If an inferiority is conscious, one always has a chance to correct it. Furthermore, it is constantly in contact with other interests, so that it is continually subjected to modifications. But if it is repressed and isolated from consciousness, it never gets corrected. ~ CG Jung

What exactly is a holistic wellness “coach” or a Shadow integration “coach”?
I will tell you what these things are here, at The 6th House. One of the core values that we are built upon is that empowerment comes from taking responsibility, and empowerment is one of the things that I promise you will take away from my coaching. This is what the holistic wellness and Shadow integration coaching at The 6th House looks like. EMPOWERMENT. Coaching is not about solving people’s problems. Remember, empowerment comes from taking responsibility, and this cannot happen if someone is solving your problems for you, as this builds dependency. Dependency is counterproductive to empowerment. It is not a coach’s job to act as a friend and give advice, or to act as a medical professional and treat allopathically. It is a coach's (my) job to listen diligently, provide accountability and support, offer resources, highlight triggers, notice patterns and ask evocative questions. To show support while acting as a sound board and guide. Coaches give clients the tools to do the work themselves in order to find results. These are tools that they take with them and use for the rest of their lives!

I see the term “Shadow” all over the place, what does it mean in connection with the coaching services provided at 6th House?
People experience the wide variety of things that bring us to the conclusion that we need coaching, but typically there is something going on which we do not understand or that we have not been able to “fix” on our own. And there tends to be an element of “unknown”, which most assuredly indicates Shadow aspects are at play. In The 6th House coaching, we use a plethora of tools to tap into the “unknown” within our clients. Good, bad, charming or ugly… we look for the root cause of the “symptom” that brought our client in and then we work not only on making that root cause understood, but on making it an element of our client’s conscious living, which helps to alleviate the “symptoms”.  This is called “integration”, and integrating the Shadow takes away the power of the unknown.

How can I know if this type of coaching is right for me?
The 6th House coaching is the perfect path for people who have tried, successfully or not, other types of self-development or wellness regimens and either feel as though they haven’t hit the nail on the head in terms finding the right type of guidance, or they need to go deeper than what they have previously  experienced. The 6th House is right for you if you are ready to roll your sleeves up and commit to the work required to obtain the state of wellness you seek. This practice is about honesty, integration and transformation. Transformation through getting intimate with yourself, courageous honesty and breaking patterns. Change can be scary so you have to be willing to keep going and do the work!

Can I meet my coach before committing to signing up?
As we are all very busy and trying to make the most of our time, meeting in person prior to signing up for coaching is not possible. That said, I do offer “meet and greet” sessions which are free, 15-minute phone/facetime/skype conversations, so that we can see if we are a good fit for each other. Here, you can see if I am the type of coach you want to commit your time to, and I can see if my coaching the best choice to help along your personal path.  

Are there refunds?
Unfortunately, should a client decide that they rescind their commitment to themselves, I can not support that they rescind compensation for my time. It is important to note that a client feeling as though they aren’t seeing results, falls into the realm of rescinding their commitment to themselves. It is my job to be your guide. A guide with education, experience and understanding of what it takes to see results, and offer this information to you so that you can do the work. Because of this, I do not offer refunds.

I have a busy schedule; how much time is needed to partake in The 6th House coaching sessions?
After the initial two-hour intake, each session is one hour. The sessions are scheduled based off of your time and comfort. What I mean by “comfort” is, once you feel ready to sit down with me again, and do more work. Monthly seems to be the typical regularity for most clients before they feel secure in what they’ve been working on, at which point it tapers off to less regularly. I offer remote services to save on travel time (and the issue of distance) where we have our sessions through skype or facetime, which also seems to help the with the issue of busy schedules!