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Frequently asked questions

Everything people ask before starting

Coaching, coach training, the assessment, pricing, confidentiality and data — answered directly. If your question is not here, ask it and we will answer it personally.

Frequently asked questions

Career coaching

How 1:1 coaching works, what it costs and what it does not do.

What actually happens on a free discovery call?
Thirty minutes on a video call. You describe where you are and what you want to change; we ask questions, tell you honestly whether coaching is the right tool for your situation, and — if it is — outline the program we would recommend. If it is not, we will say so and point you somewhere better. No pitch deck.
How many sessions will I need?
Most coaching engagements run four to six sessions over two to three months. Interview preparation is shorter, usually two to three sessions scheduled around your date. If it becomes clear you need fewer sessions than we planned, we stop early.
Can I use a coaching program via my employer?
Yes. Many clients have coaching funded as part of a development budget. We can provide a short outline of the program, objectives and cost for internal approval, and invoice your organization directly.
Is coaching confidential?
Yes. What you discuss in a session stays between us, subject to the two limits we state up front in every contract: serious risk of harm to you or someone else, and legal obligations. If your employer is paying, we agree in advance exactly what will be shared with them — normally only attendance and program completion, never content.
Do you coach in Spanish?
Yes. Sessions can be delivered in English or Spanish, and we can work bilingually where your documents or market are in one language and your thinking happens in another.

Becoming a career coach

Training format, prerequisites and what happens after you qualify.

Do I need a coaching qualification to join the Foundations program?
No. Foundations assumes no prior coaching training. Advanced Coaching Practicum and Practice Launch do assume a foundation level of training or equivalent experience, which we review on your call.
How long does it take to become a career coach?
Realistically, three to twelve months to be properly trained with supervised practice, and six to eighteen months to build a practice with paying clients. Anyone selling a weekend certification as a complete path is overselling.
Is the certification recognized by a professional body?
Our programs certify completion of our own structured training, including documented supervised practice hours. They are not accredited by an external professional body. We will tell you plainly which external credentials are worth having for your specific goals, what they require and what they cost — including when the answer is “not yet”.
Can my employer pay for the training?
Yes. We invoice organizations directly, accept purchase orders, and provide a completion report for the sponsor. There is a private-cohort option for teams of four or more.
What if I complete the training and decide coaching is not for me?
That is a legitimate outcome and not a failure. We build an honest business session into every pathway, and several participants discover that internal coaching within their existing role is the better fit. Either result is a good use of the training.

The Career Self-Assessment

How long does the assessment take?
About four minutes. Ten questions, one screen at a time on mobile, and you can go back and change any answer before you submit.
What do I get at the end?
A readiness score with a written interpretation, the focus area your answers point to most strongly, and a specific recommended next step. If you share your email, we also send the longer version with your answers and the action list, so you can work through it at your own pace.
Do you sell my answers or email to anyone?
No. Your answers and email are stored in our own database so we can send you the result and, if you want it, occasional useful guidance. You can unsubscribe from any email, and you can ask us to delete your data at any time.

Practical questions

How do sessions take place?
Online by video call, with the option of a phone call if that is easier. You receive written notes and actions after every session.
What time zones do you work across?
Sessions are scheduled across European, UK, US and Latin American time zones. Booking a discovery call includes your preferred time windows, and we confirm an exact slot that works.
What is your cancellation policy?
Reschedule or cancel a session with at least 24 hours' notice at no cost. Later cancellations are counted as delivered, because the time was reserved for you.

Policies

Contracts, privacy and boundaries

The short version of the documents you agree to when you work with us.

Coaching agreement

Every engagement starts with a written agreement covering sessions, fees, rescheduling and the confidentiality boundaries.

Read the terms

Your data

What we collect through this website, why, how long we keep it, and how to ask us to delete it.

Read the privacy policy

Session changes

Reschedule or cancel with at least 24 hours' notice at no cost. Later changes count as delivered, because the time was held for you.

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Next step

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If something is still unclear, the fastest route is a conversation. Thirty minutes, no charge, and an honest answer.