Frequently Asked Questions


What is coaching?

Coaching is a collaborative partnership designed to help you gain clarity, challenge limiting beliefs, expand possibilities, and take meaningful action.

Through a combination of deep listening, thoughtful inquiry, accountability, and strategic reflection, coaching helps you move toward a more intentional and fulfilling version of your work and life.

Who is coaching for?

Coaching is for thoughtful, growth-oriented people who feel called toward something more — whether that's a career pivot, greater leadership impact, a major life transition, or simply a desire for more alignment in their work and life.

Most of my clients aren't struggling. In fact, many are objectively successful. They're simply seeking greater clarity, confidence, fulfillment, or momentum as they navigate what's next.

Many come to coaching after realizing that external success and internal fulfillment aren't always the same thing.

What do clients typically come to coaching for?

  • Career pivots and job searches

  • Leadership growth and confidence

  • Burnout and work-life alignment

  • Major life transitions

  • Decision-making and clarity

  • Building a consulting business

  • Greater fulfillment and purpose

What is the process?

Discovery
We begin by building self-awareness and identifying patterns through a combination of assessments, values work, strengths exploration, and reflection.

Coaching
From there, we focus on the challenges, opportunities, and decisions most relevant to your goals. Through coaching conversations, experimentation, and accountability, we translate insight into action.

Results
Clients typically leave with greater clarity, confidence, momentum, and a practical path forward.

How long will I need coaching?

Most clients begin with a 3–6 month engagement and add sessions as needed.

The right duration depends on your goals, pace, and desired outcomes. In my experience, three months is typically the minimum amount of time needed to build trust, uncover meaningful patterns, take action, and begin seeing measurable progress.

What makes your approach different?

My work sits at the intersection of coaching, strategy, and practical execution. While we spend time exploring mindset, values, and self-awareness, we also focus heavily on action. Clients leave our work together not only with deeper clarity, but with concrete plans, experiments, tools, and momentum.

My perspective is informed by leadership experience in both CPG and healthcare, formal coach training, and hundreds of coaching conversations with professionals navigating growth, change, and transition.

My goal isn't to tell you what to do. It's to help you hear yourself more clearly, make decisions with greater confidence, and create meaningful forward movement toward the life and work you want.

What is the investment?

I offer three primary coaching pathways depending on your goals:

Career Coaching + Consulting

For professionals navigating a job search, career pivot, promotion, or consulting launch.

Career Builder
8 sessions over 3–4 months | $2,400

Designed for clients who want structured guidance, accountability, and a clear framework while driving most of the execution independently.

Includes:

  • 60-minute coaching sessions

  • Reflection exercises and between-session assignments

  • Brief email check-ins

  • Feedback primarily provided during live sessions

Strategic Search
10 sessions over 4–5 months | $4,500

Designed for clients seeking a deeper partnership during an active job search, pivot, or launch.

Includes everything in Career Builder, plus:

  • Resume and LinkedIn review

  • Asynchronous feedback on application materials

  • Voice or text notes and written feedback between sessions

  • Strategic support for decision-making and momentum throughout the search process

Leadership & Executive Coaching

For leaders seeking greater confidence, influence, and effectiveness.

Lead
8 sessions over 3–4 months | $2,400

Focused leadership coaching for professionals navigating a new role, increased responsibility, or a specific leadership challenge.

Expand
12 sessions over 6–7 months | $4,800

Designed for leaders seeking a deeper partnership, ongoing strategic support, and sustained leadership development over time.

Personal Clarity Coaching

For individuals seeking greater alignment, self-trust, and fulfillment.

Discover
6 sessions over 3 months | $1,800

Ideal for individuals seeking clarity around a specific life transition, decision, or area of growth.

Deepen
9 sessions over 4–5 months | $2,475

Designed for those who want more time and space to explore values, purpose, identity, and lasting change.

All Packages Include

  • 60-minute 1:1 coaching sessions

  • Personalized reflection exercises and frameworks

  • Between-session support (scope varies by package)

  • A customized coaching experience tailored to your goals

Not sure which option is right for you? We'll discuss your goals during our complimentary discovery call and determine the best fit together.

How often will we meet?


Coaching containers are designed to be active engagements. Sessions are typically scheduled every 2–3 weeks. Extended gaps between sessions may reduce access to between-session support. We will meet via Zoom or phone, and each session is 60 minutes.

My clients are located all over the world and I am flexible with scheduling. I recommend clients book their next 2 sessions in advance to guarantee their preferred time slot. 

Do we have to meet virtually or can we use the phone?

Phone is absolutely fine. I just ask that my clients devote full attention to our sessions and limit distractions where possible.

Do you give advice?

Coaching and consulting exist on a spectrum in my practice.

My primary role is to help you access your own wisdom through powerful questions, reflection, and accountability. That said, many clients also value my perspective, pattern recognition, and career expertise. When appropriate, I may offer observations, frameworks, or strategic guidance in service of your goals.

We'll determine together what balance best serves you.

Will there be homework? What are the expectations?

You'll quickly discover that a lot of the magic happens between sessions.

You will have light homework following most sessions. This can range from an inquiry to journal on, a challenge I've offered you, listening to a podcast, or a specific task to complete. 

Action steps that you feel inspired to take will also organically unfold from our conversations. 

Do you guarantee results?

While I cannot guarantee specific outcomes, I can promise a thoughtful, challenging, and fully invested partnership.

Coaching is most effective when clients are willing to engage deeply in the process, experiment with new behaviors, and take meaningful action between sessions.

Have additional questions? Please email me at Karen.Goldscher@gmail.com.