Parent and Life Coaching

Relationships can be a mixed bag….believe me, I know.

Coaching Can Help!

As a Marriage and Family Therapist for over 25 years, as well as a certified Parent, Life, and Relationship Coach I’ve seen how much the state of our relationships affects everything! When our relationships are going well…everything else is going well too. But…when the weight of painful relationships (or lack thereof) is present, it is common to feel drained, distracted, and hopeless. In addition, other positive areas of life suffer too.

So, why did I start adding Coaching to my practice? Well, I’ll tell you…I found after 25 years of counseling, that a common thread ran though all the relationship problems I saw. People who came into my office often thought they knew what was causing the relationship problems in their lives. So, they addressed what they thought was the problem, and despite repeated efforts, were still stuck.

That’s when I realized, that I was often able to figure out what was actually causing the problem at work, with their kids, in their marriage and friendships, etc. It was almost always different than they thought….and when they gained an accurate understanding of what was going on, or more frequently what was missing, it led to some very different and welcome solutions that worked!

This is when I decided to add Life, Parenting, and Relationship Coaching to my practice, as well as offer a variety of resources to help people with their relationships. Please browse this website for free articles, helpful digital audio recordings, and Encouragement for Your Soul Podcast recordings to encourage you and help with your relationships.

More About Coaching...

We often live our lives on automatic pilot; sometimes ignoring what really matters to us. Coaching helps to assess, refocus and align your life according to your values and needs. The changes you want to make in your life can be in a variety of areas such as:

Adding more fun to your life
Work
Spiritual growth
Gaining more balance in your life
Getting your home in order
Healthy lifestyle changes
Making sure you are a part of your life!
Whatever you decide needs fine-tuning!
Better relationships with family and friends
Developing a better relationship with yourself

The Process of Coaching Helps You to:

Have a place for yourself set aside to find out and develop what you think, need and want.
Assess where you are now
Take a look at where you want to grow or change
Help you to set measurable, achievable steps to accomplish the goals you have set
Have a place for gentle accountability in order to move forward
Have an encourager and thinking partner as you create the life you want

How Does Having a Coach Help?

Having a Coach come alongside to help you discover what is truly important to you and a plan to get there helps to move you along at a quicker pace than you can do by yourself. Think about all the changes you have been saying you want to make for all these years. A Coach provides encouragement, a fresh way of looking at things, as well as gentle accountability to keep moving forward!

Personal/Life Coaching: I love working with those who want to enrich and balance their lives by clarifying where they are now, and where they want to be in areas that are most important to them.

Relationship Coaching: Relationship Coaching is right for you if you want to make a stable relationship even better. Relationship Coaching can occur between couples, parents and children/teens, friends, co-workers, and roommates. Relationship Coaching focuses in on how the wants and needs of each person can be met within the relationship, as well as what aspects of the relationship need to be "tweaked" to make it better and more fulfilling. Communication skills, Conflict resolution and bringing in more life and fun into the relationship are beneficial skills that can be cultivated through Relationship Coaching. Relationship Coaching is not appropriate for those who are in a tumultuous relationship. Therapy would be more appropriate is this instance.

Parent Coaching: I love working with parents who want to become the most effective and loving parents possible. I help parents regain their focus, joy, and satisfaction in parenting in both small and large life interactions. I give seminars frequently in the areas of relationships and parenting, and sell practical CD's and E-Books focused on parenting teenagers and younger children. Parent Coaching can be done in person or on the phone, and focuses on helping you identify the goals you want to achieve as a parent, and how to get there.

"Self-Care" Coaching: I absolutely LOVE coming alongside you to help you develop a harmonious and supportive Relationship with Your "Self". It is so common to spend most of our lives trying to please and develop good relationships with everyone else in our lives but OURSELVES! "Self-Care" Coaching helps you listen to who you are, what you want and need, as well as develop creative and respectful ways to interact with yourself. Of special focus is helping you to develop a supportive "coach" of your own on the inside that can both challenge and comfort you in affirming ways. I'd love to help you help yourself to develop a harmonious and supportive Relationship with Your "Self".

Please feel free to contact me...I'd love to talk with you!

~ Kim

(916) 791-6530 x2

Kim@KimFredrickson.com