Coaching for Mental Health Professionals and Social Workers
Our professional coaching services help mental health professionals and social workers navigate current changes in post-degree mental health and social work environments and meet the need for rapid adoption of new competencies. Whether you are ready to open a private practice or merely want to advance in your career, Kirkland Psychotherapy can help you get there.
My coaching approaches effectively help:
- Produce new and positive professional trajectories, career progressions, identities and roles
- Add creative concepts and initiatives
- Explore and identify possible areas of skill development
- Manage change as it happens
- Map a path to your next ideal work setting or private practice
Our Coaching Approaches
Sue will serve as your partner as you gain knowledge, experiment and perform in new ways. Our coaching approaches typically include the following:
- Creating an objective and thorough understanding of you, your unique situation, your target goals and your coaching needs
- Clearly defining the scope and timeline of our work together
- Looking together at your core strengths and values
- Making recommendations for skill development
- Identifying achievable and rewarding career pathways
- Creating a realistic, well-defined plan for you to progress quickly, including:
- A summary of what we have learned together so far
- Three to four technical and practical initiatives for you to experiment with
- Strategies for decision-making
- Reflecting upon and helping you integrate new skills, approaches and positive mindsets
- Referring you to outside resources and providers if necessary