FAQ

Q. What is a coach?

The International Coaching Federation defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.

Q. Coach vs Consultant?

Consultants come up with answers to questions, suggesting discrete solutions. 

Coaches ask powerful questions so individuals can discover their own answers, empowering people to repeatedly develop solutions of their own.

Coach Kate is drawing on her corporate, consulting and MBA experience to better connect with and understand her clients' lives and situations and utilizing positive psychology-based coaching tools to help them navigate and get the right resources as a coach.

Q. Coach vs Therapist & Psychologists?

Therapists and psychologists are trained to diagnose and treat behavioral and emotional disorders using talk therapy, seeking to resolve the deeper underlying issues that are the cause of serious problems like poor motivation, low self-esteem and poor job performance. It is advisable to seek treatment from a psychologist if you are experiencing intensely negative emotions, persistent sadness, anxiety, guilt, feelings of worthlessness, trauma, addictive behaviors and traumatic issues relating to the past – and you do not possess the fortitude to move forward at this time.

Coaching is a collaborative partnership with clients focused on improving their present and future with demonstrable change and results within specific time-scales. While even a certified coach is no substitute for licensed psychologists, a coach can help you if you are strong enough to move forward despite your depression or anxiety.  A combination of therapy and coaching can be a powerful combination.

Q. Why coaching?

We're in a time when the field and practice of coaching is both growing and evolving. The demand for coaching came into being when stressed out executives started seeking help in coping with their professional and personal lives. In addition, as companies started downsizing and outplacing, and baby boomers started turning 50, coaches were hired to ease traumatic transitions and to help people get back on track. Since then the profession of coaching has continued to grow and expand to focus on individuals of all ages and stages of life. Why? Quite simply, because it works!

A 2014 Global Coaching Client Study conducted on behalf of the International Coach Federation found that of those individuals who had received coaching:

• 80% saw improved self-confidence

• 73% saw improved relationships

• 72% saw improved communication skills

• 70% saw improved work performance

• 61% saw improved business management

• 57% saw improved time management

• 51% saw improved team performance

And of those surveyed: 

• 99% indicated that there were “somewhat or fully satisfied with their coaching experience”

• 96% said they would do it again

When you think about it, at any one time, the lives of about 10% of the population are being negatively impacted by mental illness and issues from their past which need to be resolved to move forward. The rest of the population (90%) for whom psychotherapy is not indicated, can benefit from the holistic, strength based approach of coaching which supports them to create more rewarding, fulfilling lives, to find and achieve their dreams. And as mentioned in "Q coach vs therapist," a combination of approaches can also be helpful.

Q. Are coaches licensed or credentialed? Is Coach Kate?

While coaching hasn't reached the level of licensure requirements that therapists go through, the community is working towards that goal. In the meanwhile, for over a decade, the International Coach Federation has been leading the development of professional coaching. More than 20,000 coaches have participated in one of ICF’s three credentials, gaining coaching expertise and professional fulfillment. With an ICF Credential, coaches demonstrate not only knowledge and skill, but also a commitment to high professional standards and a strong code of ethics.

Kate has completed a 125-hour certification program and exams through MentorCoach, an International Coaching Federation accredited school, to receive her Certified MentorCoach credential. MentorCoach's program combines the foundational core competencies required for every coach with their founder's positive psychology background, creating a unique coaching certification program at the intersection of art and science. Kate also has her ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential.

In addition, she continues to put to work all of the knowledge and experiences she gained while running corporate communications and engagement programs, designing human-centered physical and digital experiences, and learning how to healthily manage her own high-functioning anxiety and depression with therapist and coach support.

Q. What are KaptivateMe’s rates? Do you have payment plans? What is my investment?

The most up-to-date rates with details of what to expect from the session or program are listed on “What We Do” service pages:

• General Coaching - $150/hour or bundle 4 hours for $500 (save $100); Cornerstone Graduates - $125/hour or 5 hours for $500 (save $125)

• 3-Month Life Coaching Cornerstone - $1500 value - 3 monthly payments of $500, or $1200 upfront. SUMMER SPECIAL - $1000 upfront

• 3-Month New Career Cornerstone - $2100 value - 3 monthly payments of $700, or $1800 upfront

• Executive/Leadership Coaching - $200/hour or $3000+ for a 3-month intensive.

Ask me about flexible pricing and payment plans.

• Discounts are offered for up-front payment of cornerstone programs or sessions bundles.

• Discounts for ongoing coaching are offered to cornerstone program graduates.