Higher Vibes Coaching FAQs

Navigating burnout or recovery? Find answers about ADHD and leadership coaching, including who we work with and what to expect during and in between sessions. This FAQ page covers structure, approach, and client fit. If you’re a Spring Health client, there’s a special section for you.

Basic Coaching FAQs

    • Coaching is a structured, forward-focused process centered on how you think, decide, and take action—so change is sustainable, not reactive.

    • It works best with honesty, reflection, and a willingness to experiment between sessions. You don’t need everything figured out, but openness and ownership are essential.

    • Coaches do not diagnose, treat, or direct decisions. The work focuses on increasing awareness and supporting aligned choices.

    • Coaching is active, not passive—progress comes from follow-through. If you’re seeking quick answers, step-by-step directions, or are simply curious, this may not be the right fit.

    • Therapy focuses on diagnosing and providing clinical treatment for mental health conditions. If you need acute trauma support or crisis management, therapy is the appropriate place to start.

    • Coaching can work alongside therapy by uncovering behavior patterns, creating space to plan goals, and building structure for follow-through in day-to-day life.

    • Coaching works best with honesty, reflection, and a willingness to try new approaches between sessions. It is not designed for crisis support.

    • You don’t need everything figured out, but openness to change and ownership of your decisions are essential. This isn’t a fit if you’re looking for someone to “fix” things or give you advice.

    • If you’re simply curious about what coaching is, please respect your coach’s time and to review resources first before booking time.

    • Coaches act as facilitators—supporting a dialogue with your internal resources and, where helpful, offering external perspectives or tools.

    • You are responsible for setting goals, making decisions, and following through—ownership of change stays with you.

    • We begin with a free 30-minute consultation to assess fit, clarify goals, and start identifying patterns. Please complete the contact form to schedule a consult.

    • If we decide to move forward after the consult, we’ll define a coaching package and set a consistent schedule. We offer four coaching journeys: Leadership Coaching, ADHD Coaching, Coaching in Motion, and Platform Coaching (e.g., Spring Health).

    • Coaching is structured in 3–6 month arcs focused on forward movement—identifying patterns, focusing priorities, and defining clear next steps.

    • We design a custom 3–6 month package based on your needs. Sessions are 30 or 60 minutes or a mix of them, depending on your preferences and the depth of work.

    • The work continues between sessions through reflection, experimentation, and follow-through. Progress only comes from active participation.

    • If you opt in, you’ll receive an AI-generated session summary by email. You’re also encouraged to take your own notes by hand or on a computer/tablet.

  • See sample packages here.

Coaching Niches

    • We focus on how you think, decide, and lead—so you can perform sustainably in high-stakes environments without overextension or burnout.

    • The work centers on pattern recognition, decision-making, and aligning leadership style with how you actually operate—not a generic model.

    • Coaching is best suited for those stable enough to focus on what’s next—rebuilding structure, regulating energy, and making aligned decisions in the present.

    • It works alongside an existing recovery support system (therapy, group, or program). If that’s not in place yet, it’s important to start there first.

    • We work with neurodivergent professionals experiencing burnout—balancing targeted quick wins with deeper changes in how you operate, so success becomes sustainable.

    • Our coaching programs are best suited for those who are emotionally stable and able to maintain work or school.

    • This work does not include foundational daily functioning support or specialized career placement—therapy and targeted programs are better aligned for those needs.

Coaching Journeys

  • Most leadership coaching teaches you to perform better. This program goes beyond performance. Over six months, we excavate who you actually are as a leader — not the version you've been performing to survive the room. Authentic voice, real confidence, decisions based on values rather than fear. Especially powerful if you've spent years code-switching in rooms that weren't inviting for you.

    See sample packages here.

  • Burnout isn't a willpower problem. It's a systems problem — usually designed for someone else's brain. Over 90 days, we build focus, flow, and follow-through around how your brain actually operates. Your ROI on attention, not just time. No more white-knuckling through until Friday. This program was built for ADHD brains, but it can also be flexed to help those in job or life transitions.

    See sample packages here.

  • Some things are easier to say when you're moving. Walk with me, ride your Peloton, or stretch while we coach — whatever gets you out of your head and into the conversation. Movement lowers the emotional charge around hard topics before you even name them. In-person in NYC and remotely anywhere. Built for ADHD brains, trauma survivors, and anyone with Zoom fatigue.

    See sample packages here.

  • We adjust our coaching services to accommodate platforms for coaching and mental health, such as Spring Health. Please see below.

Spring Health Coaching

    • Coaching is structured in 3-month arcs. Each arc creates space to define a focus, test changes in real time, and build toward sustainable shifts without rushing the process.

    • The “intake” session is 40 minutes. It is treated as a consult and a working session. We review your benefits, assess the fit of the coaching relationship, discuss cadence, and begin clarifying your goals.

    • Ongoing 30-minute sessions focus on goal progress, priorities, and refining plans as we go.

    • You should be committed to at least 3 months of continuous coaching by the end of the first or second session.

    • Coaching is not designed for crisis support or ad hoc tips & tricks. Messaging between sessions is limited to scheduling or logistics.

    • You’ll take your own notes about insights, actions you plan to take, and how it went. SH coaches are not expected to provide written summaries for platform clients.

    • Bi-weekly sessions work well for most people, with some starting weekly based on need and momentum.

    • As part of your commitment to coaching, we’ll book sessions in advance during our time together to maintain consistency and flow.

    • Scheduled sessions are treated as commitments and are only rescheduled for true emergencies.

    • If rescheduling becomes frequent or happens close to the appointment time, we’ll pause to assess whether the current structure is working and if this is the right time for coaching.

    • Client commitment, consistency, and accountability are a huge part of the coaching process.

    • Sessions end at the scheduled time. If you arrive late, we’ll use the remaining time—we don’t extend time.

    • No-shows and late cancellations <24 H are counted as used sessions.

    • Late changes often leave gaps that coaches can’t fill in time.

    • That time is held specifically for you and can’t be reassigned on short notice.

    • Coaches are not compensated in a way that truly accounts for lost time.

    • Your employer does NOT have access to what is said in sessions.

    • Keep in-platform messaging limited to scheduling only. We’ll cover everything else live.

    • I do not consent to session recording. No recordings or any type should take place.

    • Video is only needed for the first meeting. After that, you’re welcome to be off-camera.

    • Join from a private space. Please use headphones if others are around. No driving.

  • We do not consent to recording for privacy reasons. We both take notes instead.

  • Spring Health coaching is available only on the platform. We do not meet in person.

    • Many coaches offer sessions through Spring Health to expand access to those who can’t afford coaching. However, as coaches, we are paid at a highly reduced rate of only $30-35 a session. This rate is well below our traditional sliding scale rates.

    • There are several constraints within a platform model. Sessions are limited to 30 minutes. There is no compensation for between-session support, which makes ongoing support outside sessions difficult to sustain at that rate. It doesn’t mean you won’t get good coaching, but what we can offer you is limited.

    • Private coaching includes higher-touch support and more flexibility between sessions. Sessions can extend to 45–60 minutes—many neurodivergent clients find longer sessions more effective for depth, pacing, and continuity. We can also send you notes from each session and develop a model for in-between support.

    • It is your decision to decide what model to engage in before the first session with Spring Health. Once we start engaging through the platform, we will not be able to work privately as long as you have access to the service.

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