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SKYPE OR PHONE CONSULTING SESSION –
WHAT’S IN A CONSULTING SESSION?
What topics can I talk about? How might I use the time with you?
First, a few testimonials:
“I brought a huge, confusing and seemingly unrelated pile of problems to the table and in three sessions, they are sorted, simplified, and I know what to do. The best news of all — I know that I can do what I need to do. This has brought great clarity and ease in my life. Thank you.”
K.H., Washington, DC
“I had such an unhappy and difficult childhood, I never thought I could recover from all the stress, unworkability and unhappy “leftovers.” But now I see how I can move forward in my life with my past as a gift. It’s all a matter of what I pay attention to, where I put my focus, and little by little I’m learning new habits about how to go about improving my daily life. I get really happy when I think of where I might be a year from now. The sky is the limit.”
A. F., Portland, OR
“What you know about relationships between men and women could darn near save the world. Seriously. This has made such a difference with me and my husband. If individuals can do this — create more harmony at home — then surely there is hope for peace on this planet.”
P. M., Los Angeles
“I have gotten such valuable information from you about men and women, and knowing and trusting what I need in a relationship. This way of working is faster than traditional therapy and I’m much happier and more confident after working with you. Thank you.
R.O., Los Angeles
“You have a brilliant and painless way of walking me from an honest look at where I am to where I really want to be. Through working with you, I am learning to do this for myself, which I appreciate, and I am changing a little every day, and I am grateful.”
R.J., London
“You gave the perfect workshop about being alive as a woman (at least that is what I got out of it). Understanding more about men lead me to accepting myself as a woman. So where I was “broken,” memories came forward just naturally during the day, and the healing that took place let me see and experience that I am a beautiful woman that carries that wonderful female energy and makes it alive in myself and the world. I am so tearfully happy and have never felt more alive in this body.”
D.T., Asheville, NC
What topics can I talk about? How might I use the time with you?
- You wish to make positive changes in a life situation, a relationship, a career or job, or within yourself — and you’re not sure how. You know what you want, but don’t know how to get there.
- You’re feeling a bit lost. Perhaps you don’t really know who you are or where you’re going or what you want in life. You want to explore big questions in an efficient way. Perhaps the question “What’s my passion?” runs around inside you and you wish you knew the answer. Maybe you’re starting out on a life path, and you have timely questions. Or now that you are retired, where are you going and what do you want to do with the rest of your life? Or anything in between…
- You’re fed up with something. You’ve tried solutions that haven’t worked and maybe you’ve given up. But you know you have to do something.
- You’d like to translate an awful, terrible, crappy, unfortunate, “not-what-I-expected” event into a life-altering, positive kick in the pants boost in a new and “never would have thought of that” direction. From “woe is me” to “wow is me.” We’ll find the gift in the whole mess and send an empowered you on your way to what you want.
- You want to solve relationship issues. This can involve the differences between men and women and how we operate, speak, think, feel, and act. You have questions about what’s important to men, or you want to be clearer about what’s important to you and what you need. I have a great deal of experience and training in this area and I’m still learning every day. I think I’ll still be learning 30 years from now.
- You’re a lost little lamb in the kitchen, or want to learn the basics, or want to upgrade your skills and need a cooking coach. This is something I’m really good at….beautiful and appealing food, cooking for one, cooking healthy food, easy meals. It goes on and on. Name your cooking subject, I can most likely help you, except for canning, freezing or making pickles. :–)
- You have questions about following inner guidance toward your more authentic self. You wonder about setting aside the time to contemplate and connect with yourself and how you “steady your ship.” You want to develop a stronger and happier core.
- You’d like to speak up more in your life. Your self-expression could use a tune up. You wish bravery came in a pill, but it doesn’t, so you’re asking for a hand in the matter. You’d like to tell the truth when you really don’t want to — but you want to. You’d like to find ways to be truthful, and learn how to “let the cards fall where they may….” Life is way too short to be pleasing everyone but yourself.
- Introducing you to other excellent resources, depending on your interests and your needs.
- If there is something I haven’t covered here, and you want to speak about it, let me know. Please feel free to call me, we’ll figure out if we can work together on your topic of interest.
PRICING FOR SESSIONS
- Single session: Initial session $150 (2 hours). Thereafter $100 per session (1-1/2 hours).
- Initial session plus two regular sessions: $300 (save $50).
- Package of three regular sessions: $250 (SAVE $50)
I don’t go by the clock in the sense that if we’re in the middle of something, we will complete it if at all possible during that session rather than leave you hanging by a thread. If we’ve undertaken a big topic, we may put a bookmark in it and pick up where we left off at the next session. I do this because it works.
FEEDBACK FROM CLIENTS
Past clients have most often said they accomplished more in a few sessions together than in 5 years of some other kind of personal and investigative kind of work. I have heard that statement many times from my clients! Actually, it’s the most common piece of feedback I receive about this work.
That just about sums it up. If you like working efficiently, you will probably enjoy this ride.
LOOKING FOR A DEAL?
You can choose to do an individual session, with no commitment to do further work, or you can choose a package of sessions to use whenever you want. Packages offer savings. Either approach works fine, just suit yourself.
My preference is to meet in person for the first session or do a Skype Session. However, if this is not possible or practical, a phone session is a great second choice.
NOT THERAPY….
I don’t do therapy and I’m not a therapist. Therapy digs up the past. I don’t. Sure, we talk about your life and what has happened, but we don’t get into that old sandbox and play with it all over again. If you prefer efficiency while undergoing deep and abiding change, we will do well together.
If it’s obvious I’m not the person to assist you – don’t worry, I will know and you will know. It will be easy to see. It will be my pleasure to send you on your way at no charge, and/or refer you to someone else.
I work with healthy individuals who need guidance on specific issues. The idea is to teach you how to work with the issue at hand, so that you can “do it yourself.” There is nothing quite like the feeling of learning to navigate territory that was formerly difficult or impossible for you. Being empowered to find your own solutions is a very good thing. Together in the session, we create a new context or new perspectives about the subjects you want to talk about, find solutions, and find ways to improve the situation(s) at hand.
I work intuitively. I follow my nose, my instincts, my inner guidance, and especially all the clues you give me. Most people don’t realize how many clues they give as they speak. Clues are everywhere in your voice, body language, eyes, the body, the quality of attention exhibited, breathing patterns, or how you answer a question (or don’t answer). Having an ally giving you feedback about what takes your lights out (doesn’t enliven you) vs. what makes you happier and stronger and more of who you are is valuable beyond words, and this is an important aspect of what we do together.
There is no prescribed method or step-by-step model for these sessions. We discover the path as we go. The conversation may not have a “logical progression.” Often it won’t. Or it will look very logical and one conversation will build on another, and then we’ll take a sharp and unexpected turn that will surprise you and benefit you. If the path was logical, we all would have figured it (whatever IT is) out by now, wouldn’t we? Sometimes you just have to throw caution to the wind, venture into new territory or try on a new hat and see how it fits. Be curious, it will serve you well.
For more information or to set up a session, call 714-240-4889. Please keep in mind that you’re actually calling the East Coast Time Zone.
To your happiness and success,
Terri
