Good Health Coaching Contract

What is mental health coaching?

At its heart, mental health coaching is about helping clients move forward and create meaningful changes for a better tomorrow. As a coach I recognise that you are the expert on you. During our sessions I will be able to provide lifestyle medicine advice, use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools. Diagnosing and prescribing are beyond my scope, should you require these services you will need to visit a registered health professional. The coaching relationship exists to facilitate the creation and development of goals and enable you to develop an action plan/strategy to achieve them.

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What are some realistic expectations of a mental health coach?

As a PREKURE certified Mental Health Coach, I undergo an annual recertification process that includes engaging in ten hours of Continued Professional Development (CPD) and at least four annual Coaching Supervision sessions to ensure my knowledge and skills remain current.

 

Mental health coaching incorporates coaching, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools, and related lifestyle medicine. These are all within my scope of practice and are tools I will use during our coaching sessions. As a mental health coach, I am not licensed to diagnose clients, prescribe medication or advise clients to alter their treatment plan from their usual healthcare provider. I can, however, offer support and guidance on how you might go about having these conversations with your healthcare provider. As a mental health coach, I am future-focused and although I take a trauma-informed approach to my work, delving into past trauma or psychological injuries is beyond my scope. If during our sessions I recognise that therapy may be a worthwhile and meaningful intervention for you, I may initiate a conversation about referring you on to a suitably qualified health care professional.

 

What will we do in a typical coaching session?

Each meeting, we’ll begin with a brief chat about where things are at, gain some insight and consider new options. We’ll explore and work through these, to develop a new set of actions for the coming week. Each session, we will be working together to create tangible progress toward your goal. Mental health coaching may include values and communication-style clarifying questions, making empowering requests and holding you accountable to commitments, and exploring acceptance and commitment therapy tools that you can implement in your daily life.

 

As you have primarily engaged me for mental health coaching, I will at times give you specific and/or expert advice, information and solutions, however you remain in control and responsible for all choices and decisions.

 

What is the coach-client relationship?

As a health coach:

It is my desire to facilitate real value for you in my health coaching role. My aim is for to you to take ownership of your own health future and move positively towards your own personal health goals and aspirations.

I agree to maintain the ethics and code of conduct established by the Health Coach Australia & New Zealand Association (HCANZA).

 

As the client, your role in the relationship:

You are solely responsible for creating and implementing your own physical, mental and emotional well-being, decisions, choices, actions and results arising out of or resulting from the coaching relationship and coaching calls and interactions with the coach.

If you are currently under the active care of a health professional (including a mental health professional), it is recommended that you promptly inform your care provider of the nature and extent of the coaching. You understand that in order to enhance the coaching relationship, you agree to communicate honestly, be open to feedback and assistance and to create the time and energy to participate fully in the program.

You may terminate or discontinue the coaching relationship at any time. Please see the refund policy here terms and conditions

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What information will you be collecting from me, and how would I go about making changes to or accessing a copy of this information?

As part of our coaching relationship I will collect any personal information I receive from you and store it securely. This information helps me keep track of your progress and ensures we remain on your agenda during our coaching sessions.

 

This information is private and confidential and will not be shared or disclosed without your explicit permission. Should you wish to alter or obtain a copy of this information you can request this during one of our coaching sessions or email me on info@goodhealthcoach.co.nz.

If I am concerned about your immediate safety, then I may breach the privacy and confidentiality clauses contained in this agreement. I may need to disclose information to a third party which could include medical professionals.

 

What are the expectations for the time between sessions?

The work you do and the discoveries you make on your action plan between sessions, is crucial to your success. I will look forward to hearing your progress each week.

 

Should you require additional support between our sessions, you can contact me via text on 027 231 5970. If it is an emergency, please call 111. You may also wish to contact your general practitioner or text 1737 – Need To Talk - for support.

 

What happens if I need to cancel a session?

If you cannot attend a session, please let me know as soon as possible on 027 231 5970 or info@goodhealthcoach.co.nz.

Please see the Terms & Conditions for cancellation and refund policies.

 

What happens if I want to cancel my contract or a coaching session?

You may choose to discontinue coaching at any time and all information shared will be kept strictly confidential. It is your responsibility to notify me of any cancellations or termination of this contract. Please see the Terms & Conditions for cancellation and refund policies.

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Agreement to the terms of this contract

Our signatures at the bottom of this contract, indicate full understanding of, and agreement, with the information outlined above. Please return a signed copy of this contract before the date of our first coaching session.