How can I learn more about Transformational Therapy & Coaching?
Transformational Therapy and Coaching™ is an integrative method of facilitating deep and lasting change from within the individual. I was blessed with the basic vision of the method and led to the specific metholodogies to include. It is an evolving, growing paradigm, which falls within the general category of Holistic or Complementary Healing, Self-growth and Personal Empowerment.
The Beginnings of Transformational Therapy and Coaching
The roots of Transformational Therapy™ and Transformational Coaching™ come from Systemic, Structual-Strategic and Psychodynamic Family Therapy and the Human Potential Movement of the 1980 - 90's. The theoretical foundations of Transformational Therapy and Coaching are:
- Holistic: recognizing and encompassing the whole being of the person - spirit, mind and body - reflecting the fundamental, profound and basic Truth, that all beings at their essence are whole, and always have been.
- Spiritual: the foundation of all life. All growth and creation is ultimately spiritual. This is the source of the power to change. All change happens first spiritually.
- Systemic: We are part of a living web of living social systems. These systems include our immediate families, the families we grew up in, our past generations, our social groups, communities, nations and the Family of Humankind. These systems grow and change over time, and even across time and space. As we change, we influence and change our systems, and as the systems we belong to change, we too are influenced. All life is communal, including the very smallest level of the sub-atomic particle at the cellular level.
- Developmental: Growth occurs in an orderly process that moves from one level to the next, across the lifespan. The capacity to grow is inborn and natural, and all beings have the capacity for enlargement and expansion. Development can be detoured or derailed by traumatic experiences. In fact, much of what may be considered 'abnormal' in behavior, emotions or personality, is really a response to traumatic experiences. When the trauma residue and impact is cleared and healed, growth and development can be returned to the natural and normal progression, since growth is an expression of the inherent Intelligence governing all life.
- Post-feminist: The time in which we live is the most auspicious time in the history of the planet! This is the time of restoring the authentic Feminine in balance with the Masculine that has been in dominance, and out of balance for so many millenia. Both genders complete and complement the other, and neither is sufficient alone.
Now is the time for genuine equality, respect, balance, support inter-dependence and inclusion for the gifts, strengths, talents and perspective of both Feminine and Masculine in order to bring our planet and our human family into the next phase of our planet's purpose. As women come to experience, know, and claim our true Feminine Identity and Divinity, we will each play our part in the healing and restoration of our marriages, families, and the entire planet.
Going Deeper - Learning More
Transformational Therapy is explained further in articles on the Articles page. These will give you an overview of Energy Psychology, one of the general components of Transformational Therapy™ and Transformational Coaching™, and Rapid Eye Technology, one of the centerpiece healing and creating methods that I use. These articles are entitled:
- Introduction to Energy Psychology ~ Cutting-edge Tools for Lasting Change
- Rapid Eye Technology ~ A Unique, Unparalleled Healing Method Creating Lasting Change
- Releasing the Limiting Effects of Your Earliest Experiences
The Distinction Between Transformational Therapy™ and Transformational Coaching™
You may be wondering about the difference between Transformational Therapy™ and Transformational Coaching™. Both help clients find and release the underlying reasons keeping them stuck in the patterns of struggle for which they are seeking my help. Both therapy and coaching programs are goal-directed and limited in the length of time they last.
The distinction is that Transformational Therapy™ programs are for those, who if they were seeking out conventional psychotherapy, would qualify to have a diagnostic code from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, published by the American Psychological Assocation, assigned to describe the problem for which they are seeking help.
Transformational Coaching™ programs are for those whose life, relationship, wellness, or business concerns do not fall within those general descriptions. If in the course of working with me in their program, it becomes apparent to me that a Coaching client needs psychotherapy to meet their needs in reaching their goals, we would discuss my observations and make changes accordingly. This can either mean referring the client to another psychotherapist for this stage, or switching to a psychotherapy program with me.
I do not provide both therapy and coaching programs concurrently for the same client. Due to constraints in Colorado law, clients can be engaged in either one or the other kind of program with me at one time. This is one of the reasons I have structured the Initial Consultation process the way it is.
I would love to work with you, but I don't live in your area. How can I access your help?
Clients work with me from through-out my state and region. They are coming from through-out the country and I have a growing international client-base.
No matter where you live, if you speak English, we can work together through one of these ways:
- Come to my location for a few days and we will schedule several appointments for you while you are here. I can provide you with a list of convenient accomodations near my office. Once you return to your home, we will continue to work together through the completion of your program, and any follow-up appointments you may choose, via phone. Phone sessions are just as effective as in-person appointments, because energy is non-local.
- If you are within an easy day's drive, come to your first one or two appointments in person, and then we will have our subsequent sessions via phone. We can schedule "double" appointments for you, if you prefer.
- I work with coaching clients primarily via phone, so in this case, your living location truly doesn't matter. We just need to coordinate our time zones, so we both have the same time reserved for your appointment.
- Most Initial Consultations are held via phone.
Do you accept my insurance?
CRUCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
For reasons briefly discussed below, I do not direct bill health insurance, and I do not accept health insurance assignment or reimbursement. Your therapy or coaching Agreement is directly with me; that keeps it private and out of large, electronic databanks. Your financial committment for your program of Transformational change is directly with me. I encourage you to think of your investment as just that, an investment in your life, in your marriage and family relationships, and in achieving your dreams.
Health insurance and managed care plans:
- Frequently no longer cover high quality psychotherapy services
- No longer allow for clients to recieve customized attention to their particular needs
- Can create real and serious intrusions into your personal and family privacy.
Health insurance is based on the premise of the medical model, and as such does not recognize or cover holistic or spiritually-based healing methods. The large majority of health insurance also does not cover couple or family therapy. It also does not cover newer methods, such as those I use in Transformational Psychotherapy. It also does not cover Coaching services of any kind.
While it may be enticing to a client to consider using their health insurance for individual psychotherapy, I strongly advise against it for the reasons I have just innumerated, plus more. To learn more about these very real intrusions into your privacy, and other concerns, please read Why Accessing Health Insurance for Your Psychotherapy can be Bad for Your Privacy and Financial Health.
I am committed to providing my clients
- Personalized, high quality psychotherapy and coaching services
- Customized to your needs and situation
- Using methods that are amazingly effective in assisting clients to actually achieve the transformational healing and change they dream of in their relationships, personal lives, family relationships, wellness or business.
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Once a client has read the educational article mentioned above, if they would like to submit their bill to their insurance, I will provide a receipt with five business days' advance notice, for a reasonable administrative fee. The client may then submit this directly for reimbursement; their financial committment for their therapy remains directly with me, and their payments to me remain bound by what we agree to in their Client Agreement.
What if I need to change an appointment?
If you need to change an appointment for any reason, please give me a minimum of 48 hours' notice. This allows time for another client to take your spot, when one is waiting. The only exception to this policy is for genuine life-threatening emergencies or serious accidents or illness.
In the rare case that someone forgets their appointment or calls with less than 48 hours' notice, for reasons other than emergency, or serious accident or illness, that program session counts as one of your program sessions, just as if you had attended. In the case of follow-up appointments with less than 48 hours' notice of need to change, as well as those that are missed, rescheduling incurs a second fee.
I hold the same standard of committment for myself as I do for clients: If I ever change an appointment with less than 48 hours' notice, for any reason other than emergency or serious accident or illness, I will give the client an appointment at NO CHARGE.
In the case of vacations and holidays, which are planned in advance, we will work with our respective schedules to accomodate those times for either of us, within your overall program.
Why do new clients begin with a specialized program?
This is a great question! I feel so happy for the opportunity to share the reasons for this policy. Transformational Therapy™ and Transformational Coaching™ goes to the root causes for the problems in a client's relationships and life, and harnesses the unseen spiritual power for healing them, and then replaces those root causes for your pain and struggle with the foundation for new patterns of success, happiness, fulfillment and achievement.
The unseen spiritual power for success is encapsulated and summarized by what I call Universal Laws. Learning the Universal Laws, and learning how to apply them in your life is the second major component of learning how to become a Conscious Co-creator of the relationship and life of your dreams.
This is so important that if a client only accesses the first part, that is, if a client only finds and releases the underlying root causes of their problems, WITHOUT learning how to consciously apply the Universal Laws, the healing and change will not be complete and lasting. It will not be fully Transformational.
Universal Laws are principles of creation that apply universally. Just as the Law of Gravity, a Physical Law, applies to everyone all the time, so the Spiritual Universal Laws apply to all people, across all cultures and times.
Among the very first of these hidden, spiritual principles of power is the Law of Commitment.
By only accepting new clients on a program basis, I am supporting you to access the unseen spiritual power of the Spiritual Law of Commitment. I am supporting you to step up to a higher level of commitment to yourself, and to achieving your dream. As stated on the Initial Consultation page, the German poet-philosopher Goethe said it best:
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Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness concerning all acts of initiative and creation.
There is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans:
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events ensues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no person could have dreamed would have come her way.
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Begin it now.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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What is your payment policy?
All clients demonstrate their commitment to themselves and to the Spiritual dimension through the ACT of payment at the time of scheduling their appointments. This too, is to further harness the Universal Law of Commitment.
For those who are making their payments via credit card, the first option is available:
- Pay for each session at the time of scheduling.
- For those who choose to pay for their total program via check at the time of scheduling their first appointment, a second option is available. In this case, I will honor a 5% reduction of your total fee. This is only available when paying your total program fee via check at the time of scheduling your first appointment.
Again, Goethe said it best:
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Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness concerning all acts of initiative and creation.
There is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans:
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events ensues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no person could have dreamed would have come her way.
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Begin it now.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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What is your refund policy?
In my committment to you, I adhere to the following philosophy and policies:
As a therapist, coach, and author dedicated to significant and lasting life and relationship change, I am committed to helping others transform their relationships, lives and businesses -- not just think about it or talk about it, but actually do it.
In order to transform, one must commit to and take action upon truths, techniques, models and philosophies they discover.
As a result, I assume that when people invest in my services and products, they are serious about transformation.
I also assume it was no accident they chose to make such an investment, and that they did so because at a very deep level, they want to take action on them -- now or at some point in the future.
Products
My products are non-refundable. If one is defective or damaged when you open the package, please return it along with a copy of your receipt, within 30 days of purchase, for replacement. I want you to gain the full benefit from my products!
Therapy and Coaching Programs
Once enrolled, all therapy and coaching programs and services are non-refundable and non-transferrable, for the reasons stated above.
Other Services
Due to catering requirements, space considerations and the unique nature of my events, if you cancel your registration for one of these events 10 days or more prior to the event date, you fee will be refunded, minus $100.00 cancellation fee. With less than 10 day's notice, no refund is given. If you experience a last minute emergency or sudden illness, you fee will be credited toward a future event.
In the rare case of weather-related closure, the event will be rescheduled, and you will be notified.
