Frequently Asked Questions

Integrative Health Coaching (IHC) empowers you to make lasting health behavior changes that are the foundations of lifelong well-being. It bridges the gap between your health goals and your abilities to successfully implement those goals into your complex life. 

With a holistic vision, the coach will help you identify obstacles to change and create strategies for your transformation.

 As your integrative Coach, my responsibility is to help identify what stage of change you are in, and meet you there - helping you develop and realise your optimal health vision through clarifying what you want and what you need, exploring options, and providing accountability to take mindful actions. 

Commitment to attending the agreed appointments on time. Commitment to the work and being open to the process. Taking responsibility for doing the assigned tasks between sessions. It is often this work, along with reflection between sessions which brings the greatest clarity and realisation.

I will respect you and support you. I’m on your side and I want to see you succeed with whatever you want from the process. I will challenge you when required and we will delve deeper into the reasons for your habits and behaviours. It may feel uncomfortable to talk about some of these, but this is where change starts.

Yes! I’m a big believer in the power of  activities (Lets call them “homework”) that you can do between sessions to move towards your goals. At the end of each session, we’ll agree on specific activities tailored to your particular needs and goals. This could be practicing techniques for learning to sit with difficult feelings and cultivate greater self-compassion; implementing proven methods of lowering stress and anxiety; trying a new food or recipe; doing visualizations and other activities to help you clarify your goals and values, or your personal vision of the life you’d like to be living; or trying out “small experiments” to help you explore new possibilities in your professional or personal life.

No. Most of the work is done by you, the sessions held will be your safe and reliable place of expression and discovery. They will provide opportunity for strengthening and making adjustments to continue!

The work is 100% thanks to your effort outside the sessions. For this reason, there is no refund available. However, prior to commencing a programme, the initial consultation should give us both an idea of whether we are a good fit to work together. 

Absolutely! I might even ask you to do it myself!

Working with other professionals is creating a complementary work network.

Our work together is completely confidential, with only two possible exceptions: if I have reason to believe that a client has a concrete plan to harm him or herself, or to cause harm to someone else, I am legally required to share the minimum information needed to keep that client (or intended target of harm) safe. Other than these exceptions, everything we discuss is absolutely confidential and cannot be shared with anyone else unless you specifically request that I do so.

I understand that you may need to cancel or reschedule a session due to illness or other unforeseen events. 

As long as you notify me at least 24 hours in advance, you will have the opportunity to reschedule. With less than 24 hours in advance, cancellations or no shows will not be rescheduled, in effect you will miss that session.

I can speak both, that depends on the language you feel more comfortable with.