08/29/2026
Ethics, Accountability, and How I Work
I want to have an honest conversation about coaching: what it is, what it isn’t, how I work, and what you should expect when you trust a coach with the complicated parts of your life.
This episode is also my public refusal to participate in some of the practices that have become normalized in the coaching industry.
I list my prices publicly.
My coaching packages are clearly explained.
My coaching agreement is available for you to read before you purchase.
There are no mysterious “investment levels,” manufactured deadlines, fake scarcity, high-pressure sales calls, or carefully engineered conversations designed to wear down your resistance.
Your time is valuable. Mine is valuable. We are both adults.
If you believe we are a good fit, you have thoroughly read the coaching agreement, and you have no unanswered questions, you can purchase a coaching package without first completing a sales call or extensive interview.
If you want to talk before deciding, you can schedule a Compass Call. The conversation is available because it may be useful to you, not because I need an opportunity to corner you into buying something.
In this episode, I also talk about:
• What coaching can and cannot responsibly provide
• The difference between coaching, therapy, rescue, advice, and accountability
• Why scope of practice and appropriate referrals protect clients
• How I work with trauma, crisis, leadership, relationships, recovery, identity, and major life transitions
• Why difficult truths do not frighten me
• Why clients are encouraged to question, challenge, and think critically about anything I offer
• The difference between professional confidence and guru-style authority
• Why a coach’s marketing success does not automatically establish competence
• What clients can expect from me and what I expect from them
A good coaching relationship does not require blind obedience. It requires honest participation from both people.
I may offer education, observations, stories, perspective, direct feedback, or recommendations based on decades of experience and specialized study. You are encouraged to examine those ideas, question them, challenge them, and decide what fits your life.
I am not an authority over you.
We are partners and explorers. I bring experience, education, tools, pattern recognition, questions, and an outside perspective. You bring your lived reality, values, judgment, responsibilities, and the right to determine what happens in your life.
My goal is not to make you increasingly dependent on my answers. My goal is to help you see more clearly, make informed decisions, strengthen your own judgment, and remain the author of your life.
Some coaches are extraordinarily skilled, ethical, educated, and committed to continuing development.
Other people are extraordinarily good at marketing.
Those are not the same competency.
Coaching is a profession of responsibility, accountability, integrity, and specialized skill development. We should act like it.
If you want to understand how I practice, what I will and will not promise, and whether my approach may be right for you, I invite you to watch this episode.
No pressure. No manufactured urgency. No games.
If you still have questions or want to talk through what kind of support might fit your situation, you can schedule a Compass Call here:
https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
