Client Profiles
Success Story #1: “Getting Unstuck and Obtaining a Promotion”
Coaching Role: Annie had hit a plateau in her career and was frustrated by her inability to be recognized for her
work and in gaining a promotion.
In my role as coach, I provided Annie with effective strategies for obtaining a promotion by coaching her to assert herself, and increase her visibility on the job. Annie achieved a higher profile at work and learned how to market herself where her work was recognized. Annie achieved a promotion in six months and overcame her introverted nature.
Success Story #2: “Managing difficult transitions with emotional intelligence tools.”
Coaching Role: Bob was facing difficult challenges during departmental reorganization, and the need to adapt to a new boss with a micromanaging style. I coached Bob to keep the focus on him by identifying his own career
interests, talents and goals. We then determined how these career interests, talents and goals would fit into and
create a win-win situation for Bob and his new boss. Through this process, Bob improved his interpersonal skills, as well as his ability to pitch new ideas to his boss, resulting in greater organizational savvy.
Success Story #3: “Overcoming substance abuse/mental health issues and improving performance when employee is back on the job.”
Coaching Role: Joe came to me for an initial consultation at the referral of his supervisor.
Joe was a long-standing employee who had never been an exceptional performer, but had always performed at a reasonable level. His supervisor had noted that Joe’s work performance had worsened, and he seemed more irritable in the past year. Recently, Joe’s job performance had deteriorated and his boss noticed his eyes were bloodshot on a couple of occasions and he smelled of alcohol. He had outbursts of anger toward coworkers and he had been late to work. In my role as coach, I provided a two part clinical assessment and following the assessment, referred Joe to a substance abuse treatment program with a mental health component. Joe continues to attend the program for aftercare, and his job performance and behavior improved significantly. I see Joe every couple of months to follow up and ensure that he is managing his recovery and performing on the job.
Success Story #4: “Managing the emotional aftermath of trauma”
Coaching Role: Jill has worked at financial services company successfully for 15 years. On September 11, 2001 she was working on the 66th floor of the World Trade Center when the plane hit the tower. Jill was able to return to work a week later, but had experienced a range of symptoms related to the trauma of 9/11. Although the symptoms have decreased since 2001, Jill continues to experience some nightmares, difficulty concentrating, replaying of the event, and tearful outbursts, especially around the anniversary of the attack. In my role as coach, I provided assessment and short term counseling which included psychological education, normalizing Jill’s symptoms and helping her manage the re-emergence of symptoms at her workplace. As a result of our work together, Jill has reported a major decrease in symptoms and a greater sense of ease with her performance at work.
Success Story #5: "When memories of war come to work"
Coaching Role: Bill has worked at a utility company for 5 years. Bill had served in the US Army from the 1997 until 2009 and did 4 tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Several months after his final tour, Bill was able to return to the workforce as a full time employee, but he continued to experience symptoms related to post-traumatic stress disorder. Some of his symptoms included nightmares, difficulty concentrating, replaying of the combat experiences and angry outbursts when thinking about his fellow comrades who died in battle. In my role as coach, I provided assessment and short term counseling which included psychological education, normalizing Bill’s symptoms by providing him with techniques to manage the re-emergence of triggers at his workplace. As a result of our work together and referrals to long term counseling and other services for veterans, Bill has reported a decrease in disruptive behaviors and a greater sense of ease with his performance at work.
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Coaching Role: Annie had hit a plateau in her career and was frustrated by her inability to be recognized for her
work and in gaining a promotion.
In my role as coach, I provided Annie with effective strategies for obtaining a promotion by coaching her to assert herself, and increase her visibility on the job. Annie achieved a higher profile at work and learned how to market herself where her work was recognized. Annie achieved a promotion in six months and overcame her introverted nature.
Success Story #2: “Managing difficult transitions with emotional intelligence tools.”
Coaching Role: Bob was facing difficult challenges during departmental reorganization, and the need to adapt to a new boss with a micromanaging style. I coached Bob to keep the focus on him by identifying his own career
interests, talents and goals. We then determined how these career interests, talents and goals would fit into and
create a win-win situation for Bob and his new boss. Through this process, Bob improved his interpersonal skills, as well as his ability to pitch new ideas to his boss, resulting in greater organizational savvy.
Success Story #3: “Overcoming substance abuse/mental health issues and improving performance when employee is back on the job.”
Coaching Role: Joe came to me for an initial consultation at the referral of his supervisor.
Joe was a long-standing employee who had never been an exceptional performer, but had always performed at a reasonable level. His supervisor had noted that Joe’s work performance had worsened, and he seemed more irritable in the past year. Recently, Joe’s job performance had deteriorated and his boss noticed his eyes were bloodshot on a couple of occasions and he smelled of alcohol. He had outbursts of anger toward coworkers and he had been late to work. In my role as coach, I provided a two part clinical assessment and following the assessment, referred Joe to a substance abuse treatment program with a mental health component. Joe continues to attend the program for aftercare, and his job performance and behavior improved significantly. I see Joe every couple of months to follow up and ensure that he is managing his recovery and performing on the job.
Success Story #4: “Managing the emotional aftermath of trauma”
Coaching Role: Jill has worked at financial services company successfully for 15 years. On September 11, 2001 she was working on the 66th floor of the World Trade Center when the plane hit the tower. Jill was able to return to work a week later, but had experienced a range of symptoms related to the trauma of 9/11. Although the symptoms have decreased since 2001, Jill continues to experience some nightmares, difficulty concentrating, replaying of the event, and tearful outbursts, especially around the anniversary of the attack. In my role as coach, I provided assessment and short term counseling which included psychological education, normalizing Jill’s symptoms and helping her manage the re-emergence of symptoms at her workplace. As a result of our work together, Jill has reported a major decrease in symptoms and a greater sense of ease with her performance at work.
Success Story #5: "When memories of war come to work"
Coaching Role: Bill has worked at a utility company for 5 years. Bill had served in the US Army from the 1997 until 2009 and did 4 tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Several months after his final tour, Bill was able to return to the workforce as a full time employee, but he continued to experience symptoms related to post-traumatic stress disorder. Some of his symptoms included nightmares, difficulty concentrating, replaying of the combat experiences and angry outbursts when thinking about his fellow comrades who died in battle. In my role as coach, I provided assessment and short term counseling which included psychological education, normalizing Bill’s symptoms by providing him with techniques to manage the re-emergence of triggers at his workplace. As a result of our work together and referrals to long term counseling and other services for veterans, Bill has reported a decrease in disruptive behaviors and a greater sense of ease with his performance at work.
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