Coaching Policies

Somatic (body-based) coaching differs from other therapy in that it emphasizes your connection to your body. It also emphasizes the importance of experiences (as opposed to thoughts) as the central vehicle towards deeper freedom and choice. During our work together, there will be times when I invite you to experiment with yourself, your partner (if you are coming in as a couple) and with me around emotions, touch, intimacy and connection. All of these experiments are in service of you having a deeper understanding of your own internal process. Touch is only used with your permission and you have the right to stop or change AT ANY TIME, for any reason, any touch or experience in which we are engaging. I will respond to your request respectfully and without question.

While the focus of our work together is the improvement of your sexual and relational lives, there may be other areas of your life (i.e. work, school, family history, etc.), which inform your sexual and relational wellbeing so we may need to discuss these and other realms in order to help you move through relationship and intimacy blocks. In the capacity of Sex & Relationship Coach, I am NOT working as a licensed psychotherapist and am not required to be licensed in order to practice Sex & Relationship Coaching in the State of Florida.

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While there are some similarities between coaching and psychotherapy, psychotherapy is a health care service and is often  reimbursable through health insurance policies. This is not true for coaching. Although both coaching and psychotherapy use  knowledge of human behavior, motivation and behavioral change, and interactive counseling techniques, the focus of coaching is the development and implementation of strategies that help people reach their identified goals of enhanced performance and personal satisfaction. This agreement is for coaching. I will be both direct and challenging and stay within the scope of my training.