailing a completed Pre-Coaching Information Form 24 hours prior to each session.
5. Coaching an involve brainstorming, values clarification, the completion of written assignments, education, goal-setting, identifying plans of action, accountability, making requests, agreements to change behavior, examining lifestyles, and questioning.
6. Coaching is most effective when both parties are honest and straightforward in their communication.
7. Prior to the beginning of coaching, both parties will agree to a fee, form of payment, and initial length of commitment. Coaching is a confidential relationship and the coach agrees to keep all information strictly confidential, except in those situations where such confidentiality would violate law.
8. Coaching expects that each person in the relationship is guided by his or her values and beliefs. We agree to respect any different values and beliefs and do not seek to impose our own values on each other. Your coach agrees to coach within the values and beliefs and honest explorations of the person being coached.
9. Rescheduling/Cancellation policy: Your coach respectfully requests that you provide AT LEAST 24 hours notice when rescheduling/cancelling appointments to allow proper time to fill the spot. If a minimum of 24-hrs notice is given, the session credit will be retained. However, failure to provide proper notice will result in a loss of session credit. Additional sessions may still be purchased at a discounted rate.
10. I am committed to creating an alliance with my coach, Nichole M. Carrabbia, CPLC, CPT, CNC.