Coaching
You Matter
I help women professionals and entrepreneurs navigate challenges and concerns to gain clarity towards their goals. Helping them find balance, motivation and personal growth on their journeys. We work on setting priorities, understanding boundaries and empowering them to realise their individual potential.
As women move through their professional life the changing roles and responsibilities can often raise questions for them?
What is it I want?
Do I need to compromise?
Can I have it all?
Why is my voice not being heard?
It can lead to self doubt, anxiety or simply feeling confused. If that sounds familiar, please do reach out and engage with a personal coach. You have worked too hard to not allow yourself that support.
I am passionate about coaching women professionals and entrepreneurs because they have often walked a difficult path to get to where they are and are continuously challenged in big and small ways.
I myself have been where they are, and now know how transformational coaching can be for an individual. It allows you to voice your insecurities and vulnerabilities in a safe space. It helps you move forward aligned with your values with confidence and clarity.
Whilst each client is an individual, here are some common themes that come up with my clients:
- Goal setting
- Skill/professional development
- Career advancement strategies
- Work culture conflict
- Communication patterns
- Leadership skills
- Work relationship challenges
“The things that make me different are the things that make me, me.”
A. A. Milne
Our behaviour consciously or unconsciously is a reflection of our mental state. If we wish to alter our behavior then we need to address the underlying feelings and emotions.
As your coach, I address that behaviour and the feelings starting from here and now, to move you forward.
You are the expert on their lives – you know what is best for you. My job is to simply aid you to unlock it.
Coaching sessions do not have a rigid structure but follow the ICF model and I recommend a minimum of three sessions to see the power of this modality.
How does it work?
STEP 1 - Book a complimentary discovery call
When you feel you are ready, get in touch to book a discovery call. I will email you with 3 time slots and you can choose the one that best suits you. These sessions are typically 20-30 minutes, and take place online over Zoom.
STEP 2 - MAKE THE COMMITMENT
If there is a connection, I share an agreement outlining details of how we will work together.. Payment is typically upfront and there is some paperwork to outline the details of your program.
STEP 3 - THE JOURNEY BEGINS
We typically meet every one to two weeks, either in person or on zoom. I start with a cycle of 3 sessions and then carry out a progress review session. Should we carry on working together, we will keep the same 3+1 cycle.
Under the Coaching modality group sessions with up to 3 persons at a time are also offered. Please get in touch if you would like to explore this option. Pricing available on request.
Would it not be amazing to feel heard and supported, have a clearer sense of professional direction and feel more confident in making decisions? Knowing you are doing so from a stronger sense of self, and a better understanding of your choices?
That is what coaching offers you.
Testimonial
“I was not aware of my own mind. I opened up honestly and travelled the journey to awareness with Radhika’s support.”
FAQs
Here are some frequently asked questions. If I can help further, please don’t hesitate to get in touch, and I would be happy to answer any other questions you have.
Coaching is for anyone who has questions or concerns in their professional realm. It can be about how to manage stress, work life balance, how to get the next big promotion, improving communication patterns etc. While coaching women professionals and entrepreneurs is my speciality, I am open to working with others.
Counseling and therapy both are “talk” therapy. Through a structured dialogue process we will try and resolve concerns that might be causing challenges for you. Counseling usually tends to focus on a specific issue or concern such as stress management or addiction, while therapy addresses deeper thought patterns and behavior such as I don’t feel I am good enough or I am incapable of love.
However, there is a lot of overlap between counseling and therapy and in the process of exploring concerns one might need to shift between the two. Therapy is also for those who might have a clinical diagnosis such as – bipolarity, depression and is used in conjunction with accessing a psychiatrist.
The relationship between a coach or therapist and their client is one of trust. You have to be comfortable to share your thoughts, experiences and behaviors with me. It is a process that takes some time, but our discovery session should give you an initial “gut feeling” whether you would be comfortable working with me. If you feel you might be better suited to someone else, there is absolutely no obligation to initiate sessions together.
Change is always frightening even if we know that in the long run it is what we need. While awareness with regard to mental wellness has increased it is not without stigma. Many also continue to associate it with weakness. This is far from the truth.
Taking charge of your own mental wellness is an act of self love and being brave. It is about advocating for yourself. I hope during our discovery session to alleviate some of this nervousness but keep in mind addressing your concerns or challenges is a choice you make for yourself and for your loved ones.
Absolutely. Coaching, counseling and therapy is not an instant fix. It requires time, trust and commitment. That is why there is a recommendation for a minimum number of sessions.
However if it is not working for you, you may terminate sessions.
Yes. The only time confidentiality is not adhered to, is if I feel you might cause harm to self or others. In which case your emergency contact will be notified. For minor clients (below 18 years of age) confidentiality of conversations is maintained. However a brief report on progress is discussed with parents/guardians periodically.
The primary language for our therapy sessions will be English. However, I do speak Hindi and Urdu.
My training addresses the issue of multiculturalism and the context of different religions. But more so my personal experience of living in a number of different countries and working with a wide variety of people, helps me even more. I strongly believe, and have been told by a number of clients, that my understanding of how culture, place and/or religion affects an individual is my strength as a coach, counselor and therapist.
“Commitment isn’t about being perfect, always following through, or never going astray. Commitment means that when you (inevitably) stumble or get off track, you pick yourself up, find your bearings, and carry on in the direction you want to go.”
Russ Harris