6-Month 1:1 Coaching Program

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Overview

For six months, we will work one-on-one, collaboratively together, to build your knowledge and skills in three areas

• What you know about yourself, the situation and others
• Why what you’ve been doing doesn’t seem to be changing anything 
• How to do things differently – so that you actually get the results you want 

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Throughout our time together you will be applying what you’re learning, getting real-time feedback, and adjusting and tweaking as we go. 

 For the first four months we meet weekly for 30 to 60 minutes. For month 5 and 6 we meet every other week, for 30 minutes. 

1. Foundations (Month 1) 
2. “Sap” work (Month 2-3)
3. “Bark” work (Month 3-4) 
4. Sustain (Month 5 & 6) ​​

​Included throughout are: 

• A mobile-app to track your progress and get real-time feedback
• Energy Leadership Index (ELI) Assessment and Debrief 
• Resilience Training Module
• Shame and Shame Resilience Training Module 
• Handouts, tutorials, videos and/or worksheets for each concept skill we are working on as needed. 
• Additional resources, guides and/or videos as we may identify along the way.

I was skeptical, hesitant and an unlikely coachee!  I wasn't convinced that coaching would be an effective method for me.

And yet Sue helped me immensely. Every call provided a breakthrough.

My struggle was to break-through self-built walls that were preventing me from realizing my dreams. I had become a secret-keeper. And that habit was keeping me stuck, silent and afraid. Coaching helped me name my fears, address them and work with them. I learned skills and techniques that put me in the driver's seat of my life. 

With Sue’s coaching, I had many many breakthroughs. Her intellect, vast knowledge, gentle nature and, - very importantly, having been in the trenches herself - makes her incredibly sensitive and helpful.

Gillian Viljoen, South Africa

Foundations (Month 1) 

Bullying and toxic environments put an incredible amount of stress on us.

In Foundations we look at stress, your stress responses, resilience in general and shame resilience in particular (as shaming is SO prevalent in bullying and toxic environments)  – so that you get your nervous system more stabilized and start to feel better.

We start here so you can feel have the mental, emotional and physical energy to take the next steps. 

We also review your job history to see if there are any patterns in your journey so far that may be contributing to why you are finding yourself in this situation now. 

I had anxiety about a potential career change. I had lost self-confidence. I also wanted to work on expanding my emotional intelligence and ability to experience emotions more fully.

I feel more grounded and confident now. I am also experiencing a broader range of emotions more fully. This is a new thing for me!

I definitely have more confidence in, and more access to,  my inner wisdom. I have been able to move from my habitual, defensive reactions to being more open and engaged. I am more able to experience joy, take some risks, be creative, and to identify - bring into being  - those things I truly value.

Sue is warm, funny, insightful, skilled -- and she is on your side. She is an awesome coach.

M.A., New York

"Sap" work (Month 2-3)

“Sap work” is the internal work (think of the sap of a tree).

This is about building you up and strengthening  you from the inside out.

Your inner world – your thoughts, emotions, beliefs, values, energy and mindset – are your sap. They matter – a lot. They are core to your ability to deal confidently and effectively with toxic environments and workplace bullying.

We assess the current state of your sap, and work to strengthen and invigorate it. 

Specifically we  look at and develop strategies to deal with:  

• The 4 energy blocks that show up to impede your progress and limit/drain your capacity to "deal effectively" with stressors and challenges 
• The 5 Options  available to you, so that you can make a truly informed choice about which one you truly want to take.. So you stop feeling like you have no options, except to quit, be fired, or just "suck it up."
• The 6 influencers that determine how much energy you have to work towards your goals. 
• The 10 core internal tools that help you achieve mastery in any situation, with any challenge.

“Bark” work (Month 3-4) ​

Then we shift to building up your “bark” (again, think of a tree). Your bark is comprised of the external practices, behaviours and actions that you take to protect your sap. This may include communication skills, boundary setting, or other specific actions you need to take to put an end to the situation – whether you are staying or leaving. 

• Listening and communication skills  – so you can move conversations from a battleground of wills to ones where you are able to more effectively listen AND be heard. 
• Presence – your inner “sap” work will greatly have increased your presence, but there are specific external things you can do to have even greater presence, and thus be heard, rather than ignored. 
• Boundaries are often the first thing to be ignored in toxic environments. You’ll learn how to set – and maintain – healthy and appropriate professional boundaries so you stop being micromanaged and disrespected. 
• Difficult conversations and dealing with conflict – most of us avoid conflict. You’ll learn how to reframe conflict so that is no longer feels scary, and can have those difficult – and essential – conversations around boundaries, respect etc.  
• Dealing with feedback – any “feedback” given in toxic environments usually feels awful. Here we’ll understand why, and what to do about it. And bonus – how to give feedback effectively too.

​I came to coaching because of a painful, draining relationship with my boss, with no end in sight. And struggling with sleep and timeliness. I was so skeptical and nervous at the beginning!

On the job side, I got through my performance review without any negative interactions with my boss. Relief!  And on the sleep side, I've made improvements in my sleep hygiene for the first time *ever*. Literally. (And Sue isn’t even a sleep coach!)

If you've ever felt like, "Therapy is good, but I want someone to give me more tangible, specific guidance, instead of slowly working through it over months…or year" - then coaching with Sue is a must.

She's skilled in personalizing her approach to work for *you*. And she is there for you when you need it, truly - even when you have an emergency. 

University Staff. Ithaca, NY

Sustain (Month 5 & 6) ​​

We wrap up with the “Sustain” phase.

By this point you will making great progress and it will be so super tempting to stop here. 

And, what I’ve seen time and time again is that if we stop here, it is still all too easy for you to lose heart and get stuck again. 

This “light touch” phase is here so that you have the on-tap support to keep you moving forward and really solidify all your learnings and growth. This phase is completely custom: we work together to deal with whatever comes up. 

ready to get started? Book an initial free exploration session.

I came to Sue wanting to increase my resilience and capacity to navigate stressful work situations. Sue's exercises and guidance helped me find ways to break patterns and try new approaches to challenging situations where I used to freeze up or be stuck in a defensive mode.

At the beginning of many coaching sessions, I have felt stuck and uncertain. After just an hour, I had some profound insight and gained new tools to move forward.

Sue is utterly no-nonsense in a delightful way. She provides a warm-hearted, safe space to go where you may be afraid to go.

​Economic Development Professional, New York