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Areas of Focus - Coaching

I provide life coaching not mental health counseling. Mental health counseling and life coaching serve distinctly different purposes, though both offer valuable support. Counseling is designed to help individuals address emotional challenges, mental health concerns, and past experiences through therapeutic techniques. It often focuses on healing and understanding underlying issues.

 

Life coaching, in contrast, is future-focused and goal-oriented, helping clients identify their strengths, set achievable goals, and create actionable plans for personal growth. While counseling is best for those needing support with mental health or emotional healing, life coaching is ideal for those seeking guidance, motivation, and accountability as they work toward new possibilities in their lives. We work from a specific focused topic and develop goals based on that.  Some examples of topics can include::​

  • Perimenopause

  • Menopause

  • Intimacy/Sexual Concerns

  • Empty Nesting

 

Finances

Payment is Required Prior to the Appointment

 

Cost Per Session: 

20 min - Check in Session     $50.00

40 min - Full Session              $75.00​

60 min - Extended Session   $125.00

 

​Acceptable Payment Methods:

Paypal - A request for payment will be sent to you prior to the appt.  Paypal offers a full invoice,

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Venmo - @shandaberdancoaching.com.  A request for payment will be sent to you prior to the appt. Venmo does not offer a full invoice​

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HSA Payments -  I do not accept traditional insurance, but I can potentially process HSA (Health Savings Account) payments. Please note that using an HSA for coaching requires a few extra steps to ensure compliance with IRS guidelines:

  1. Confirm Coverage: Call the number on the back of your HSA card and ask if "Health and Wellness Coaching" is a qualified expense when accompanied with a Letter of Medical Necessity (LMN) from your provider/PCP.

  2. Obtaining the LMN: Contact your Primary Care Physician (PCP). They must provide a letter stating that coaching is medically necessary to treat symptoms related to a specific diagnosis such as perimenopause or menopause.

  3. Payment & Reimbursement: Due to varying merchant restrictions, I cannot guarantee your HSA card will allow me to process the payment. If the card is declined, and you have met the above requirements, you may pay out-of-pocket and debit your card yourself or use your itemized receipt and LMN to submit a reimbursement claim to your HSA administrator.

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General Helpful Information

Services are delivered primarily through video/virtual services or phone, whatever you prefer.  I do have another F/T position so my coaching practice has limited hours.​​

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Sessions are 20, 40 or 60 minutes based on your preference.  â€‹

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As long as you provide a 24 hour notice you can cancel at any time within that timeframe.

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Cancellations – There is a $25.00 fee for appts not cancelled within 24hours.  The first time this happens, I waive the fee, as we are all human.  Unfortunately, if it happens a second time there is the fee since it is typically not possible to fill your spot within 24 hours.  Since I only have several hours a week to provide these services, a cancellation policy is necessary.​

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Last steps – ​I will email you the intake paperwork. This consists of a 3 page coaching intake/contract for services.

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Thank you for considering working with me!

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