gold star

"Debbie West was instrumental in bringing me
to understand and formulate my deep artistic mission and identity."

-- DM, Artist/Musician

"Debbie helped me cut
through the chatter and get
to the essentials of what was really going on with me."

-- KS, Photographer/Student

Contact

dwestcoaching@gmail.com

503-239-5096

Coaching

What is Coaching?

I define coaching as “A powerful connection between equals that offers inspired support.” Coaching draws on a client's personal wisdom, values, and strengths, and is focused what they want to create in their lives. Coaching provides the opportunity for reflection and insight, and a structure to help people meet their objectives, in their own way and time.

I am trained in the Transformative Coaching model, which looks at personal growth from the inside out. Starting with a client's core values and guiding principles, I support them in their discovery process and in moving forward with what they want to accomplish. Coaching is for people who want to grow, change, and live in the power of choice. (I use a coach myself, and I can tell you - it rocks!)

The guiding principles of transformative coaching are:

To facilitate clarity, alignment, action, and results.
To see and accept the client as whole, capable, creative and resourceful.
To promote empowering language.
To aim for the goal and embrace the process.
To promote balance and wholeness.
To suspend judgment.

My Purpose

I offer inspired support to people on a creative path. I am committed to helping people live their creativity and create the lives they want, and helping students make the transition from college to find their path as fulfilled creators. I honor all the International Coach Federation guidelines and code of ethics for professional coaching.

I believe that we are ALL creative, and that our culture and our world are crying out for creative solutions, especially right now. I want to support everyone in living creatively and making choices that empower them and make the world a better place!

How It Works

As a coach, it is my job to ask questions to help clients find their own answers. I listen on a deep level, and ask powerful questions to help clients gain clarity and insight. I support people in setting intentions, designing actions that will help them accomplish what they want, and celebrating their growth and progress.

I offer coaching for individual clients and in groups. In individual coaching, clients usually sign a contract for one to three months. They define what they’d like to work on and set the agenda for each coaching session. We agree on a time to meet, usually by phone, in weekly or bi-weekly half hour sessions.

References are available if you'd like to talk to someone who has experienced my coaching!

My rates for individual coaching are:

Half-hour session - $50

4 session package (3 hours of coaching) - $250 ($50 savings)

8 session package (5 hours of coaching) - $400 ($100 savings)

Self-employed creatives, Full Time Students and Retirees - $30 per half-hour session.