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Access Christian Counseling offers life and executive coaching services that provide guidance, structure, encouragement, skills, and knowledge to help you change your present situation to create a happier, more satisfying future.

A coach is a partner who helps you understand your strengths, remove barriers to the life you want, and gain the skills and knowledge that you need to make your desired life a reality!

Our coaching services help you live the life that God intended for you by:

  • Discovering or more clearly defining your life purpose
  • Taking action to reach your full potential
  • Developing a custom-created plan to aid you in accomplishing your personal, spiritual, and/or career goals

How do Counseling and Coaching Differ?

A counselor provides support, encouragement, listening, and questioning to help you identify and work through personal problems. The focus of counseling is on how your past experiences interfere with your ability to function effectively in the present. Counseling is about healing.

A coach provides guidance, structure, encouragement, skills, and knowledge to help you change your present situation to create a happier, more satisfying future. A coach is a partner who helps you understand your strengths, remove barriers to the life you want, and gain the skills and knowledge that you need to make your ideal life a reality! Coaching is about change and growth.

Is a Life Coach for You?

In today's fast paced, ever changing world, we all need help from time to time staying focused on our values and priorities. An Access Christian Counseling coach can support you in effectively living your values, achieving your goals, and finding fulfillment in your life.

Do you…

  • Long to reduce the stress in your life and achieve a healthy balance between work and personal fulfillment?
  • Feel like parts of your life are out of control and want to regain control?
  • Face a major personal or career change and need help making this transition?
  • Seek a life that is in line with your values and beliefs?
  • Desire better skills to manage your life?

If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions then an Access Christian Counseling coach will benefit you!

Benefits of Life Coaching

A life coach supports your efforts to create a life that you will love. Some of the key benefits to be gained from working with a life coach are:

  • Accomplishing the goals you always talk about but have not yet achieved
  • An exciting life that meets your personal and career ideals
  • The confidence and ability to decide and act on what you want and don't want in your life
  • Knowledge of your priorities and how to keep them in the right order
  • A life in line with your spiritual and personal values and beliefs
  • The ability to make your dreams a reality

Experience and Skills Working for You

The Life Coaches at Access Christian Counseling offer a variety of skills and expertise to meet your diverse coaching needs. Our coaches are licensed professional counselors and/or psychologist and Certified Professional Coaches. In addition, their qualifications include:

  • A structured, results-oriented approach
  • Extensive experience coaching, developing, and training individuals in organizations
  • A strong commitment to client service and results
  • Dedication to Christian principles
  • Enthusiasm for change

The Right Coaching Plan for You

Access Christian Counseling offers a variety of coaching plans to meet your specific needs. Each plan includes a 90 minute initial session and three 45-minute sessions each month. Monthly sessions can be in-person or by phone. Also included is unlimited fax and/or email support between sessions. For more information about our coaching services, to discuss the right plan for you, or to schedule a coaching session contact us at 248.355.4300.

Resources Clinic Information Contact Us

MICHIGAN

Connie Ratliffe, Ph.D. ~ Director
29260 Franklin Rd ~ Suite 120
Southfield MI 48034
248.355.4300
Fax: 248.355.4393

CALIFORNIA

Connie Ratliffe, Ph.D. ~ Director
1187 Coast Village Road ~ Suite 10-J
Santa Barbara CA 93108
805.259.8949
Fax: 248.355.4393