Our work will start once you have completed the provided consent form and worksheets and we meet for the first time. All coaching sessions will be 60-90 minutes for the initial session and 45-60 minutes for follow-up sessions. If you need to reschedule any session, please let me know 24 hours in advance. I ask for a commitment of 3 months, where we meet at least every other week for approximately 45-60 minutes. After that time, we will re-evaluate your progress and our work together and make any further agreements.

In the initial session, we will be exploring your vision and values, as well as how you feel about the 7 core areas of health before you create your SMART goal and initial action steps.
• Please sign all paperwork (Client Consent, Coaching Agreement) and return to me at least 48 hours before our initial session.
• Complete the worksheets (Vision-MAP, My Health and Wellbeing: Core Areas) and bring them with you to our initial session. You do not need to send copies to me before your initial session.

After our initial session, I ask that you come to the coaching sessions prepared to share what you have experienced working towards your goal. What were the action steps? Were they achieved? What were the lessons learned in the challenges and the successes?

Please be honest with yourself and me throughout the coaching process. You can expect me to be straightforward, nonjudgmental, constructive and confidential. You can say anything to me, positive or negative; this includes honesty in your responses to me, and letting me know if something makes you uncomfortable or if you don't want to respond to a question. The key to an effective coaching relationship is communication. Please let me know at any time if you have concerns that we haven’t addressed.

As your coach, I am a resource for you to use to your best advantage. I will share concepts or insights, and ask re-orienting questions that are intended to increase your success in attaining your health goals.

I expect your best. If you aren’t doing your best, I’ll ask you to. I expect you to be willing to grow. From time-to-time, I’ll make a direct request, like: “Will you accomplish ‘X’ by the end of the month?” You always have the option of accepting a request, declining, or counter-offering something that might be more workable for you.

I recognize that in the course of our work, you may give me the following: future plans, health information, financial information, job information, goals, personal information, and other proprietary 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 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 legal authorities so that protective measures can be taken. In addition, you should know that, unlike a physician or a lawyer, our confidentiality agreement is not protected by law. Should it ever happen, I cannot claim in court to be unable to divulge the contents of our conversations.

You are aware that the coaching relationship is in no way to be construed as psychological counseling or psychotherapy. In the event that you feel the need for professional counseling or therapy, it is your responsibility to seek a licensed professional. Nor is coaching to be construed as medical evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment. Continue to seek support from you medical provider(s) for acute or chronic medical conditions.

Coaching results are not guaranteed. You enter into coaching with the understanding that you are responsible for creating your own results. You are working with me for the purpose of creating a structure to identify and achieve your health and wellness goals.

Simply stated, you understand that I am an Integrative Health and Wellness Coach offering motivational and educational services. I cannot be held liable for any advice, suggestions or guidance that I provide during our work together.

By proceeding with a coaching partnership, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to the terms described here.

If you need more information or have specific questions, you can reach me by using the form on the Contact Us page. You can email me directly at gratiawellnessinstitute@gmail.com. You can text me at (571) 298 - 1848. Or you can schedule a Curiosity Call* for more information.

* A Curiosity Call is a brief, complimentary consultation to find out more about health and wellness coaching, what the process looks like, see if we will be a good match to journey together, or anything else you are curious about. It all starts with CURIOSITY.

Below you will find links for the following:

• What is Integrative Health & Wellness Coaching?

  • Descriptions of the general focus of coaching sessions, what an Integrative Health & Wellness Coach does, why coaching is effective, and training requirements for the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine (AWCIM) Coaching Certification.

• Practice Client Consent Form

  • Must be completed and returned to me at least 48 hours prior to our first session.

• Vision-MAP

  • This is your first activity to reflect on and explore your values, your dreams, and the importance of optimizing your health.

  • We will discuss your experience and your responses at our first visit.

• My Health & Wellbeing: Core Areas Satisfaction Scale

  • This is your next activity designed to reflect on and explore your current satisfaction with the seven core areas of health: Sleep, Movement, Nutrition, Relationships, Resiliency, Spirituality, and Environment.

  • Remember: this is your current satisfaction with the core areas, not how you think someone else would rate you, and not how you think you should rate yourself.

  • We will discuss your experience and your responses at our first visit.