FAQs (Fantastically Answered Questions)
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What is Couching?
It is an individual program of encouragement, solution-finding, positive challenges and program of study with me, SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy). Couching contains elements of coaching, therapy and mentoring, and is designed to support and accelerate change. It is customized to each individual, and takes place on the telephone.
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What Couching is NOT:
It's not formal therapy, or licensed coaching, or strictly mentoring. As we build this service, we will be adding referrals to other therapists, coaches and mentors on a sponsorship basis.
If you're interested in being considered for this sponsorship list, send an email to Sponsorship@PlanetSARK.com
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How long is a session?
Sessions are from 30 minutes to 1 hour, including any review of your materials time, and are generally offered weekly or bi-monthly and can be customized to the individual. There is no minimum number of sessions.
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How much does it cost?
We offer the following sessions and packages:
Scoops of SARK
Receive a burst of good energy, a question answered or receive feedback about something from SARK.
These energetic morsels are designed to encourage, inspire, surprise and delight.
15 minutes for $50
Living Juicy
Receive encouragement, support and an energetic "boost" from SARK
30 minutes for $150
or cost reduction package as follows:
* 2 - 30 minute, twice monthly sessions for $250 total (reg $300), which is $125 per 30 minute session (reg $150)Succulent Wild Wisdom
Solution-finding, positive challenges and program of study designed to support and accelerate change on any subject.
It is customized to each individual. Possible topics are listed below:
- Book mentoring
- Grieving support
- Entrepreneur support and finding more joy & balance at work
- Creative Dreams Made REAL
- Succulent Wild Wisdom
- Celebrating and expanding deep friendship with yourself and friends
- Creative Money Management – Relaxing about Money
By the hour for $250
or cost reduction packages as follows:
* 2 one hour, twice monthly sessions for $450 total (reg $500), which is $225 per one hour session (reg $250)
* 4 one hour, weekly sessions for $800 (reg $1,000), which is $200 per one hour session (reg $250)When you purchase a package, you also receive email access to SARK between sessions.
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What number do I call for my Couching session?
SARK will call you so there are no telephone charges (*international clients will be given instructions on calling in for their Couching sessions).
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Do you offer other discounts or gift certificates?
We offer a select number of sliding scale options with an application process for those whose ability to pay is truly limited. There will be several no fee scholarships available per year also. If you feel you are eligible, please make your request for sliding scale options or no fee scholarships when you fill in the simple application.
Scholarships are currently filled. We will update you here when we are accepting scholarship requests again.
Gift certificates are available and we'll periodically offer other specials.
If you refer someone and he or she begins Couching with SARK, you will receive a 10% discount off your remaining sessions. Just ask the person you are referring to indicate your name on their application.
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How do I sign up?
Fill in and send the simple application.
After reviewing, and upon acceptance, my assistant Trisha Marcy will contact you and give you scheduling instructions, which are simple and automated.
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How do I pay?
We are using the most up to date integrated PayPal system that works with any credit card. At this time, we are not accepting checks.
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Who would most benefit from Couching?
Any person committed to personal growth and transformation, who is willing and able to do the work necessary for change/growth to occur. My areas of special interest/experience include:
- Book mentoring
- Grieving support
- Entrepreneur support and finding more joy & balance at work
- Creative Dreams Made REAL
- Succulent Wild Wisdom
- Celebrating and expanding deep friendship with yourself and friends
- Creative Money Management – Relaxing about Money
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If I’m a Couching client, will you review my book or
manuscript?Yes. You will need to sign a disclaimer prior to my doing so, and my review time will be accounted to our Couching time. When you send in your application for Couching, advise that you have a book or manuscript for my review and my assistant will email the disclaimer to you.
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What experience and/or credentials do you have?
I've been teaching and facilitating small group workshops for over 20 years, and my interest in developing Couching grew out of wanting to work further with individuals. I attended college for 4 years, majoring in psychology and journalism, and graduated with a degree in communication arts. I've participated in 10 years of psychotherapy and 2 years of group psychotherapy. I'm informed by Jungian psychology and currently am a client in Voice Dialogue Therapy. I read a tremendous amount and am always learning and growing.
Please see my bio below for more information:
SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) is a best selling author and artist who has written and created 15 best-selling books and hundreds of products. She has been a transformative teacher and leader for over twenty-five years, offering inspiration and guidance to many people in their process of living more powerfully and authentically and being more actively creative on a daily basis. Her work is widely used by colleges and universities as required reading and course material. She's a distinguished contributor to magazines and periodicals with articles, columns and interviews featured in Family Circle, Seventeen, Cosmo!Girl, USA Today, Washington Post, New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle and many online publications. SARK is also the founder and CEO of Planet SARK, her company that creates products and services to support empowered living. Call her on the Inspiration Line at 415.546.3742 or visit http://www.planetsark.com.
You can also read testimonials about me here.
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What if I need to cancel or reschedule a session?
Requests to cancel or reschedule a Couching session must be received more than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the session. You will be charged for the full session if requests are received less than 24 hours of the scheduled session, if you do not show for the session or if you need to end the session early.
Discounted Couching Packages must be paid for in full at the first session. There are no payment plans or refunds for discounted couching packages. Discounted couching packages are valid for six (6) months from the date of purchase.
If I need to cancel for any reason, a full refund will be given.
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Can you accommodate other time zones and international
clients?We can leap time zones in a single bound. My Couching schedule varies and we can work around most time zones - including internationally.
*International clients will be given instructions on calling in for their Couching sessions
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What if I have a question not answered here?
Please email my assistant, Trisha Marcy at Couching@PlanetSARK.com.
