So....when I coach, I combine the concepts and strategies of co-active coaching with concepts and strategies from Adlerian psychology. I may use art therapy and play therapy techniques too. I focus on forward movement, without the usual assumption made in therapy that the client is flawed/broken/needs fixing. Thinking about my clients as naturally creative, resourceful and whole, I co-create a relationship in which my clients can figure out what changes they would like to make (sometimes in behavior, in attitudes, in relationship patterns, in feelings, in thinking, etc.) and design a strategy for supporting them in making those changes.  In co-active coaching, there are three areas on which I would work with you:

• Balance (helping you to have more balance in your life, be more intentional in what you say yes to and what you say no to, figure out what your priorities are so you can act in a more conscious way to make those priorities actually a priority, figure out what your values are and how you can live more consistently with those values);

• Fulfillment (helping you remember/reconnect with/find out what it would take to have your most fulfilling life, look at your dreams and how you can live a life designed to fulfill them, explore your life purpose and your passions);

• Process (creating a safe space for you to look at your fears and decide how to live from a more courageous place and look at places where you stuck and figure out a way to get unstuck...).

 With some clients, I do all three things; with some, I only focus on one or two of these. In coaching, I am strategic in working on specific goals that the client has helped to generate at the beginning of our relationship. I do hour long sessions, usually every other week, but some of my clients want and/or need a different arrangement. I am willing to be flexible and discuss an arrangement that would work for you. I see some of my clients in person at my office; others I talk to on the phone.  

Here’s the practical stuff:  I charge $120 an hour for individual coaching. I also do group coaching, but the fee is dependant on the number of people in the group and the frequency of the group. Payment is due at the time of the session. (If we do a phone session, you can send me a check in the mail.)  In my continued effort to walk my talk and have a balanced life, I only coach on a limited number of days every month.  (Don’t worry, they will be relatively predictable.)

Contact Information:

tkottman@cfu.net

(319) 266-0887

PO Box 1045

Cedar Falls, IA 50613