FAQs

Coaching and mentoring helps individuals achieve personal or professional growth, development, and success.

Coaching is a process that involves a coach working with a client to help them identify and achieve their goals. The coach helps the client to identify their strengths and weaknesses, and provides guidance and support to help the client overcome obstacles and reach their desired outcomes. Coaching can be focused on a wide range of areas, such as personal or career development.

Mentoring, on the other hand, is a relationship in which a more experienced and knowledgeable mentor provides guidance, advice, and support to a less experienced mentee. Mentoring typically is focused on helping the mentee develop specific skills or knowledge, or to navigate a particular industry or profession.

While there are some differences between coaching and mentoring, they share the common goal of helping individuals achieve their full potential and reach their goals. Both coaching and mentoring can be valuable tools for personal and professional growth, and can provide individuals with the support and guidance they need to succeed.

Every client is different with unique goals, here are some of the typical goals that clients have:

1. Change career or industry, receive a promotion, or get back into the workplace after a career break

2. Become more effective in your current role or improve confidence

3. Lead a happy and healthy life

4. Get things done and develop new habits

Key benefits:

1. Clarifying goals: Coaching and mentoring can help individuals clarify their goals and develop a plan to achieve them. This can help individuals focus their efforts and increase their chances of success.

2. Developing new skills: Coaches and mentors can provide guidance and support to help individuals develop new skills or improve existing ones. This can help individuals become more effective in their personal or professional lives.

3. Building confidence: Coaching and mentoring can help individuals build confidence and self-esteem by providing encouragement and positive feedback. This can help individuals overcome self-doubt and take on new challenges.

4. Improving performance: Coaching and mentoring can help individuals identify and overcome obstacles that are preventing them from achieving their full potential. This can help individuals improve their performance and achieve better results.

5. Gaining perspective: Coaches and mentors can provide an outside perspective that can help individuals see situations in a new light. This can help individuals identify new opportunities and solutions to problems.

6. Navigating career transitions: Coaching and mentoring can be particularly valuable during periods of career transition, such as starting a new job or changing careers. Coaches and mentors can provide guidance and support to help individuals navigate these transitions successfully.

Overall, coaching and mentoring can provide individuals with the support and guidance they need to achieve their goals, overcome obstacles, and reach their full potential.

Coaching and mentoring differ from counselling and therapy in several ways. Here are some of the key differences:

1. Focus: Coaching and mentoring focus on helping individuals achieve their goals and reach their full potential. Counselling and therapy, on the other hand, focus on helping individuals overcome emotional or psychological issues that are affecting their well-being.

2. Timeframe: Coaching and mentoring are usually time-limited and focused on specific goals or outcomes. Counselling and therapy can be more open-ended, and may involve ongoing support over a longer period of time.

3. Approach: Coaching and mentoring typically take a more directive and action-oriented approach, with the coach or mentor providing guidance and support to help the individual achieve their goals. Counselling and therapy, on the other hand, often take a more exploratory and reflective approach, with the therapist helping the individual to gain insight into their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.

4. Qualifications: Coaching and mentoring is an unregulated industry and do not require any specific qualifications or licenses, although all coaches and mentors at The Coaching Studio undertake continued professional development training and all have EMCC certifications. Counselling and therapy, on the other hand, is regulated and require specific qualifications and licenses, and are typically provided by licensed mental health professionals.

While coaching, mentoring, counseling, and therapy are all aimed at helping individuals improve their lives and well-being, they differ in their focus, approach, and qualifications. It's important to understand these differences when deciding which type of support is best suited to your needs.

There are many different types of coaches and mentors, each with their own area of expertise and focus. At The Coaching Studio we currently offer:

1. Life coaching: Life coaches work with individuals to help them improve their personal lives, such as setting goals, developing better habits, and overcoming obstacles. This is for clients who value or aspire for healthy happy lifestyles. 

2. Career coaching: Career coaches help individuals launch, develop and advance their careers. This is for clients who aspire for meaningful, awesome and rewarding careers. 

3. Executive coaching: Executive coaches work with executives and other leaders to improve their leadership skills, such as communication, decision-making, and conflict resolution. This is for clients who aspire to be the best they can be and reach their potential.

4. Project, Programme and Portfolio mentoring: Mentors work with clients to help rapidly increase knowledge and skills in the area of project, programme, portfolio management and managing and leading change. This is for clients who want to quickly advance.  

Determining if coaching or mentoring is right for you depends on your goals, needs, and preferences. Here are some questions a client can ask themselves to help determine if coaching or mentoring is right for them:

1. What are my goals? Coaching and mentoring are most effective when the client has a clear idea of what they want to achieve. If a client has a specific goal they want to work towards, coaching or mentoring may be a good fit.

2. Am I open to feedback and guidance? Coaching and mentoring involve receiving feedback and guidance from a professional. Clients who are open to receiving feedback and guidance are likely to benefit from coaching or mentoring.

3. Do I have the time and resources to commit to coaching or mentoring? Coaching and mentoring require a time and financial commitment from the client. Clients should consider whether they have the time and resources to commit to coaching or mentoring before making a decision.

4. Am I willing to take action to achieve my goals? Coaching and mentoring are focused on helping clients achieve their goals by taking action. Clients who are willing to take action are likely to benefit from coaching or mentoring.

Ultimately, the decision to pursue coaching or mentoring is a personal one that depends on the client's goals, needs, and preferences. Clients should carefully consider their options and choose a coach or mentor who is a good fit for their specific situation.

Every client has different goals or issues they are looking to address and so the need is different for every individual. However, at The Coaching Studio we recommend a package of 6 x one hour sessions to provide the opportunity to develop and show results. 

This is determined by the availability of both coach/mentor and client, however we recommend scheduling sessions once every fortnight. This provides the time for clients to reflect and make changes in their life. Meeting once every two weeks also helps clients stay focussed and on track whilst providing opportunities to implement their growth plan. 

1. In-person: The Coaching Studio offer face to face coaching and mentoring at the Ironstone Wellbeing Centre in Kettering. 

2. Virtual: This is coaching and mentoring conducted via video conferencing or phone calls. Virtual coaching is becoming increasingly popular, as it allows clients to work with coaches from anywhere in the world and provides greater scheduling flexibility. Virtual coaching can be as effective as in-person coaching, but it does require a strong internet connection and a private, distraction-free environment.

Free - Initial Discovery call to learn if coaching or mentoring is right for you (up to 20 minutes).

£330 for a coaching programme including 6 virtual sessions (up to 60 minutes long) and must be used within 4 months.

£450 for a coaching programme including 6 face to face sessions at the Ironstone Wellbeing Club (up to 60 minutes long) and must be used within 4 months.

£65 for a one off virtual session or £85 for a one off face to face session (up to 60 minutes long).

Yes, please see details below:

£330 for 6 virtual sessions (up to 60 minutes long) and must be used within 4 months.

£450 for 6 face to face sessions at the Ironstone Wellbeing Club (up to 60 minutes long) and must be used within 4 months.

Payment can either be made via bank transfer, or via card payment using the appointment booking system. Payment is made when booking a single 60 minute coaching session or when purchasing coaching programme (before the session). 

Yes, we offer a free 20 minute consultation (discovery call). You can book you free consultation discovery call here.

Sessions can be scheduled via the booking system on the contact us page, or by emailing hello.coachingstudio@gmail.com. 

If you sign up to a coaching programme the first session can be booked using the booking system, and all subsequent sessions can be booked from the coaching platform or at the end of your coaching session.

Coaches and mentors at The Coaching Studio acknowledge that during the course of the coaching relationship, the client may disclose confidential information relating to their personal life, business, or other affairs. Every client will receive a coaching contract that includes confidentiality clauses. The coach/mentor agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the conversation and will not to disclose it to any third party without the express consent of the client, except as required by law. 

For face to face sessions:

Clients may cancel a coaching session without penalty by providing at least 48 hours notice before the scheduled session. If less than 48 hours notice is given, the session will be charged in full and the client will not be able to reschedule the session. This is because the coach or mentor has set aside time for the session and may not be able to fill the slot on short notice. The coach pays an hourly rate for space at the Ironstone Wellbeing Studio even if the client does not turn up. If the coach needs to cancel a session for any reason, they will provide the client with at least 48 hours notice and will offer the client a rescheduled session at no additional cost or refund the client for the session if the client is unable or unwilling to reschedule. Any refunds will be issued within 14 business days of the cancelled session. 

For virtual sessions:

Clients may cancel a coaching session without penalty by providing at least 24 hours notice before the scheduled session. If less than 24 hours notice is given, the session will be charged in full and the client will not be able to reschedule the session. This is because the coach or mentor has set aside time for the session and may not be able to fill the slot on short notice. If the coach needs to cancel a session for any reason, they will provide the client with at least 24 hours notice and will offer the client a rescheduled session at no additional cost or refund the client for the session if the client is unable or unwilling to reschedule. Any refunds will be issued within 14 business days of the cancelled session. 

Yes, testimonials can be found here.