Coaching works best when you're navigating something that matters to you and you're genuinely curious about your own thinking. If you find yourself asking questions like "What do I really want?" or "How do I want to lead?" or "What needs to shift here?" - that curiosity is what coaching supports.

If you're not sure whether coaching is right for you, that's exactly what the exploratory conversation helps you figure out.

Therapy typically focuses on healing past wounds, addressing mental health conditions, and working through trauma or psychological distress. It's clinical work, often diagnostically-driven, and usually looks backward to understand how the past affects the present.

Coaching looks forward. It starts with where you are now and explores where you want to go - what you want to create, how you want to lead, what needs to shift for you to thrive. Coaching trusts that you're resourceful and capable, and creates space for you to discover your own answers.

Both matter. Some people benefit from therapy, some from coaching, some from both.

We spend 30 minutes exploring what you're navigating and how coaching might support that journey. I'll ask questions about where you are, what you're hoping for, and what feels most important right now. You'll experience how I work - the kinds of questions I ask, the space we create together - and leave with clarity about whether coaching feels right for this moment.

There's no expectation to commit. The conversation itself is valuable, regardless of what you decide next.

You'll leave with clarity about your next steps, whether that's working together or not. There's no pressure, no pitch, no expectation. It's simply a conversation to see if coaching serves what you need right now.

We start where you are. You bring what's alive for you - a question you're sitting with, a decision you're navigating, a situation that's challenging you. I listen deeply and ask questions that open space for you to think more clearly about what matters.

Sometimes sessions are exploratory - we're discovering what's really going on beneath the surface. Sometimes they're more focused - we're working through a specific challenge or decision. Sometimes they're quieter - you need space to process rather than produce.

You'll leave sessions with clarity about your thinking, often with insights you didn't expect, and usually with a clearer sense of what you want to do next. Not because I told you what to do, but because you discovered what you already knew.

Honesty with yourself. Willingness to sit with uncertainty. Curiosity about what's challenging you. Consistency in showing up.

Coaching isn't passive. You're not coming to receive wisdom from an expert. You're coming to think alongside someone who trusts your capacity to figure things out. That requires engagement, curiosity, and openness to exploring questions that might not have easy answers.

It also requires time - not just for our sessions, but for reflection between them. The work happens in our conversations and in how you carry those conversations into your life.

That said, you don't have to have it all figured out. The uncertainty and questions are exactly what we work with.

I hear this often. People worry they need to have everything figured out before they start, or that they need to be in crisis to justify the investment.

Here's what I've learned: coaching works best when you're curious, not when you're desperate. If you're wondering whether coaching might help, that curiosity itself is worth exploring.

We can talk about readiness in an exploratory conversation. Sometimes the answer is "not yet." Sometimes it's "actually, yes." Either way, you'll have more clarity.

Five sessions give you space to explore a specific transition, question, or challenge. It's enough time to go deep, shift perspective, and see real change in how you're approaching things.

Ten sessions allow for sustained partnership through multiple seasons of your work and life. It gives you space to implement changes, navigate what emerges, and have consistent support through complexity.

Practical details:

• 5-session package: $1,650 (or $275/month × 6), valid 12 months

• 10-session package: $3,300 (or $550/month × 6), valid 18 months

• Sessions are 60 minutes, typically monthly (flexible for shift work)

• Email and text support between sessions

• Validity periods remove pressure - you won't lose sessions if schedules shift

If you're unsure which package fits your situation, we can explore this together in your exploratory conversation.

Yes. All individual coaching and supervision packages include payment plan options.

Individual Coaching:

• 5-session package: $1,650 one-time or $275/month × 6 months

• 10-session package: $3,300 one-time or $550/month × 6 months

Coaching Supervision:

• 6-session package: $1,900 one-time or $320/month × 6 months

• 12-session package: $3,600 one-time or $600/month × 6 months

For group coaching, payment plans may be available depending on the cohort - just let me know if this would be helpful.

Coaching isn't covered by health insurance in Canada, but there are other options. Many employers offer professional development funds that can be used for coaching, and if you're self-employed or have a professional corporation, coaching expenses may be tax-deductible as a business expense.

I provide detailed invoices you can use for employer reimbursement or tax purposes.

Yes, when they're useful. Assessments are optional add-ons we can use to deepen self-awareness, understand relationship patterns, or gather leadership feedback.

I'm certified in several assessments, available at an additional cost:

• Integrative Enneagram (iEQ9) - understanding yourself ($80)

• Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) - understanding relationships ($175)

• Leadership Circle Profile® - understanding your leadership impact ($500)

We'll discuss which, if any, might support your development. They're completely optional and not included in coaching packages - we use them when they add value to our work together.

Yes. While most of my clients are Canadian physicians and healthcare leaders, I work with people wherever they are. Sessions are virtual, so geography isn't a limitation.

The questions we explore - about leadership, meaning, sustainable practice, what matters most - are universal.

Book an exploratory conversation. We'll spend 30 minutes talking about what you're navigating and exploring how coaching might support that.

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You can also reach us at info@cruxcoaching.ca.