What is coaching?

Coaching is a partnership between you (the “client”) and me (the “coach”) to clarify what you want, why it matters, and how to best get there. I am a safe (and brave!) space to receive encouragement, thought partnership, and accountability to unlock your potential and reach your goals.

What might a coaching session include?

Coaching varies based on the client’s needs. At a high-level, one-on-one coaching involves the below steps. Given the conversational nature of coaching, the steps are not always approached sequentially but my goal is to cover each step at some point during the session.

• Identify session goals: Understand what you want to accomplish from coaching

• Understand the problem: Gain context on what is happening

• Uncover guiding values and beliefs: Understand why the problem is meaningful and how meeting the goals honors your values. This step also involves identifying and reframing limiting beliefs that undermine progress.

• Explore options: For most clients, this is the majority of the session. Here, we discuss what success might look like and how the potential outcomes align to your goals

• Reach a decision: Support you to make a choice on how to go forward.

• Gain commitments: Align on tangible next steps to take towards your goals.

• Reflect: Recap decisions and learnings.
  

How can I decide if coaching is right for me?

You can book a FREE 30-minute consultation with me to discuss your needs and explore how coaching can help you achieve your goals.

Where are the coaching sessions conducted?

Coaching sessions are conducted online using video conferencing, allowing for a convenient and flexible experience regardless of your location. Contact me for in-person group coaching options.

Do you offer coaching for people and teams who are not Black women?

The short answer: Yes, I work with people from all backgrounds.

The longer answer:

Black women are my core clients. Therefore, my coaching accounts for personal and interpersonal factors (traditional coaching) plus systemic pressures (identity-informed coaching) we face. Considering “the isms” is missing from most professional and business coaching today, limiting its relevance and effectiveness for the people who can use it most.

My coaching creates a safe space for strategic development while recognizing and responding to the challenges of navigating traditionally white, male spaces.

In the end, this tends to makes my coaching style and the resources I provide more robust, benefitting clients from any background.

So, yes, I definitely work with people from different backgrounds but my approaches are informed by and designed to benefit Black women.