Choosing a Parent Coach for Your Family

Choosing a Parent Coach for Your Family

by Tracy Prunty

When you discover the possibilities of working with a parent coach, the next step is finding the right coach for your family. Choosing a Parent Coach for Your Family

Start by making a list of what you want to accomplish through coaching.  Then research coaches.  Find out what education, training, and experience the prospective coach offers.  A helpful hint: look at their coach training as well as their education on ADHD.

Talk to the coach to get a feel for the way they interact. How comfortable are you with that coach?  Do they come across as respectful, supportive, confident, and knowledgeable? Is their style right for you?  For example, are they friendly, approachable, insightful, and ready to partner for your success?  How does the coach approach the engagement?  What process or processes do they use?  How will you measure the value of the coaching together?

It is incredibly important that you are comfortable inviting the coach to “see” into your family life.  Parent coaching offers incredible value.  There is a coach for every parent who wants to enhance the lives of their family members.  There is a coach for parents of children with special circumstances.  There is a coach for parents who want help exploring options for their individual family. Yes, there is a coach for you.

Cathy Liska

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Most blog posts here are written or curated by Cathy Liska, Guide from the Side®, CDP, MCC.

Cathy is CEO/Founder of the Center for Coaching Certification, CCC. As Guide from the Side®, she is a sought-after trainer and coach with over 30 years of experience in business management and ownership. Cathy built her diverse team at CCC that includes trainers, customer service, and coaches. She was Co-Leader for ICF’s Ethics Community of Practice, on the Leadership Team for the review and updating of the Code of Ethics in 2024, and active in the Ethics Water Cooler. To ensure she stays current in related areas of expertise, Cathy has earned the following: ICF’s Master Certified Coach (MCC), Certified Coach Trainer, Certified Consumer Credit Counselor, Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Grief Support Group Facilitator, Certified in the Drucker Self-Assessment Tool, Certified Apartment Manager, Certified Civil and Family Mediator, and Certified in DISC.

Cathy’s clients range from attorneys to corporate executives, government to nonprofit, entrepreneurs to children, under or unemployed to newly retired. She specializes in communication, management, conflict, and leadership. Her personal mission statement is “People.” Cathy is known for her passion to serve others so they achieve the results they want.

Podcast: https://www.coachcert.com/podcast.html

Publications: Coaching Perspectives (a series of books with chapters by coach training graduates) https://www.coachcert.com/resources/recommended-reading/coaching-perspectives-series-by-the-center-for-coaching-certification-and-more.html

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