Resources & FAQ

As a young adult it can be challenging to take on more responsibilities and be accountable to yourself  vs. leaning on your parents to guide you most of the way. We help young adults make the transition from co-dependence to independence, while recognizing independence does not mean doing everything on your own.

Our approach is client-led and collaborative across the following six dimensions:

1) Occupational: Occupational wellness centers on how your attitude towards work influences your overall-all well-being.  By leveraging your unique gifts and talents in meaningful and rewarding work, you can progress towards occupational wellness. Your Mitty mentor coach can help you find a career direction, help you with executive function skills such as time-management, motivate you to achieve your career goals, build confidence and more.

2) Physical:  Physical wellness involves caring for your body through exercise, nutrition, rest and regular health check-ups to maintain good health and prevent illness. Your Mitty Mentor coach can help you prioritize physical wellness which in turn can boost energy levels, improve mental health, and reduce the risk of disease.

3) Social:  Social well-being involves cultivating positive relationships, communicating effectively, and participating in social activities to foster a sense of belonging and fulfillment. Your Mitty Mentor coach can help you find creative ways to connect socially which can enhance your quality of life and overall happiness.

4) Intellectual:  Intellectual well-being refers to the ability to open our minds to new ideas and experiences that can be applied to personal decisions, group interaction, and community betterment. It is also using your mental abilities in a way that is meaningful to you, along with feeling satisfied and proud of your educational and intellectual journey. As a Young Adult, this can be a big part of life satisfaction as you have access to an endless array of subjects and life experiences to learn.  This endless list of opportunities may feel overwhelming – Your Mitty Mentor coach can help you filter through the noise and focus on what is import.  

5) Spiritual: Spiritual well-being is defined as an expanding sense of purpose and meaning in life, including one’s own morals and ethics. It may include religious practices and engagement in a community based on this, but can also include personal practices that are not defined by a religion or religious group. Your Mitty Mentor coach can help you define what spirituality means to you.

6) Emotional:  Emotional well-being can help people develop greater self-awareness, implement tools to better manage their lives, and pursue specific mental health goals. Your Mitty Mentor coach can support individuals with a range of conditions, from stress, burnout, and anxiety to those who need support through life transitions, tough feelings like anger, or relationship issues. Mental well-being coaching is not a replacement for clinical therapy – it is designed to get you back on track when you’re feeling stuck and help you create a more rewarding life.

While a Health & Well-being Coach and Therapist both work to help you improve your mental health, there are several important differences:

1. Credentials: Therapists hold at least a master’s degree in psychology or a related field, and must complete licensing requirements in their state, along with a certain number of supervised clinical treatment hours. Certain types of providers, such as psychologists, hold a PhD or PsyD. Health & Well-being coaching, on the other hand, usually requires a certification program. Many of these programs are accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF) or The National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC).  At Mitty, our coaches are certified by programs approved by the ICF or NBHWC; and also hold advance academic Masters-level degrees.
2. Area of focus:  ICF defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. Coaching focuses on visioning, success, the present and moving toward the future. Therapy emphasizes psychopathology, emotions and the past to understand the present, and it works more with developing skills for managing emotions or past issues than does coaching. As a Certified Coach we are trained to know when to refer a client to other professionals.
3. Medication: Health & Well-being certified coaches do not prescribe medication. They can recommend a client see a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner if medication may be helpful.
4. Diagnoses:  Health & Wellbeing certified coaches cannot diagnose mental illness, although they can recommend that a client seek a diagnosis from a therapist.

Therapy can be a great fit for many people, for others there are several indicators that a Certified Health & Well-being Coach (CHWC) may be a better match. These include:

• The mental and emotional health challenges you’re dealing with are on the mild end of the spectrum and you can function in daily life.
• You prefer a shorter-term approach to personal growth and development.
• You want to improve your stress management or work-life balance.
• You want help in clarifying your values, goals, and purpose.
• You’re interested in learning practical, actionable ways to address your personal and professional challenges.
• You’re willing to try self-assessments, reading, journaling, or other “homework” to help overcome personal challenges.

While Health & Well-being coaches aren’t therapists, they can still draw on principles and practices from evidence-based therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).

Extensive research backs the use of these interventions in a clinical setting to treat conditions like depression and anxiety. And Health & Well-being coaches’ use of these techniques for common problems like stress is promising. Many people choose a Health and Well-being coach vs. a therapist if they want professional support, but don’t have a complex mental health condition such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, or suicidal thoughts. Health & Well-being coaches can help clients manage emotions, change their way of approaching problems, improve relationship skills, and reduce stress and anxiety—all of which bolster mental health. 

Our coaching programs and pricing can be found on the Pricing page.  We find that it takes about 12 weeks for new habits to be formed and stick, so we offer a 12-week programs that includes additional tools and resources to keep you engaged and motivated between sessions.   Since no two people are the same, we can work with you on short-term goals or develop a program that meets your timeframe and budget.

Coaching sessions most commonly occur weekly or bi-weekly, especially at the beginning. As clients progress, meetings might become less frequent, shifting to a monthly or on an as-needed basis.

The duration of coaching relationships depends on a number of factors. Some work with a coach for a few months, while others may continue for a year or more. It entirely depends on the individual’s goals and the results they see. It also depends on how much a client enjoys their coach. Some people keep a coach in their life indefinitely with no end date in mind.  At MITTY, our goal is to educate you on how to set new goals and work through obstacles independently – but we will always be here for you.

We are Certified Health & Wellbeing Coaches (CHWC) that address the whole person.  We are trained to address multiple aspects of one’s life that can include executive function skills and life direction.  We do not focus on homework tutoring, but we work with clients on goal setting, prioritization, time management and other executive function skills that have resulted in improved homework management and grades.  We believe that people do not need to seek their purpose, but rather it is already inside of them.  We partner with clients to define their purposeful life and core values; and work backwards to achieve that.