Coaching Agreement

This coaching agreement summarizes the arrangement between us and specifies the terms of our coaching journey. ​

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Overview

 

As your coach, I want to help you grow, change, develop, and achieve your business and life goals. While I will challenge you to live out your values and reach your potential, our relationship starts with your agenda, values, and initiative and only covers your present and future, not the past. You are responsible for your life, and you will make choices about what actions to take and what we work on together. I am excited about partnering with you on this journey.

 

Coach Credentials 

 

I comply with the professional guidelines and ethics of the EMCC, ICF, and AC, the signatories of the Global Code of Ethics—for coaches, mentors, and supervisors. (Anon, n.d.) I certify that I possess the necessary qualifications and insurance for coaching.

 

Coaching Approach

 

My coaching approach is informed by my academic studies and training at the University of Cambridge. I draw on relevant mindfulness-informed theories, tools, and techniques. Each session revolves around you, the coachee, with "here and now" style coaching specifically tailored to your individual needs within your unique contexts. Furthermore, coaching comes in various styles, each with its own aim and method. While the goals of different coaching styles are similar and consistent, they also intersect beyond genres and theoretical traditional approaches, resulting in a fascinating web of impact and distinct coaching responsibilities. Executive and leadership coaching and life coaching are linked to The Gestalt, a solution-focused, person-centred style approach to coaching seasoned with narrative and existential coaching under the niche of "Adventure Coaching."

 

Growth Goals

 

As your coach, I will provide support, accountability, perspective, and resources for your change goals. We will devise a growth plan that incorporates consistent action steps that you pledge to implement. Since much of our interaction will revolve around these assignments, I may cancel or reschedule our appointment if you have not followed through.

 

Remuneration

 

You can book sessions individually or as part of a package. We will establish a mutually agreed-upon schedule for sessions. You must pay for these sessions in advance of the first session. Once the coaching engagement concludes, a client testimonial is required.

from you acknowledged in any way you feel is best, plus a reference in the future should I need one. 

 

We are committed to working together for "x" sessions and can re-contract if more sessions are required after this term, which will be under the same terms, subject to mutual agreement.

 

Date/Time

 

We will mutually agree on the dates and times of our sessions. We agree to be diligent and punctual for our meetings so that we can make the most of our time together. We will do our best not to cancel or reschedule out of respect for each other's schedules, but if we do have to reschedule, we will give each other a minimum of 24 hours' notice. If you are late for a phone appointment, I will call you once, five minutes after the scheduled time of the call. You must confirm any changes to our scheduled calls via telephone and send an email to info@eadouglas.com at least 24 hours in advance. If you completely miss a scheduled appointment without prior notice, we will count it as one of your sessions. If you miss an appointment, it is your responsibility to contact me and reschedule rather than have me call you.

 

Session Procedure

 

Our appointments will be by phone, Zoom, Teams, or any other digital meeting platform or face-to-face as agreed. If using the telephone or any other digital platform, please find a quiet place where you won't be distracted and avoid talking in the car, in public places, etc. You will contact me on the day and time scheduled.

 

Services

 

I offer coaching or telecoaching services, which are designed in collaboration with you. Coaching, which is not any type of therapy or psychological counseling, may address specific personal issues that you bring up. Other coaching services include value clarification, education, brainstorming, identifying plans of action, examining modes of operating in life, asking clarifying questions, and making empowering requests.

 

Termination

 

We have the right to extend this agreement after the initial program, with our consent. Should we determine that insufficient progress or cooperation exists after any of the sessions, either party may cancel this agreement without recourse and obtain a refund for the number of full sessions unused at that date (if applicable).

 

It usually works best for both of us to bring closure to the relationship, so if you would like to terminate your coaching program before the "x" sessions, let us discuss the situation. If there is a misunderstanding, let us be open and honest and communicate our concerns. If we cannot resolve the issue or if it is just time to move on, we will leave with best wishes for each other as we go and refund the number of total sessions unused at that date (if applicable).

 

Confidentiality

 

I understand that we may share confidential information during regular or coach-on-call sessions. I will not, at any time, either directly or indirectly, use this information for my benefit nor disclose it to anyone else without your specific approval (excluding disclosure of illegal or unethical activities). Throughout our working relationship, we will engage in direct and personal conversations. You can count on me to be honest and straightforward in asking questions and making requests. 

 

You enter into this coaching agreement with the understanding that you are responsible for your own results, as we cannot guarantee coaching results. You commit to absolving me of all liability and responsibility for any actions or outcomes stemming from unfavorable situations resulting from my specific advice.

 

Professional Conduct

 

As a qualified and professionally trained coach, I abide by the Global Code of Ethics for Coaches, Mentors, and Supervisors. A professional, who also adheres to this code and participates in Continuous Professional Development (CPD), regularly supervises me.