The most important thing I can give clients is a safe space where they can explore their current circumstances and gain clarity on how to move forward.

Coaching is geared toward the future – what goals do you have, what life do you want to create and what steps do you need to take to get there. The questions, exercises and conversations are focused and intentional, leading toward clear objectives and greater clarity on what you want in your life.

Coaching is about processing and managing the experiences you have faced. For most of our clients, these experiences – losses, unexpected life changes, trauma, heartbreak – have come suddenly and unexpectedly. Our work is to explore what those experiences are so that you can name them with clarity and then to provide resources, dialogue, exercises and insight so that you can move forward with hope and healing.

Session frequency is determined by the client. We sometimes make recommendations based on how we feel we can create change and momentum in the most effective way, but we believe firmly that clients need to be empowered and in the driver’s seat in this process. You can have a set time that we meet weekly or you can make the decision from session to session, with a month between each if so desired. The key is that the pace and the structure support the growth and change you want to see in your life.

Clients often come to therapy when a crisis happens and when the road forward seems unclear and scary. But sometimes, clients call because they know that something is off – life does not feel fulfilling, relationships feel uncertain or there is a general sense of ennui. We have a detailed set of questions that help our clients explore what they want to get out of the work together and how we can achieve that.

Don’t worry – we have lots of options! First, we often have teens and young adults who are anxious about exploring their strengths, aptitudes and values with other teens they don’t know – and by the time their 4 hour session is complete, they are asking for the time to be extended!  However, there are also other options:

You can set up your own group seminar with up to 8 participants

You can schedule a family Becoming You session with your nuclear or extended family – this is a fantastic way to change the dialogue in your home, deepen the understanding you have of one another and enhance decision making in the future!

We are currently in talks with some local schools where we hope to eventually offer the Becoming You Methodology as a one day class. You can encourage your school to provide this incredible gift to students or let us know the name of the school and we will reach out!

Our community is incredibly blessed to have a number of non-profit care organizations that are dedicated to supporting individuals and families during challenging times in their lives. Some examples:

The Tiny Miracles Foundation is an incredible CT based organization dedicated to supporting families with infants in the NICU both during and after the NICU stay. All of their programs are free to participants and all of the volunteers have had an experience in the NICU.

Hope After Loss offers online support to grieving families after the loss of their pregnancy or infant. They also have a local walkathon (for those in the CT area) and both mentoring and group support.

SUDC is a national organization dedicated to supporting families after the sudden unexpected loss of their child. They offer support, advocacy and research and all of their services are provided at no cost to families.

First Candle partners with families and communities to support those going through the loss of an infant due to SIDS and to advocate for changes to prevent sleep related infant deaths. They offer peer and group support and are based in CT.