In our stressful and hectic time, it sometimes feels as we are not focusing on us but rather on everyone and everything else, and with that, we may feel that our lives feel off balance and lacking harmony – and we don’t feel empowered to do something for ourselves that leads us to where we want to be and we feel that our lives are lacking harmony and balance.
Whatever you feel might be holding you back from making a change, I commit to being your partner in your trans formative journey towards reaching your goals
My life coaching philosophy is guided by what I learned from living in Hawaii for eight years and working there for a few years, that everything is connected and interdependent, as the proverb indicates. I believe that nothing happens in isolation and that people and events are interconnected, and that some issues should therefore also be addressed not just by one individual, but in the full context of this individual’s being in the world, be it family, circle of friends and the workplace.
My philosophy in working with you or your family or your child(ren) is based on a sense of Aloha, Ohana (family) and the idea of Ha’Opono’Pono (to make right and forgiveness) and incorporating all these principles in helping you by learning from and with you through talk-story to identify what is holding you back and finding solutions and goals for your (or your family’s) life.
While I have left the world of mental health and therapy behind, I will, when needed and appropriate, incorporate aspects of therapy that might help you and your family move towards reaching your goals. Such approaches include family systems and attachment theory, various grief models, mindfulness and behavioral approaches, trauma informed and restorative care, crisis intervention and crisis management.
Regardless of what coaching services I provide to you and your family, my working approach is holistic, strengths based and solution focused, that places you and your family in the center in a caring, compassionate and responsive manner, because after all, you are the expert(s) in your live(s).
As your partner, I will help you discover what is important to you and how to motivate you. I will meet you where you are, so we can explore your place in your world and your future, together towards empowerment, balance and harmony.
If you want to learn more about my professional life, please check the note/tap “About Dr. Petra.”