“Health and wellness coaching holds great potential for advancing healthy behavior change and stemming the rising tide in prevalence of chronic disease.”
Holistic Health and Wellness Coaching
Lifestyle behaviors have been shown to directly impact a person’s health and wellness. The CDC states that 90% of healthcare costs are from lifestyle driven chronic disease. 4 Corners Holistic Wellness Coaching exists to empower people to practice positive self-esteem and participate in the discovery of their physical, mental, social, and spiritual wellbeing. This journey is a collaborative effort to uncover our client’s best path forward in achieving optimal wellness through key strategies. Our philosophy is to support, validate, and inspire our client’s journey of self-worth towards stress reduction and lifestyle improvement to achieve a more fulfilling life beginning right now.
What is a holistic wellness coach?
A health and wellness coach is an advocate, guide, and a source of inspiration to anyone on a path of self-discovery and betterment. We provide a safe space for a person to dig deep to uncover how they want to shape their life. We provide tools for a person to identify wellness goals and behaviors they wish to change for optimal health. A coach is an ally during the process of behavioral change that leads to a more ideal and satisfactory life. In this partnership, we co-create a personalized path towards the lifestyle changes that are specific and measurable. The plan addresses all aspects of an individual’s life- physical, mental, societal, and spiritual. Working together we move through the process
According to the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy the coaching approach can reduce medical symptoms by 25% after just 5 sessions.
Coaching increases the client interaction with the health and wellness changes they wish to see in their lives. We focus on clients who are overwhelmed with stress, physical illness, struggling with making healthy choices about nutrition and movement as well as people looking for life balance and a better connection to the world around them. We are behavior change experts and assist our clients with evidence-based activities to improve their growth towards the goals that are important to them.
“Adults with common chronic conditions who adhere to healthy self-care practices experience rapid, significant, clinically meaningful and sustainable improvements in their health.”
When should I work with a holistic wellness coach?
Are you seeking to create a healthier lifestyle?
Do you feel lost or that there is something missing from your life?
Is your productivity at work or home not meeting your expectations?
Do you feel buried in “to-dos” and unable to find time to relax?
Is it difficult for you to stay focused?
Do you lack motivation to implement the changes you wish you could make?
Are you constantly feeling stressed or overwhelmed?
Do you find yourself unable to keep to a nutritional diet or exercise plan?
Want to become more grounded and centered in your life?
If you answered yes to some of these questions, you might benefit from working with a Holistic Wellness Coach.
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
Our Philosophy
4 Corners Holistic Wellness coaching utilizes current evidence-based exercises that are driven by the client for successful behavior change. We believe that living well is not only about accomplishments but also involves positive self-regard, overall life satisfaction, and joy. We integrate personal growth with experiential wellness practices to encourage self-esteem and joyful wellness for our clients. Our mission is to walk with our clients to empower, collaborate and support them through the process of motivation and change. As your coach we co-create a personalized path towards the lifestyle changes that are specific and measurable. The plan addresses all aspects of an individual’s life: physical, mental, societal, and spiritual.
When a client decides to follow a path of self-discovery, they achieve:
Clarity about true goals and desires
Healthier relationships
Less stress
Improved health
Increased productivity
More self-control
Personal definition of success
Renewed peace of mind
Greater resilience to external factors
Increase of overall happiness in life
Together We:
Assess and explore.
Let’s figure out where you are, how you feel about it, and your ideal location moving forward. We will dive deep into figuring out who you are and what you truly want from life.
Define the attainable.
Once we understand your ideal wellness and health goals, we must set attainable steps that fit your current lifestyle. Defining these boundaries and expectations allow us to create lasting change.
Establish a path.
Based on our discussions, we will design a personal wellness plan that aligns with your goals and needs. As we walk this path, we will both make sure the plan adapts with you.
Develop a partnership.
Through this process, we will strategize methods of accountability. Our goal is to support you in a sustainable, effective way that helps you achieve your desired outcomes.
Adapt and evolve.
We will walk together as you journey the path of self betterment. During this time, you will be changing and life will continue presenting its own challenges. Our plan may change, but our mission will not.
Flourish and bloom.
Founded by the passion of Pam Stropko and her own journey to wellness, our mission is in helping others improve their quality of life and invest in self-actualization. When you thrive, so do we.
Process of Coaching
We will begin our relationship with a discovery session and an intake form. This information will assist us in designing a plan to meet your expressed goal. Coaching is a thoughtful process that involves observing behavior and implementing evidence-based solutions to assist in the desired outcome. It is important to develop a relationship, so our process includes:
A free introductory consultation to get to know each other. We will have a 15 min phone conversation to see if there is a connection. It is important that you hire a coach that you feel you can trust, be motivated by, and confident in.
The initial consultation includes an assessment, 120 min zoom/phone/in person conversation, preliminary goal setting/focus
Weekly or monthly sessions describe the frequency client wishes to follow can be scheduled at 50 min single sessions or packages can be discussed.
In between coaching sessions, I am available by email to answer questions, and celebrate a win, a separate time can be scheduled for any question/concern that will require a more detailed exchange of information.
Due to COVID, the client may determine what method feels best so coaching sessions can be in person, by phone, or with a video conferencing platform (zoom).
How many sessions do I need?
This answer will vary from person to person. Hiring a coach means you are committed to investing in making significant changes to improve your longterm health and wellness. These changes will have different timelines depending on the goals, inhibitors, and lifestyle of an individual. We meet each person wherever they are and facilitate growth through providing tools, confidentiality, dependability, reliability, honesty, respect, and open mindedness to all our clients.
4 Corners Health and Wellness Coaches request a minimum commitment of 3-months (6 Sessions) to the coaching process. This will allow the coaching relationship to develop and be a powerful force in your life. Upon completion of the 6 sessions, coaching will convert to a package or per-session agreement. When it is time to end the coaching relationship, we request a two-week (14 days) notice to give us both time to process closure.
How often do sessions happen?
This answer varies depending on an individual’s needs. We prefer to schedule a 50 minute session every two weeks.
Where do these sessions take place?
The jointly scheduled coaching sessions will take place via zoom or by phone. We offer in-person sessions, but due to COVID, we prefer digital sessions to maintain social distance.
Let’s grow together!
Confidentiality
The information exchanged between the coach Pam Stropko and the client is confidential. The Coach- client relationship is not a legally confidential relationship, so the information is not protected by legal privilege. It is understood that what is said here stays here unless expressed written consent is given from the client to share personal information with others. If legally required or if the client is in imminent harm to themselves or others the coach Pam Stropko has the right to converse with the appropriate authorities/medical professionals. The client is aware of Pam Stropko the coach taking notes and charting progress so there is documentation of the coaching process to measure growth. The client may accept/refuse to allow the data collected to be used for research, keeping specific information anonymous.
Expectations
4 Corners Holistic Wellness Coaches provide a safe platform for education and personal growth based on evidence-based coaching practices. The coaching process includes assessments, motivational interviewing, and implementing wellness-industry exercises. During sessions we ask motivating questions, diligently listen to responses, provide direct feedback, encourage self-finding answers, provide realistic expectations for set goals, assist with finding creative solutions, and will do so in a punctual, professional way. The client agrees to the relationship and is responsible for all actions agreed upon as well as follow up and implementing new behavior. The client is solely responsible for all outcomes.
Success Disclaimer
The coach Pam Stropko does not guarantee any specific outcomes/results from our work together in the coaching process. This is a client-led program, and all actions are taken by the client for their own perceived benefit. All outcomes are a direct result of the client’s decision-making process. The coach Pam Stropko is not liable for any actions or inaction taken by the client.
Client Responsibility
The client agrees to implement changes, do the work, and be responsible for any changes they wish to see in their lives. This includes honesty and openness to change, being on time and consistent with the sessions, doing any additional research or homework, taking accountability for their growth, and being an active part of the coaching process. The client is also aware that setbacks occur and are part of growth and will alert Pam Stropko the coach if any serious issues develop.
Cancellation Policy
Pam Stropko the coach may at any time terminate the relationship with the client if they become disruptive, do not follow the agreements written in this contract, or are not ready to take responsibility for the changes needed in their lives without a refund of any outstanding sessions. If the client does not feel a value in the coaching agreement and does not wish to continue the relationship, they may terminate this contract with a written notice.
Disclaimer
The service provided by 4 Corners Holistic Wellness Coaching and Pam Stropko is coaching, not therapy. The client may need to seek out advice from a licensed mental health professional to assist with any issues that arise. The coach Pam Stropko is not a mental health professional, psychotherapist, substance abuse counselor, or a licensed medical health professional and can refer the client to any of these professionals as the need arises.