Individual Mental Health Coaching
Focused one-on-one support to help you move forward with clarity, skills, and perspective. No insurance, no diagnosis, no referral required.
What Coaching Is
Coaching is a structured, action-oriented conversation with a trained mental health professional. It focuses on the present and future, setting goals, building skills, and using practical tools to move forward.
It's not therapy, and it's not meant to replace it. Both are valuable, in different ways.
Who It's For
Coaching works well for adults who want focused, personalized support to work through something specific.
That might mean:
You've never done therapy and want to try something that feels more practical and less clinical
You've done therapy and want to keep building on the skills you developed, without the paperwork and clinical framing
You're between therapists and want structured support in the meantime
You've never been in a group and want private, individualized support
You're already in a group and want a private space to go deeper on something specific
You don't feel like you're in crisis, but you know you'd benefit from having someone trained to talk things through with
Common Focus Areas
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Work and career
Career transitions, burnout, work stress, and navigating change in your professional life.
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Life transitions
Moves, divorce, empty nest, becoming a parent, retirement, and other major shifts.
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Emotional regulation and coping skills
Practical tools for managing anxiety, overwhelm, anger, and stress in daily life.
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Relationships
Romantic partnerships, family dynamics, and friendships—including how to show up differently in them.
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Confidence and self-worth
Building a steadier sense of who you are and what you value at this time in your life.
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Boundaries and communication
Learning how to say what you mean, hold your ground kindly, and protect your energy.
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…and more we haven't listed.
How Coaching Works
Sessions are 50 minutes. Held virtually, from anywhere in the U.S.
Coaches are Master's-level mental health professionals, most of whom are licensed clinicians and also offer clinical work.
Book as often as you want. Weekly, biweekly, monthly, or one-off you decide the cadence.
Sessions are $75 each.
About Our Coaches
We vet every coach for both clinical training and coaching approach. Our team brings backgrounds in clinical social work, mental health counseling, and marriage and family therapy, with additional training in coaching methods that emphasize goals, skills, and forward momentum.
We'll match you with a coach based on your goals, focus areas, and schedule. If the fit isn't right for any reason, let us know; we can adjust at any time.
What a Session Looks Like
Coaching is structured, but not scripted. Each session generally includes:
A brief check-in on how you're arriving and what's on your mind
A focused conversation around the goal or challenge you want to work through
Practical tools or skill-building, drawn from evidence-based frameworks
Next steps: something concrete to try, notice, or practice before the next session
You can set the pace. Some clients want a steady weekly rhythm; others check in monthly when something specific comes up. Both work.
Coaching vs. Therapy: A Quick Guide
Coaching is likely a good fit if you want to:
Set goals and build skills to move forward
Focus on the present and future
Work on specific life or emotional challenges
Get practical tools you can use in daily life
Move at your own pace, without formal treatment structure
If you're not sure whether coaching or therapy is the right fit, here's a rough guide:
Therapy may be a better fit if you want to:
Process past experiences or trauma
Explore long-standing patterns
Address a diagnosed mental health condition
Use insurance to cover ongoing clinical care
Engage with a formal treatment plan
Many of our coaches are licensed clinicians who offer coaching as a distinct service.
If we notice that therapy would serve you better, we'll say so and help you find options.
What This Might Look Like in Practice
The clearest way to see the difference between coaching and therapy is with concrete examples.
Coaching blends three things: processing what's happening for you, offering education and frameworks that help it make sense, and building practical action to move forward. Which of those shows up most in any given session depends on what you bring in.
Here's how three common situations might unfold in coaching, alongside how the same issue might be approached in therapy:
In Coaching:
A session might weave together several things. You'd have space to process the specific interaction on your mind—what happened, how it landed, and what you're making it mean. Your coach might share a framework that helps it make sense (attachment styles, common communication patterns, the difference between a boundary and an ultimatum). Then you'd move toward practical action: what you want to do differently, a script for the next hard conversation, small daily habits that shift the relational climate. The processing gives context, the education gives clarity, and the action gives you something to actually try before the next session.
If your romantic relationship is struggling with communication or boundaries
In Therapy:
A session might weave together several things. You'd have space to process the specific interaction that's been on your mind — what happened, how it landed, what you're making it mean. Your coach might share a framework that helps it make sense (attachment styles, common communication patterns, the difference between a boundary and an ultimatum). Then you'd move toward practical action: what you want to do differently, a script for the next hard conversation, small daily habits that shift the relational climate. The processing gives context, the education gives clarity, and the action gives you something to actually try before the next session.
In Coaching:
A session might start with processing what's actually happening — naming the specific pressures, what feels heaviest, what you're afraid to look at. Your coach might share frameworks that make the overwhelm easier to see (the difference between what you can control and what you can't, capacity vs. demand, the cost of "I have to do it all" thinking). From there, you'd move toward action: name what you can and can't change right now, practice saying no or delegating, build small daily practices to protect your energy, and create a plan for the specific stressors ahead. You leave with more understanding and a concrete plan.
If you feel stretched thin trying to hold it all together; work, family, friendships, finances, everything
In Therapy:
Sessions might explore where the overextending pattern originated — family-of-origin dynamics around caretaking, achievement, or worth; whether the overwhelm connects to underlying anxiety or depression; and the deeper beliefs about rest, guilt, and responsibility that make it hard to slow down. The work is about following the pattern back to its origins, at whatever pace it needs.
In Coaching:
A session might open with processing—what's actually feeling off, when the shakiness shows up, and what version of yourself you're trying to move toward. Your coach might introduce frameworks that help you understand what's driving it (the inner critic, imposter patterns, the gap between self-image and self-worth). Then you'd build practical action: assertiveness practice, self-talk shifts, decision-making structures, small experiments to try in your daily life. Old patterns get looked at when they surface — not to fully unpack them, but to understand what's happening well enough to shift them.
If you're not in crisis but you want to feel steadier, more confident, more like yourself
In Therapy:
Sessions might sit longer with the questions underneath — where the shaky self-worth or uncertainty came from, what earlier experiences shaped how you see yourself now, patterns of self-criticism or comparison that go back years, and the internal narratives that keep pulling you back to old versions of yourself. The work follows the questions of identity and worth wherever they lead.
Common Questions
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No. Coaching doesn't require a diagnosis or referral. New clients do complete a brief intake so we can understand your goals and match you with the right coach.
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A good friend cares about you — and may or may not share their opinions on what you should do, based on their own experience and preferences. A coach is a trained mental health professional who can hold what you share privately, confidentially, and without judgment — and who's equipped with tools and training to help you make real progress on specific goals, not just talk it through.
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Yes, and many clients do. They serve different purposes and can complement each other well.
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For some people, yes. For others, coaching complements therapy or fits a specific season of life. If we notice you'd be better served by therapy at any point, we'll tell you and help you find options.
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Sessions are paid securely at the time of booking. We accept all major debit and credit cards.
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We ask for at least 24 hours' notice. Sessions are paid at booking, and late cancellations or no-shows are forfeited — but if something unexpected comes up, reach out and we'll do what we can.