My Approach to Therapeutic Lifestyle Coaching

We can lighten or remove the things weighing us down if we are willing to be honest with ourselves, face the tough stuff, gain acceptance, & make some changes to how we live/behave/think. This isn't always easy but it's important. Feel, Deal, Heal.

We do have to ‘make time for our wellness or make time for our illness’. A lifestyle that nourishes us is vital. In Costa Rica they say Pure Vida meaning Pure Life. It means to live in a way that is simple and happy. I can’t think of a better motto for living. 

It’s important to remember most of us were not taught how to operate as adults, set boundaries, manage a house/family/finances, have healthy relationships & self-esteem. We are just stumbling around doing our best with the cards we’ve been dealt. 

We expect too much from ourselves. None of us can be perfect all the time & expecting ourselves & others to be will only lead to frustration & disappointment. Ambition, standards & challenge are great; unattainable perfectionism I’m not a fan of.

A blend of therapy & coaching. We look at what from your past is impacting your present & work to resolve it. We look at your present, what your lifestyle is & who you are giving energy & attention too & move into any changes you want. We look at any goals you want to achieve & work towards those. Whatever stage of this you are at is fine, it's all about what you need. 

In the first session we will explore what's bringing you to therapeutic lifestyle coaching & I will explain some concepts & principles. Using things mentioned on this page & more we will come up with a plan that suits you & will get you to where you want to be. We will monitor & adapt along the way as needed always focussing on you getting what you need. We can also do some nice meditation/relaxation. 

NLP explores how what we have experienced in life structures itself inside us. This can be helpful stuff or unhelpful stuff. We all have internal maps for navigating   our lives that are full of our beliefs & experiences that don't match anyone else's map. I can help you understand how you operate, change what you want to change so you can get out of your own way & move forward to a better way of living.

NLP has some wonderful tools like Metaprograms which help us understand ourselves & others, Logical Levels of Change, storytelling & timeline techniques as well as techniques to help with phobias. It also has something called Parts work which we will most likely be doing. Ever said, 'part of me wants to do this or feels this'? That's where we start with Parts work, and it is wonderful.