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HOW I HELP

I support physicians, executives, individual family members, as well as entire families, when they find themselves in chronic, confusing, complex situations and are ready to make a change but don’t know where to start. 

Individual Coaching

Individual Coaching 

I partner with you to create positive change in your personal or professional life through increased self-awareness and incremental goal setting. Together, we identify what is keeping you stuck and then explore strength-based approaches to clear the path forward.

 

Individual coaching supports change in areas such as these…

  • Chronic stress that has turned toxic

  • Conflict identification and resolution

  • Rebalancing priorities

  • Changing positions or employers to realign your life

  • Challenging relationships 

  • Burnout

  • Transition to a challenging new leadership position

  • Boundary setting

  • Parenting challenges, including parenting through trauma treatment

  • Overwhelm from vicarious trauma

  • Workplace issues including lack of transparency, trust and accountability

  • Retirement transition planning

Sessions take place over Zoom, are 1 hour long; $240 per session.

See Coaching Collaborative for current offerings

Mentorship
 

Ongoing mentoring group for coaches who are focused on integrating emotional awareness, mental health, and complex issue resolution in their private practice. Additional emphasis on building a sustainable and joyful practice that includes individual and group work.  

Conversation Circles

Group Coaching
Couples Strength Building Sessions

Couples’ Strength Building Sessions

I work with couples in strength-based sessions to cultivate self-awareness, patience, responsive rather than reactive responses, and wise speech. Together, we gently approach protracted patterns of self-protection and instead seek solutions that support both partners.  
 

Couple’s Strength Building Sessions supports change in areas such as these…

  • Conflict identification and resolution

  • Values identification and alignment

  • Skill building for managing transition

  • Rebalancing priorities

  • Boundary setting

  • Parenting challenges, including parenting through trauma treatment

Sessions take place over Zoom, are 1-2 hours long; $240 per hour.

Family Conversation Circles

Family Conversation Circles

Families in conflict often find themselves shutting down and pulling apart, which can be overwhelming and extremely painful.  I work with families who have experienced complex trauma, who are not speaking to one another, who need to make difficult decisions together, or heal before a member of the family dies.  Family Conversation Circles utilize a curriculum created for your family, over 8-12 sessions, to strengthen safety, connection, and acceptance within the family system.  Working in Circle format provides space to hear and be heard, to see and be seen, and to know and be known by others in the family without risking judgment, denial, deflection or minimization.  

 

Restorative Family Circles can support change in areas such as these…

  • When a family blows up and members refuse to speak to one another

  • Imminent death of a family member and family healing is desired

  • Family business conflicts

  • Family foundation conflicts

Sessions take place over Zoom, are 1.5 hours long, require sequential sessions, and are HIPAA protected; cost estimate provided upon request.

Workpace Engagement

Workplace Engagement

I work with leaders and leadership teams to increase personal awareness, deepen engagement within the workplace, resolve conflict within work groups, and build community in and between teams.  My gentle, confident approach encourages even the prickliest employees to participate with a modicum of comfort.

 

Organizational leadership coaching can support change in areas such as:

  • Community building between leaders within the same company or industry

  • Increased self awareness for existing leadership

  • Communication skill building

  • Navigation of organizational change

  • Conflict between management and staff

Sessions take place over Zoom

Cost estimate provided upon request

Conflict Resolution Mediation

Conflict Resolution / Mediation

Conflict is difficult and it is unavoidable. I work with you and the person you are in conflict with in joint sessions; we work together to listen deeply, gain insight, honor the dignity of both parties, and find ways to repair.  

Conflict Resolution/Mediation can support change in areas such as these…

  • Sibling issues related to aging parents, asset distribution

  • Conflicts with an adult child

  • Workplace struggles with a colleague or team

  • Cycling conflicts with a partner

Sessions are 1-1.5 hours long, confidential and HIPAA protected.

My Training

Integrative Medicine
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: Evidence-based Optimal Nutrition

Harvard Medical School:  Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: The Next Frontier
 
Harvard Medical School:  Exercise and other Medical and Complementary Ground Breaking Techniques for the Treatment of ADHD, Addictions, Social Disorder, Pain, Anorexia, Sleep Disorders, Anxiety, and Mood Disorders

Planning Change: Restorative Justice Circle Keeping Certification

 

Planning Change: Advanced Family and Divorce Mediation Certification

 

Planning Change: Advanced Commercial Division Mediation Certification

 

American Academy of Pediatrics: Trauma-Informed Pediatric Provider Course: Addressing Childhood Adversity and Building Resilience

Trauma/Conflict Resolution
Leadership

Harvard University Medical School: Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare

 

Naropa University: Authentic Leadership Intensive 

 

University of Southern Florida MUMA School of Business: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certification

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What my clients say about working with me

"I worked with Ricka to learn how to decrease stress and take care of myself. I was not taking care of myself and felt stressed out, tired, crabby and unhealthy and that carried over into my family life. Ricka helped me learn techniques to manage my stress at work to get that good feeling back."

A.M.

Working With Me

Who do you support?

I support adults, college age on up, who find themselves in chronic, confusing, complex situations and who are ready to make a change but don’t know where to start.

What services do you offer?

I offer individual coaching, family conversation circles, conflict resolution and mediation, and workplace engagement activities, including leadership coaching.

Payments

My services are fee for service only; you are responsible for payment at the time of service.  I do accept payment from Health Savings Accounts and it is up to you to clarify your individual policies’ coverage for health coaching before our first session.

Privacy & Confidentiality

Your records and all transactions with me are confidential and HIPPA protected, unless release of these records is authorized in writing by you or otherwise required by law. 

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