Transformational Life Coaching

The foundation of transformational life coaching is creating a safe space, listening, asking questions and encouraging honest reflection. Rob uses ontological, ecological and mindfulness coaching as a foundation. These methods support identity, looking at the whole person within their environment (family, work, social, society) and honing a person’s ability to increase awareness of their thoughts, feelings, beliefs and attitudes and how these impact their behavior. In addition to his core approach Rob also uses…

About Rob’s Transformational Life Coaching Services

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Individual Coaching

Uncover Your Potential

One-on-one coaching helps you uncover your blind spots and limiting beliefs. Through this process, you gain clarity on your mindset and connect with your inner wisdom. Rob's coaching emphasizes self-compassion, allowing you to move forward with gentle acceptance of yourself.

Become the Best Version of You

Coaching is about empowering you to become who you truly want to be, not just for yourself, but for your family and community as well. It's a chance to see yourself through a fresh lens, rediscover your voice, and finally step into the person you've always envisioned.

  • A person who has a growth mindset and is looking to learn about themselves and explore more interior aspects of their persona. Coaching is for anyone who wants to grow, explore and discover their deepest values and desires. To work towards becoming the best version of themselves while creating deep self-acceptance and self-love.

  • All sessions are done over Zoom. Unlike therapy where there is a rigid timeframe, coaching sessions can last anywhere between 40 and 60 - minutes: we generally continue until the session comes to its natural resolution and completion.

  • You can count on Rob to be present, open, curious, respectful, compassionate and to create a safe container without judgment so you can be your authentic self. Rob will champion and support you with utmost integrity. This is client-centered work where you, the client leads. Together we will co-create trust, awareness and the changes you would like to see in yourself, your behavior and your life.

  • The benefits of coaching are limitless and guided by what you desire and where you feel stuck. Rob’s clients have created breakthroughs in many areas in their life including:

    -Found clarity on true desires 

    -Increased sense of well-being and fulfillment 

    -Deepened connection to purpose and meaning

    -Greater self-compassion and self-acceptance

    -Learned to not abandon them self for others

    -Broke cycle of codependency

    -Learned to stand up to strong personalities and hold ground in conflict

    -Lessened the need to control and thus increased ease and flow

    -Learned to get needs met by making requests with clear, direct communication

    -Created stronger boundaries

    -Softened edges and created more harmony in all relationships

    - Deepened relationships with family and friends

    -Greater intimacy with and understanding of romantic partner

    -Improved work performance

    -Improved management skills

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Couples Coaching

Revive Communication & Understanding in Your Relationship

Every couple comes against challenges that are difficult to navigate without help. Coaching supports by slowing things down so both parties can be heard and understood. Communication is key. Most relationship issues stem from one or both parties not feeling heard. When we slow down and listen, it creates an opening for mutual understanding which then fosters love.

Rebuild & Overcome Relationship Challenges

Using a structure based on positive framing, couples coaching isn't about complaining, blaming or finger pointing. It's about getting underneath misunderstandings, hurt and feelings of abandonment that so often take hold within a relationship and returning to the compassion and admiration of the other that we had in the "honeymoon" phase. By cultivating deeper connection and appreciation within the sessions and learning to speak authentically but without malice,couples working with Rob can work through the trials and tribulations that every relationship eventually goes through.

  • Successful couples coaches work best on a foundation of civility in the relationship and a basic ability to listen to the other’s point of view. I work with couples who are triggering each other, having a hard time figuring out why, challenged by getting out of their own way and looking for support to navigate difficult conversations. I generally don’t work with couples who are experiencing an excess of animosity and judgment, who are “on the brink” of separation or are completely estranged. Some resentment or anger is expected, and we need to be able to talk and listen for the coaching to work.

  • Listening and understanding both sides is key. Even more important is "setting the table" for each partner to listen and understand the other. This means making sure both sides have the opportunity to be heard. Slowing the conversation down, limiting cross-talk and “mirroring” are the basic components of couples coaching. Rob provides tools to help avoid their typical pitfalls and often assigns homework so the work continues between sessions.

  • All sessions are done over Zoom. Unlike therapy where there is a rigid timeframe, couples sessions can last anywhere between 60 to 75 - minutes: we generally continue until the session comes to its natural completion. With couples, it’s not always possible to have a full resolution, and that’s OK but we strive to have a greater sense of understanding and compassion for each other with each session.

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Leadership Coaching

Business & Leadership in the Workplace

Coaching for executives, entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and managers, that focuses on business and leadership in the workplace. Leadership coaching enables you to get to the heart of the matter, bolster confidence and create the results you’re looking for in your career, for your teams and for your company.

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Rob with participants at his Leadership Coaching Workshop
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  • "Working with Rob has been one of the best decisions I've made. After working with a handful of coaches, I noticed there was something that just "clicked" when working with Rob. It felt like we could sink into a groove, like in surfing or in snowboarding, carving into some really amazing and unforeseen states of being. I'm extremely grateful for how well Rob creates space and directions questions.”

    - W.M.

  • “Rob has a gift of pulling the best out of people. His questions are profound, and his observations are keen — all while providing a safe, no judgment space to explore my career, love life and finances. Nearly without fail, we will be at the end of the coaching call and I have written down powerful insights I discovered about myself along with a game plan for immediate application. If accelerated growth is what you're after, Rob is the guy!"

    - E.S.

  • “Rob helped us leading up to our wedding and provided the most supportive container to work out ways to see each other's perspective and be able to communicate with each other and hear our partner to what each of us were experiencing. Having Rob help us work through frustrations has been incredibly helpful & has left a lasting impact on our relationship and how we communicate and show love for each other.”

    -K.D.

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Meditation Instruction

The Benefits of Meditation for Personal Growth

Meditation is a core practice for anyone on the path of personal growth, self-exploration, and self-mastery. By redirecting the mind many new skills can be gained that increase a sense of well-being and fulfillment: increased concentration, the ability to understand and be present with others as well as a new sense of self-awareness of habitual thought patterns that lie beneath the surface. Meditation creates an experience where we can observe and witness our thoughts and feelings thereby creating space vs. identifying with them. 

Exploring Different Meditation Techniques

It is important to find a practice that resonates with you - something you can enjoy and develop into a practice you look forward to. Meditation modalities are customized to your personality and needs. Options include Sufi dancing, mindfulness practice, listening to binaural beats, trance or ecstatic dance, walking meditation and guided meditation. 

How Meditation Leads to Self-Awareness and Acceptance

Meditation is such a critical practice to begin to know yourself, practice presence, and track your thoughts and feelings. By simply observing, we can learn a lot about our mind and feelings. We make space for ourselves which allows for greater self-compassion, forgiveness and grace.

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