Coaching Agreement
Welcome! I’m delighted to begin working with you as your coach.
The coaching programme you are signing up for is set out in the relevant services description and website. This Coaching Agreement will establish the foundation for our work together.
Nature of the Coaching Relationship:
As you and I enter into this coaching relationship, we both understand that as the Client, you are responsible for making your own decisions and creating the results you desire in your life. That means you agree not to hold your Coach responsible for any outcomes resulting directly or indirectly from the coaching process.
Coach-Client Commitments:
As Coach, I commit to:
Hold you in unconditional positive regard;
Create an open, collaborative, heart-centred space in which to guide you through the coaching process;
Foster ample opportunities for creative thinking and solution-making;
Hold the vision for what’s possible for your goals, wellbeing, and growth;
Support you through any roadblocks or challenges that may arise;
Provide feedback and support in a kind and honest way;
Honour your decisions and processes, and respect your role as the expert in your own life;
Practice accountability and repair as needed;
Be prepared, on time, and fully present for all coaching sessions.
As Client, you commit to:
Set the agenda for the coaching based on your desired outcome(s);
Be open-minded, receptive, and respectful of the coaching process;
As much as possible, come to each session with a direction in mind (and ask for my support if you need help with determining a direction);
Bring up thoughts, feelings, and experiences for coaching as needed;
Take responsibility for your own actions, decisions, and behaviours;
Be intentional about making empowering, conscious choices that truly reflect and support your needs/desires/goals;
Only agree to actions and plans that you know are right for you and feel comfortable committing to;
Implement the coaching work and tools that feel supportive between sessions;
Share what’s true for you, even if it means we might not always agree. This helps us work together in ways that are desirable and effective, in service of your highest good;
Be prepared, on time, and fully present for all coaching sessions.
Coaching Contract:
Coaching is a partnership (defined as an alliance, not a legal business partnership) between the Coach and the Client in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires the client to maximise their potential and reach new levels of personal and professional growth.
Client is solely responsible for creating and implementing his/her own physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, decisions, choices, actions and results arising out of or resulting from the coaching relationship and his/her coaching calls and interactions with the Coach. As such, the Client agrees that the Coach is not and will not be liable or responsible for any actions or inaction, or for any direct or indirect result of any services provided by the Coach.
All coaching sessions (including rearranged sessions) must be taken within the programme timeframe specified in the relevant services description or they will expire.
Sessions take place remotely via Zoom
Communication between sessions takes place via email (or voice / messaging platform where specified in the relevant services description and website)
My role is to offer you guidance and support to help you make positive changes to make progress towards your desired results. The information I provide to you is not medical advice and is not intended to take the place of seeing licensed health professionals if needed. While coaching is supportive of a client’s mental health and overall wellbeing, it does not treat psychiatric illness and is not a substitute for counselling, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, mental health care, or medical treatment of any kind. By entering into this agreement you confirm that you will not use it in place of any form of therapy that might be needed outside of coaching.
Charges and payment:
The price for the services is set out in the relevant services description and website.
Intellectual property:
If I provide you with any materials during the services, whether digital or printed, any content included in those materials belongs to me. Unless we agree otherwise you can only use those materials for your own personal use and you may not share them with third parties.
You are free to share your personal experience of receiving coaching or other services / products and of using those materials.
Changes and Cancellations:
Once a session is scheduled, please do not reschedule unless there is an important reason. If you miss a session completely without notice, the session will be forgone.
Any session not held within the agreed coaching period cannot be held at a later time, unless previously agreed upon by the Coach and Client.
I am sympathetic to the fact that the occasional session might need to be moved when “life happens” (e.g., illness, emergency, child home from school). Recurring cancellations or schedule changes usually signal a deeper issue that will impact the effectiveness of the coaching. In this case, this should be addressed by Coach and Client as soon as possible.
Confidentiality:
Trust is essential for a successful coaching experience.
Although I routinely share anonymised client results that do not contain identifying information (e.g., “So proud of my client for completing the first draft of her novella!” or “Love that my client, a multimedia artist, is staging a major show in a dream exhibition space!”), I will never disclose that you, specifically, are a coaching client to anyone outside of my business without your explicit permission.
If you publicly disclose our coaching relationship yourself, and the relationship is therefore no longer obliged to be held as confidential, I will still treat your information as private unless you explicitly agree otherwise.
My intention is always for our sessions to be an open and safe place for you to come with confidence, ease, and joy.
Contact:
If you have any questions about this agreement, please contact Lara Day.