Helping You Help Others

Within a field like this one, it’s pretty impossible to truly “know it all.” I’ll be the first to raise my hand and admit “I DON’T know everything about anything.” Because of that, I do the next best thing: I lean into the learning curves as deeply as I can, networking with some of the best, most progressive and most exceptional colleagues within our spheres of professional orbit. Funny thing is? The more I deepen and broaden my professional repertoire, the more I encounter colleagues who are reaching out to learn from ME, too.

Which Tool for What Job?

Remember those “multi-purpose” utensils, those “many-in-one” gadgets that conquer any number of tasks, depending upon which need presents itself in the moment? My training and experience equips me with a similar combination of flexibility and practicality, a multi-modality repertoire that qualifies me to support professional colleagues in several specific (yet often overlapping) categories:

• Personal Coaching
• Case or Topic Consultation
• Mentor Coaching
• Coaching Supervision
• APSATS Consultation Supervision

On this page, I detail a few key features unique to each modality, along with the training, certification and/or authorization to provide this service for other practitioners. If you’re not sure which (or any) might meet your need, please reach out and inquire! I’ll probably ask a few additional questions, then honestly address the question of how (or if) I can provide what you need. Whatever the substance and scope of our professional relationship, I offer you the same guarantee I give my non-colleague clients: if you’re not satisfied after your first paid session with me, I will happily refund you the cost of my fees paid to date. I also maintain my commitment to be honest with you about what I do and don’t know; if my qualifications do not ethically and effectively position me to help you, I consider it my responsibility to communicate that proactively and conservatively.

Personal Coaching

Sometimes, even professional people-helpers need to seek professional help. If you’re a colleague facing new or recurring personal challenges, my door is ALWAYS open to you. I promise to provide a warm and caring space to explore your situation, with empathy and consideration for the ways your personal and professional experiences may intersect.

Case Consultation or Topic Consultation

Sometimes consultation is a “one and done” dynamic, a powerful conversation that quickly resolves some oddly-nuanced layer of a case that’s otherwise comfortably well-in-hand. Other times, consultation is a series of evolving conversations, helping colleagues to improve their acuity when navigating tricky topics, circumstances or complications. Occasionally, I’m honored to provide long-term consultation, the kind that empowers colleagues to feel supported across periods of months or years, often while advancing their own professional credentials or expanding their growing repertoire of specializations.

Mentor Coaching

If you hang around coaches long enough, you’ll likely hear one of us say, “All great coaches have great coaches!” Not only is that a lovely turn of phrase, it’s also a time-honored principle undergirding ethical practice for professional coaches. Mentor Coaching is a skills-based practice, one that generally includes “coaching and feedback in a collaborative, appreciative and dialogued process, based on an observed or recorded coaching session.” Mentor Coaching is an optional investment for coaches at any point in their vocational development, but it’s also a required component for all three levels of certification through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). As for me, I’m a formally trained and Certified Mentor Coach (CMC), and I’ve been registered as an ICF Mentor Coach since 2020. My newest endeavor is Trauma-Savvy Mentor Coaching, an intensive small-group experience designed for coaches seeking to work within a uniquely trauma-focused context.

Coaching Supervision

In contrast to the skills-based nature of mentor coaching, Coaching Supervision is a newer, separate and fast-advancing field of practice; it’s the coaching modality that most closely parallels clinical supervision, designed to support coaches through challenges that arise from an evolving professional caseload. According to the ICF, “Coaching Supervision focuses on… a richer and broader opportunity… a safe environment for [coaches] to share their successes and failures in becoming masterful in the way they work with their clients.”With strategic focus applied in multiple directions—including three primary functions, six styles of intervention and seven systemic lenses (and that’s just for starters!)—coaching supervision is often characterized as “super vision,” securing far more insight and awareness than individuals can gain from their internal, first-person perspective. Coaching Supervision is an optional investment for coaches at any point in their vocational development, and can be applied toward renewal requirements for two levels of certification (PCC and MCC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). As for me, I’m a formally trained coaching supervisor, educated through the prestigious International Centre for Coaching Supervision (ICCS), a triple-accredited institution founded by Nick Bolton of Animas Centre for Coaching. I’ve completed seven long months of interactive training sessions, on track to submit my final qualifying coursework by the end of 2024.

APSATS Consultation Supervision

In early 2023, I was privileged to join the ranks of APSATS Consultation Supervisors, a global team of coaches and therapists who provide candidate support for The Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists (APSATS). Within this capacity, I consult with specialists trained in APSATS’ Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM), providing a required component for coaches and therapists who seek certification through the organization. During this process, we explore how candidates can utilize the MPTM within their own client cases. After nearly a decade of work as an APSATS practitioner, it’s a tremendous honor to continue growing this passionate organization “behind the scenes,” contributing to future generations of partner trauma specialists. More info about APSATS Consultation Supervision More info about Rae’s APSATS Consultation Supervision Groups.

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