FAQs

The main difference between counseling and coaching is that counseling is past-focused while life coaching is future-focused. Coaching and counseling are two different processes that aim to help a person achieve their goals or overcome their challenges. Life coaching is a process where a coach supports a person to achieve a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance. Coaching often uses a solution-focused approach and helps a person move forward in the areas they want to grow. Counseling is a process where a counselor provides assistance and guidance to a person in resolving personal or psychological problems. Counseling can go deeper and focuses on healing from a past or current situation and helps a person move forward.

Some of the benefits of Christian counseling and life coaching include:

• Improve your emotional intelligence in order to develop a better understanding of yourself, your goals, and values.

• Identify obstacles that may be holding you back and develop strategies for overcoming each obstacle.

• Develop skills for improving your relationships.

• Learn new coping strategies to reduce stress and prevent issues with anxiety and depression.

• Improve effective communication and conflict-resolution skills.

• Identify unhealthy patterns of behavior and learn how to replace them with healthier behaviors.

• Improve feelings of self-worth by increasing self-esteem and confidence.

There are quite a few different motivations for seeking counseling and/or life coaching services. Whether you’re going through a major life transition (i.e. unemployment, career change, divorce, loss of a loved one, etc.) or having difficulty handling day to day life stressors, choosing to seek help walking through whatever you’re going through is choosing to invest in yourself. As licensed professional counselors, we can offer the support and encouragement you need while aiding with identifying barriers, as well as developing effective coping skills for getting through difficult periods of time. If you have any concerns regarding your response to counseling or life coaching services, it’s essential that you share those with your provider. Feedback regarding your experience is always welcome! At Flourish Bainbridge, we want to ensure that you receive the full benefits of the services we have to offer.

Confidentiality in a non-negotiable element of successful counseling and life coaching. At Flourish Bainbridge, we recognize the level of trust that is necessary in order to facilitate a secure & supportive therapeutic alliance between client and counselor. All clinicians, providers, and staff adhere to all federal, state, and professional regulations and standards governing confidentiality and disclosure of protected health information. The exceptions to confidentiality are:

• Suspicion or knowledge of child abuse or elder abuse including sexual, physical, mental abuse or neglect.

• We have a duty to protect anyone we suspect is in danger of killing themselves.

• Threats made to hurt someone else.  

• When records are summoned by subpoena.

As licensed professional counselors, we do not prescribe any medications. Although we are familiar with psychotropic medications, we cannot legally offer guidance to clients regarding medications or advise a medical professional about how to treat a client using medications. However, we are willing to discuss your treatment with the medical professional who prescribes your medication upon your request, and with your written consent.

At this time, we accept Aetna, Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, HealthSmart, Multiplan, and United Healthcare. Aside from these, we provide self-pay services but hope to be able to offer more insurance options in the near future. Until that time, we recommend that clients who have mental health coverage submit claims/receipts directly to their insurance carrier for reimbursement of out of network services.

Yes. We kindly ask that you contact our office within 24 hours of your scheduled appointment to cancel or reschedule an appointment to avoid a late cancellation fee.

Yes. Appointments can be scheduled and/or rescheduled through the client portal. Clients will receive a welcome email following their initial assessment, where they will be granted TherapyPortal access.