ROBERT  " DR. BOB "  WEATHERS, PH.D.

 ROBERT  " DR. BOB "  WEATHERS , PH.D.

Services

Individual and Couples Life Coaching

I would like to provide you a bit of an orientation to what you might expect in working with me in counseling and life coaching.  Counseling, or life coaching, is not easily described in general statements. It varies depending on the personalities of the client and counselor or life coach, and the particular problems you are experiencing. There are many different methods I may use to deal with the problems that you hope to address. Counseling or life coaching is not like a medical doctor visit. Instead, it calls for a very active effort on your part. In order for the counseling or life coaching to be most successful, you will have to work on things we talk about both during our sessions and at home. Counseling or life coaching can have benefits and risks. Since counseling or life coaching often involves discussing unpleasant aspects of your life, you may experience uncomfortable feelings like sadness, guilt, anger, frustration, loneliness, and helplessness. On the other hand, counseling or life coaching has also been shown to have many benefits. Although there are no guarantees of what you will experience, counseling or life coaching often leads to better relationships, solutions to specific problems, reductions in feelings of distress, improvement in mood and behavior, and increased satisfaction in overall life circumstances.

Our first few sessions will involve an evaluation of your concerns and needs. By the end of the evaluation, I will be able to offer you some first impressions of what our work will include and a counseling or life coaching plan to follow, if you decide to continue with counseling or life coaching. You should evaluate this information along with your own opinions of whether you feel comfortable working with me. Counseling or life coaching involves a large commitment of time, money, and energy, so you should be very careful about the counselor or life coach you select. If you have questions about my procedures, we should discuss them whenever they arise. If your doubts persist, I will be happy to help you set up a meeting with another mental health professional for a second opinion.

Meetings

An initial evaluation usually lasts from 2 to 4 sessions. During this time, we can both decide if I am the best person to provide the services you need in order to meet your counseling or life coaching goals. If counseling or life coaching is begun, I will usually schedule one session (one appointment hour of 45-50 minutes duration) per week at a time we agree on, although some sessions may be longer or more frequent. Once an appointment hour is scheduled, you will be expected to pay for it unless you provide 24 hours advance notice of cancellation [unless we both agree that you were unable to attend due to circumstances beyond your control]. If it is possible, I will try to reschedule the appointment during the same week. No contact, either by meeting or phone, for a period of 2 months will result in the closure of your case.  We may discuss resuming counseling or life coaching at a later time.

--- Robert  " Dr. Bob "  Weathers , Ph.D. ---

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