Do you and your friends discuss the same caregiving concerns over and over–without any resolution?
Do miscommunications, miscues and misunderstandings haunt you and other family members as you care for an aging relative?
Do you just hate it, this caregiving thing, and are you plagued by guilt because of it?
Do you love your care recipient, but the caregiving role seems to bury that love?
Coaching helps you become who you were meant to be in your caregiving role.
With Denise as your coach, you can:
–Define your caregiving personality and your caregiving role;
–Develop your caregiving mission statement;
–Create your own self-care plan, including regular exercise and time away from caregiving;
–Determine which caregiving responsibilities can be delegated and to whom;
–Learn effective communication techniques to use with your care recipient, your family members and with health care professionals;
–Gain coping techniques for the overwhelming caregiving emotions;
–Overcome challenging family conflicts;
–Enhance your time management skills;
–Face and manage difficult decisions;
–Navigate through the changing face of caregiving;
–Successfully transition, when your role ends, into your life’s next phase.
Group Coaching
Group coaching is a great option!
Group coaching is perfect when you and three or four friends are on the same page as to your caregiving situations–but you’re also stuck on that page. And, all of you would love to turn the page–a coach can help all of you do that.
Group coaching also helps you and other family members. As you work with family members to provide care, a coach can help all of you share the care effectively. Group coaching helps three or four individuals work toward a common goal. With Denise as your coach, you and your family members can:
–Develop a caregiving plan that encompasses each family member’s gifts and strengths while meeting the needs of your aging relative.
–Create communication strategies so that everyone, including the aging relative, is clear about goals and commitments.
–Overcome communication difficulties to meet your true goal–maintaining the health and safety of an aging relative.
–Manage obstacles that make caregiving difficult.
–Pinpoint a goal that helps you face unsettling decisions.
–Strengthen the team so that caregiving strategies work effectively.
–Move past previous problems that hinder effective caregiving.
How it works:
Denise works with clients who are family caregivers through weekly 30-minute phone calls (client calls the coach). Through goal setting and solution focusing, clients find their path to living their fullest life. Typically, clients work with coaches for three-month periods.
Denise is a professionally trained coach credentialed by the International Coach Federation. She has more than nineteen years of experience working with family caregivers and older adults.
Read Denise’s Coaching Commitment
How you can get started:
Sign up for a free complementary coaching session. Denise will call you and demonstrate how coaching can help you. To sign up for your free session, e-mail Denise with the subject line: Free Coaching Session. And, please indicate when you are available (day and time) for the session. The session will take between 30 and 45 minutes. Or, please call Denise at 773-343-6341.
Cost:
Individual Coaching for Family Caregivers
1. Monthly individual coaching rate: $300
–For family caregivers, the first session is one hour in length, next sessions are 30 minutes in length.
–First month’s payment due by first session, subsequent payments due by the beginning of each coaching month.
2. Three-month package: $800 (Your best value!)
–Commit to a three-month coaching package and save!
–$300 due by beginning of first and second coaching months, $200 due by third coaching month.
3. As Needed: A 45-minute coaching session: $75
–You can schedule a coaching call with Denise as needed–once a month, once a quarter, twice a year–whatever works for you.
–Payment due when coaching call is scheduled.
Group Coaching for Family Caregivers
1. Monthly group coaching rate: $400
–The size of the group will depend on your family unit.
–First session is one hour in length, next sessions are 30 minutes in length.
–First month’s payment due by first session, subsequent payments due by the beginning of each coaching month.
2. Three-month group coaching package: $1,000 (Your best value!)
–Commit to a three-month coaching package and save!
–$400 due by beginning of first and second coaching months, $300 due by third coaching month.
To start coaching with Denise, send her an e-mail with the message: Let’s Go!
Coaching makes a great gift! If you are worried about a family member (your sister, your mom, your dad) who is the primary family caregiver, consider purchasing a three-month coaching package on behalf of the family caregiver. And, coaching makes a great gift for the older adult in you life. It’s a wonderful way to show your support!
