Coaching
Nanaimo • Squamish • Online Counselling
Individual & Couples Counselling | Workshops & Intensives
What Is Coaching?
Coaching is a structured, goal-oriented process designed to help you gain clarity, build momentum, and move forward with confidence.
Unlike psychotherapy, coaching does not focus on diagnosing or treating mental health conditions. Instead, it supports individuals who are functioning well and seeking strategic growth, improvement, or personal development.
At Stone Reef, we deeply know the issues we treat and what it takes to move forward in every-day life. Coaching is practical, forward-looking, and action-based. Coaching focuses on where you are going, not on processing trauma or healing past wounds.
Who Coaching Is For?
Coaching may be a good fit if you:
- Feel stable in your mental health
• Want clarity around career, relationships, recovery, or life direction
• Are navigating challenges in life
• Desire accountability and structured goal-setting
• Want to strengthen communication, recovery, and relational skills
• Are ready to take action
Coaching is not designed for trauma processing, active addiction management, or the treatment of depression, anxiety, or PTSD. If deeper emotional distress becomes apparent, we will openly discuss whether psychotherapy would be more appropriate.
How Coaching Works
Coaching sessions are structured and strategic. We typically focus on:
- Clarifying your objective
- Identifying obstacles and blind spots
- Building measurable action steps
- Strengthening accountability
- Reviewing progress and refining strategy
You remain responsible for implementation. Coaching provides structure, perspective, and momentum.
Sessions are:
- 50 minutes
- Available in Nanaimo and Squamish (in person)
- Available online across BC, Canada, and Internationally
- Scheduled by appointment
Coaching vs Therapy
Coaching and therapy serve different purposes.
Addresses mental health conditions |
Processes trauma and emotional wounds |
Symptom reduction and stabilization |
Involves diagnosis and treatment |
Focuses on growth and action |
Clarifies goals and builds forward momentum |
Accountability and strategic development |
Does not diagnose or treat mental health conditions |
Both are valuable. The right choice depends on your current needs.
Meet Coaching Team
FOUNDER / THERAPIST
- Locations: Nanaimo, Online
- Specialities: Enmeshment Recovery, Sex/Porn Addiction, Process Addictions, PTSD, Complex PTSD, Mood Disorders
ADDICTION & TRAUMA THERAPIST
- Locations: Nanaimo, Online
- Specialties: Substance Addiction, Sex/Porn Addiction, PTSD
FAQs: Coaching
No. Coaching is not psychotherapy. It does not diagnose, treat, or manage mental health conditions.
Yes. If emotional wounds or trauma emerge, we may recommend transitioning into therapy for appropriate care.
No. Coaching is actually best designed for individuals who already have gone through treatment and are now ready for growth or accountability.
Yes. Sessions are private and conducted professionally, though coaching is not governed by clinical treatment frameworks.
Take the Next Step
If you are ready to move forward with clarity and structured accountability, coaching may be the right fit.
