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Frequently Asked Questions
Life Coaching - Personal and Business
Counselling General Life Coaching - Personal and Business
What is Life Coaching? Life Coaching is a system of helping people to get from where they are now, to where they want to be in any area of thier life. This could be from getting the job you want or dealing with a relationship or your life in general. Further information and more details on what Life Coaching can do for you is available on my What is Coaching page. Who is it for? Life Coaching is suited to anyone seeking help in their lives or with their business to achieve more and recognise your true potential. No matter where you are in your life, life coaching can help. Life Coaching can help a school leaver find the right road, someone wanting better life skills, a retiree unsure of what to do next, a business person wanting more from their staff or help in setting up a new business. The list of people Life Coaching can help is endless. Life Coaching is for anyone who wants to be more, do more, achieve more or contribute more. If you are still unsure if Life Coaching can help you, call or email me today and I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. What areas of my life and work can coaching help? For more information on Personal Coaching and the areas it can help, click here. How much does Life Coaching (Personal and Business) cost? The first 30-45 minute Life Coaching session for Personal and Business needs is free and is completely non-obligatory. Personal Coaching - £60.00 per hour (Rates may be flexible to suit your needs. Email or call me for more information). Business Coaching - from £100.00 per hour (Rates are flexible to suit your needs. Email or call me for more information). Rates may also vary for group coaching. What does a coach do for me? A Life Coach acts in a similar way as a personal trainer in a gym, however deals with your life issues. A Life Coach will challenge you, identify what beliefs and values you have and what you find meaningful in life. A life and mind coach is.... Your own personal trainer to enable you to achieve your goals... How will I fit coaching into my life?
The approach I take to coaching allows complete flexibility to suit your needs. I offer face to face sessions where we can meet up at a mutual location or via the phone, which allows you to call from any location at any time convenient to you. Telephone coaching saves time and traveling costs, and is the preferred method by most personal clients. Any documentation from a telephone consultation can be faxed, emailed or posted to you as appropriate. I am a busy manager - how am I going to schedule regular sessions?
As with Personal coaching, my approach is completely flexible to cater for your needs. Telephone coaching saves time and traveling costs, which can be slotted in any time of the day and from any location that is convenient for you. What is the process?
The Getting Started page has more information on the process involved in Life Coaching sessions for personal and business needs. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me. What is Skype and how can I download it?
Skype is a free software solution for instant messenging and free phone calls using broadband internet. You will need to download the software and have headphones and microphone to use the service. Go to www.skype.com for further information. Key2Living holds no responsibility for any technical issues or problems caused by Skype. Are there any restrictions on where I live?
Life Coaching - As Life Coaching can be done over the phone and through the use of Skype and unlimited email, location is unimportant. Clients come from all over the world and benefit from coaching. If you do require face to face Life Coaching, I am based in Essex, London UK. Arrangements can be made to meet in a suitable location. Can I employ a Life Coach for a short term special project? Yes, many of my clients require a coach to help them through a particular project, a business project or a specific issue in thie life. Can Life Coaching really work over the phone? Most of my clients prefer to have their Life Coaching sessions over the phone, rather than face-to-face. Life Coaching over the phone has many advantages. There are no additional costs with traveling to and from our meetings. You do not have to allow for extra time for traveling. You can choose where you would like to be coached, i.e. your home or your office or wherever you find comfortable. You do not have to live local, you can phone from anywhere in the world. Most of our communication senses are used in our voices, i.e. tone and the words we use, therefore communication can be as rich as if we met face-to-face, if not even more. Some of my clients prefer the phone as they feel better talking about sensitive issues and to open up from the heart. The phone allows more flexibility to fit Life Coaching into your busy lifestyle, however I do have clients that prefer face-to-face coaching, therefore I am happy to arrange this too. Some clients make use of both, face-to-face and over the phone. And don't forget you do have unlimited contact via e-mail in addition to your Life Coaching session What are the benefits of Life Coaching? There are many benefits to Life Coaching. Youe will find greater clarity to your life, greater business success and growth, finding out what you want to do and how you get there. The results will last forever providing you with a new outlook and the future you want in front of you. You will have greater confidence and self-esteem and ready to face any issues that life puts in front of you, rather then hitting a barrier you will find your way around it or over it. You will have greater communication skills, which will improve all your relationships with other people, and most importantly with yourself. You will find success and great achievement, pulling all your skills and resources to the surface and be able to recognise all your choices in your life. Do you work on personal goals or professional goals? How do you review progress? Are there any restrictions on where my Business is based? How much is Counselling and Email Counselling? Face to face and telephone counselling - from £30.00 (rates may vary, depending on requirements. What is Counselling and Email Counselling? For details on how Counselling, click here. For more details on Email Counselling, click here. If you have any questions, please email me or call me for a non obligatory chat. What are the benefits of Email Counselling? Many of my clients are also turning to email counselling. Email Counselling has benefitted clients for the following reasons... You are too busy to spend time commuting to a meet with a counsellor face to face and do not want additional costs of travelling expenses. Your schedule varies from week to week so that you need scheduling flexibility in order to commit to counselling You are deaf or hard-of-hearing and typing with your therapist is the most direct method for getting therapy or you are blind or have low vision and face-to-face contact with a therapist is not important to you. You are uncomfortable around people, but think you might be able to open up in an email with a caring therapist . I am worried that I will have to tell the Coach or Counsellor about things I am uncomfortable admittig or telling a stranger. Feeling uncomfortable about talking about certain issues is very understandable. There is no pressure to talk about anything you do not feel comfortable with. Life Coaching focuses on the now and the future, therefore you do not necessarily need to discuss past issues for the Life Coaching to work. I do, however, offer a complete non-judgemental supportive approach, therefore anything you do tell will be treated with complete respect and confidentiality. I am also a certified Counsellor and can help you deal with any past issues and we can work on how we can move forward into the future and fulfill your life with more resourceful choices. My friends or colleagues might think I am weak as I have to seek help.
Coaching is seen as a personal trainer for your life and your business, in the same way as you would seek a trainer to help you get your fitness goals. There is no need to tell anyone you have seeked help in achieving your goals, however there is no shame in seeking help to ensure you find your full potential and achieve your goals. Many people do not have the courage to change, at least you have made the first real leap to building a better life for you. 'Contrary to being a sign of weakness, it is now perceived as a strength when people are getting support and investing in themselves' Anon. What if I don't like or feel uncomfortable with the Life Coach or Counsellor? Throughout Life Coaching, Business Coaching and Counselling, I review our situation and ensure the rocess is going in the right direction for you. If I feel at anytime I am unable to help you through Counselling or Life Coaching, I will discuss this with you immediately. How can I be sure of the quality of your coaching or counselling?
I have studied extensively over the last 7 years in the psychological field, which allows me to draw on a variety of frameworks to suit and cater for your individual needs. I am a certified practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), I have an honours degree in Psychology and diploma in Psychotherapy, Sports Psychology and an Advanced diploma in Holistic Nutrition. I have also benefited from being a client with a life coach and therapist and have done extensive personal development training in NLP. I am a CCC Registered Counsellor and member of the Counselling Code of Conduct professional body. Information on the code of conduct can viewed by clicking here. I am also a member of the British Psychological Society. For more information or to go to the CCC homepage, click here. If you require any further information about me, please contact me. My My Profile page will also provide some further information, if required. Do you or can you use personality profiling?
I have available various psychological profile tests. I do not use testing in a normal Life Coaching sessions, and only on your request. Psychological profiling is a series of questions and analysis that can help people gain an insight into their lives, from career ambitions to IQ testing. It is easy and fun. If you would like to know more, please discuss during your Life Coaching or Counselling sessions.
What payment methods do you use?
I accept various methods of payment. You can either pay cash during face to face sessions, in advance by cheque (cheque payments need to clear prior to any sessions), or through paypal, which accepts all cards. Paypal is a secure payment service. 
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