Facilitator: Teneshia La’Rae D.
Life Skills are the tools needed to handle the demands and challenges of daily living, from making simple choices to dealing with complex situations. Some core life skills include communication, critical thinking, decision-making, problem-solving, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal skills. Life skills also involve developing strong interpersonal relationships, managing emotions, and building self-awareness and resilience.
This is a co-creative relationship. I see us as equals, and I encourage you to do the same. I am not a therapist, counselor or consultant. I am a trained coach, using practiced communication and listening skills to support you as a detached thinking partner. Together, we create more power for you to effect meaningful change and take dynamic actions towards your forward movement.
Throughout our sessions, we will use various tools and resources, including but not limited to worksheets and workbooks, to help build up knowledge in Life Skills to assist you with your ADL’s (Activities of Daily Living) and guide you in your Recovery!
Please understand that if you’re seeking to change something about yourself, it takes time. Most of my clients feel a positive shift as soon as the very first session.
Unfortunately, that typically doesn’t last as many of the thought and behavior patterns we develop are from as far back as childhood and are deeply rooted. Much like the time it might take to create a new path in a thickly wooded forest, the same is true for building new neural pathways in our brain. We will be working on new ways of reacting, responding and perceiving your life. So like the pushed aside branches that snap right back into place the first several times of forging a new path, you will likely revert back to old ways of being and experiencing in the beginning. At that same time, you’ll begin to become aware of the elevated choices and options available to you in each moment and over time, it’s amazing to see how your life and relationships begin to elevate and evolve. If you’re serious about change, decide to make a commitment to coaching.