People come to coaching for a variety of reasons, but share a common goal: they want to accomplish something important. Coaches work from the premise that clients already have the solutions inside themselves, which may logically lead one to wonder: What does a personal coach do?

A personal coach helps clients to focus on themselves and their goal, visualize how things can change, recognize opportunities, and identify steps to achieve goals.

A coach also holds clients accountable, travels alongside them during their journey, and champions their courage to change. In short, a coach unleashes each client’s potential to lead a more fulfilling life.

As the principal personal coach at Person to Person, Eileen Kelly Burkart works with clients who want to:

Coaching sessions typically take place by phone and last 50-minutes. Face-to-face coaching may also be arranged; it’s up to the client. Because it takes time to develop trust with a coach and implement change, we ask clients to commit to a three-month coaching period.

Clients can choose to schedule two or three sessions per month and coaching can continue as long as the relationship is vibrant and valuable.