CPC, WPCC, ICF ACC, Trauma Informed Certification
My journey to becoming a successful Polyamory and Ethical Non-Monogamy Life and Relationship Coach, began with my own personal exploration of liberating myself from traditional structures of identity and love.
Growing up in the Midwest, in a very conservative, hetero/cis white community, I was always afraid of my desires, and often confused about my identity. Because there were no examples available to me, I defaulted to an identity of straight cis girl, because that was what was expected. It wasn’t until I was grown and several years into a rocky marriage that I finally faced my truth. I had fallen in love with a woman. I was nervous to confess my desire to my then husband, but I knew that it was crucial that I did. He and I learned the hard way that hiding and denying desire can lead to destruction. Our path to recovery from his infidelity lead us to deeper communication about our urges, our fears, and ourselves. What we were discovering is that we both identified with a desire to be intimate with more than one person. So when I met this woman, I proposed what seemed like an insane idea at that time. What if we all were together? A triad. I had never even heard the word polyamorous, or knew structures like that actually existed, but my gut was telling me I wanted this, and they did too.
The reason I am so passionate about what I do, is because when I was coming to terms with my poly, queer, gender-fluid identity, there wasn’t much besides a few books. I tried traditional therapy, but their education was primarily rooted in monogamy, and even if they were familiar with non-monogamy, none of them had lived experience, or personally identified with polyamory. I felt alone, and made a million mistakes along my journey. I realized then that I wanted to take the lessons I had learned and formally educate myself so that I could be in service of others. No one should feel alone, and the particular adventure from monogamy to non-monogamy and/or polyamory can be a challenge. Facing possessiveness, insecure attachments, and even coming out to family and friends can be traumatic.
I am an advocate for your journey. I focus on strengthening the self first, so that you may build from there a place of secure attachment to your partner or partners.
I am happy to say, my then husband, is now one of two primary partners in my life. I love deeply and I am at peace. I am kitchen table poly, and our constellation of chosen family, lovers and partners continues to grow and embrace one another. I am grateful for my mistakes, and all the struggles, because it led me to my most authentic self. That is what I hope for you as well.
If you are ready to face yourself and your real truth, even if you’re not sure exactly what that is yet, then I am the coach for you.
What You Get When You Coach With Me…
-60 Min TELEHEALTH SESSION
-WHOLE PERSON COACHING METHOD
-GOAL SETTING AND FOLLOW THROUGH
-CORE VALUES ASSESSMENT AND ACTION STEPS
-INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION
-BODY SCAN AWARENESS
-INTODUCTION TO ATTACHMENT THEORY
-COMMUNICATION STYLES AND TOOLS
-THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND FIGHT/FLIGHT/FREEZE/FAWN
-THE WINDOW OF TOLERANCE AND TRIGGER RESPONSE
-BOUNDARY SETTING AND NEEDS ASSESMENT
-TRAUMA INFORMED COACHING
-INNER RELATIONSHIP FOCUSING TECHNIQUES
-JEALOUSY EXPLORATION EXERCISES
-And so much more!
SPECIALTIES: SEX POSITIVITY, LGBTQIA, NON-MONOGAMY/POLYAMORY
As a coach, I men who don’t want therapy but want support. I help men find the deeper answers and the appropriate guidance and direction from within themselves. I also assist couples to improve their emotional connection and communication. I believe that we all need support at different times of our journey to help us grow, develop learn and feel supported. I know that in my own experience, having supportive and caring people be part of my circle has helped me be a healthier, happier and more successful person than I could have ever imagined. I hope I will be able to be a coach for you that will help you identify your goals and dreams and help you reach them to create the life that brings you wholeness and success in every aspect of the word.
Contact me today via my email or website listed below:
www.patrickmonette.com
–MORE ABOUT Patrick:
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor and Whole Person Trained Coach specializing in individual, group and couple services and maintain a private practice based in New York. I work with coaching clients from all over the United States as well as internationally.
With many years’ experience as a therapist and coach, I enjoy working with a broad spectrum of clients. Among my areas of expertise are depression, anxiety, trauma / PTSD, addiction, couples and relationship issues, spirituality, professional related issues, LGBT related issues in addition to general life issues and life transitions. I love working with people from all types of backgrounds and walks of life. I feel that having a healthy relationship with ourselves and with the people in our life is imperative to help us create a fulfilling, successful and prosperous lifestyle.
My coaching approach focuses on provided supportive and practical feedback to help men and couples effectively address personal life challenges. I offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each client. With compassion and understanding, I work with my clients to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing.
I also offer services in English and Spanish.
In my free time, I enjoy traveling, reading and exploring culinary adventures :)
Are you ready to move forward in life and unleash your badass life? It’s time to change those negative thoughts that are holding you back from achieving your goals and dreams. I’m here to get you to your goals and dreams now.
My background in counseling provides me with tools we can leverage to help you get out of your own head. I have an honest and direct approach to coaching. You are a whole person, which is why it’s so important to me to take a mind/body approach to coaching. I incorporate strategies that will help you silence your inner critic, feel less overwhelmed with life, and ultimately embrace who you’re becoming.
Are you somebody feeling behind in your life or profession, experiencing big change, feeling overwhelmed, having difficulties putting yourself out there, with not enough time/energy to take action, or just not knowing what step to take next?
I SEE YOU.
My name is David and my mission is to use the power of coaching to reach as many people as possible to create a more joyous and connected world where people feel heard, seen, valued, and confident to live their life to their fullest potential.
I work with all kinds of individuals and situations with a specialization on the following two types of clients.
I help people who feel stuck or are undergoing life transitions create a life that is passion-driven, purposeful, and fulfilling as hell.
(career changes, what to do in retirement, relocating/moving to a new place, leaving school, leaving relationships, getting into relationships, mid-life pivots, etc...)
I also help those feeling lonely, isolated, or disconnected from others step into their next level selves and establish meaningful, long lasting connections that make you feel like you matter and belong.
Life can be a rough wild ride. It’s tough when you walk it alone. So let’s walk it together and get you where you wanna be because I guarantee that you are already more than capable.
Feel free to visit my site, linked above, to get more information on who I am and what coaching with me can look like. If coaching together seems like a good fit then please feel free to schedule a consultation through my site or reach out to me through CTW.
Hello, fellow traveler! My primary coaching niche is helping folks who consider themselves "bad" with money. I've successfully coached people to get out of debt, repair their credit, and break the cycle of paycheck-to-paycheck living. I teach zero-based budgeting as my primary tool to making a flexible plan to achieve your financial goals. Achieving financial peace-of-mind positively impacts all areas of one's life, and I'm passionate about helping people get there.
I also consider myself a master of career change and reinventing yourself. I've done it four different times over the course of my life from actor/singer to personal banker to nurse leader to coach. Fear of career change doesn't have to stop you from moving forward. With me as your trusty guide, we'll get you there leave those fears and limiting beliefs behind..
My other specialties are working with members of the LGBTQIA2+ community, leaders, and those looking to improve self-care practices as part of their recovery from codependency. I look forward to hearing from you and appreciate the opportunity to see how I can best serve you!
Dr Julia “Chinyere” Oparah is an experienced leader with 30+ years of administrative experience in higher education and the nonprofit sector, including the roles of executive director, dean, provost and vice president for academic affairs. Chinyere’s coaching practice helps leaders identify and overcome internal and external barriers so that they can unleash their innate wisdom and power, and lead from a place of authenticity, purpose and joy. Chinyere is a Certified Executive Coach, Career Coach and member of the International Coaching Federation and Center for Executive Coaching. She is also a certified Trauma Informed Coach, and holds a certification in Hogan Leadership Assessments. Her trauma-informed approach offers tools to manage the impact of historic and contemporary traumas that may be activated by workplace microaggressions and toxic work cultures.
After witnessing first-hand the intense pressures on equity-oriented leaders, Chinyere founded the Center for Liberated Leadership to connect and resource leaders as they navigate challenging politics, complex organizational cultures and relentless workloads. A National Equity Project fellow, Chinyere is trained in liberatory design principles and is committed to cultivating equitable and engaged workplace and campus communities. Chinyere brings extensive experience of leading diversity hiring and retention initiatives, managing change in volatile contexts, building high-performance, high-trust teams, creating engaged and equitable workplace and campus climates, developing actionable strategic plans, and leading during organizational restructuring, mergers and acquisitions. She has worked in both public and private institutions of higher education in the U.S and Canada.
Chinyere began her career in the nonprofit sector, where she served as director of a national development agency. Her internationally recognized scholarship reflects a lifelong commitment to antiracism and social justice. She has held tenured faculty positions for 25 years. She holds a doctorate in Sociology with a focus on minority women’s civic engagement (Warwick), a master’s degree in Race and Ethnic Studies (Warwick) and a certificate in Management and Leadership in Education (Harvard). On a personal note, Chinyere practices yoga and mindfulness, loves to hike the Sonoma ocean bluff trail and lives her life to a gospel music soundtrack.
Kitty Chambliss is a #1 Amazon best selling author, relationship coach (ICF-Certified Master Coach), keynote speaker, polyamorous and sex-positive advocate, and founder of Loving Without Boundaries (LWB) in 2012. She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 44 Committee on Consensual Non-monogamy, was a staff writer for ENM (Ethical Non-Monogamy) Magazine, as well as an Outreach Representative for the Relationship Equality Foundation (REF). Kitty has been a contributing writer for such publications as Multiamory, Swingtowns, and PostModern Woman, with her advocacy work also featured in the books “Stories From the Polycule” and “It’s Called Polyamory: Coming Out About Your Nonmonogamous Relationships.” She has given workshops around the country at conferences such as Beyond The Love, Atlanta Poly Weekend, Southwest Love Fest, the National Sex Educators Conference, the International Conference on the Future of Monogamy and Non-monogamy, and Sex Week at University of North Florida, and is a sought after special guest on broadcast shows and podcasts, such as CNN and PolyWeekly. Kitty is a professional certified relationship coach (MCC, CPC, and ELI-MP) from the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Lastly Kitty is thrilled to have brought her first book: “Jealousy Survival Guide: How to feel safe, happy, and secure in an open relationship” out in the world. Kitty has made it her life’s mission to make thriving relationships – even unconventional ones – attainable to everyone.
Within two years of authoring her blog, Kitty’s work received the Bad Girl Bloggers Award and now has 14,000+ followers. Within the first three weeks of production, her LWB award-winning podcast reached the status of New & Noteworthy on iTunes under the categories of Sexuality and Health. She enjoys interviewing world-renowned authors, speakers, educators, therapists, lawyers, and authorities in the fields of consensual non-monogamy, relationships, and even a “coming out coach.”
Kitty has worked worldwide with many clients privately over the years helping everyone (from singles to triads and beyond) have more deeply fulfilling love lives.
When she’s not coaching clients, writing a blog post, or capturing a podcast interview, Kitty loves to pretend she’s awesome at pole fitness dancing and being a rock star musician. She also loves immersing herself in new cultures, and savoring inspiring conversations over a great glass of wine with loved ones.