Aviva Psychology Services
Coaching services
At Aviva, we recognize that life's transitions and roles often demand new skill sets to meet increasingly complex challenges. Our coaching services are designed to help clients meet these evolving demands through a time-limited, evidence-based, psychologically-informed approach.
Values based leadership coaching
We are dedicated to supporting individuals in their personal, relational, and professional growth by:
- Developing clarity, confidence, and effectiveness as a leader in diverse roles of life through evidence based coaching.
- Building emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills that cultivate genuine connections, enhancing relationships and promoting effective communication in both personal and professional settings.
- Assisting individuals in navigating complex professional and personal transitions with resilience and self-awareness, empowering them to embrace change and thrive amid challenges.
What makes coaching at aviva different?
As psychologists, our coaches utilize their expertise in human behavior, social-emotional health, and evidence-based behavioral change approaches to support your professional and personal growth. Our coaching services are tailored to the individual, values-driven, and relationally-oriented. Our goal is to support individuals to build skills and to discover and leverage their strengths to create meaningful, purpose-driven change.
Our coaching approach is grounded in psychological understanding, theory, and application. We view all coaching through a leadership development lens and as a holistic journey of personal growth, emotional intelligence, and relational attunement. We specialize in helping clients to not only perform better in their various roles at work and at home, but also develop more authentic and impactful ways of leading and being.
Our Expertise:
Parent coaching
Parent coaching is a supportive resource for caregivers to foster a positive, gratifying relationship with their child(ren), address behavioral challenges, assist with transitions, and reduce caregiving and family stress. Parenting comes with persistent, high demands and a multitude of challenges, and coaching at Aviva offers a supportive, nonjudgmental professional partner with psychological expertise to help navigate these. Common support areas include tantrums, sibling rivalry, ineffective communication, opposition, and sleep issues.
Parent coaching supports caregivers to identify their unique parenting style and provides specific skills and strategies to address challenges by increasing cooperation and connection. The process is interactive and transformative, equipping caregivers with tools and insights to nurture their relationship(s) with their child(ren) and increase their confidence in parenting. Raising children takes a village, and having a parent coach is an invaluable resource along the way that can have a lasting, transformative impact.
Executive Leadership coaching
Leadership coaching offers personalized guidance for emerging and experienced leaders seeking to enhance their leadership capabilities and drive professional growth. Working one-on-one with experienced coaches, clients identify strengths and growth areas, develop strategic thinking skills, and improve communication while aligning their leadership approach with core personal values.
Coaching helps leaders articulate and embody their authentic personal brand, the unique combination of attributes, expertise, and principles that define their leadership presence. Coaching combines assessment, reflection, skill-building, and accountability and enables individuals to navigate challenges, cultivate a values-driven leadership style, and create a distinct professional identity that supports authentic and successful leadership.
Career coaching
Career coaching helps you clarify what’s working in your professional life, and what isn’t. At Aviva, we take a values-centered approach to help you reconnect your work with your overall well-being, navigate transitions, and take purposeful steps toward a more satisfying career.
Through collaborative coaching, our experts we help you:
- Identify core career and life values
- Find balance amid career demands
- Navigate career changes & transitions
- Navigate the unique experiences of women in the workplace
Whether you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or simply ready for something new, we offer structured support to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
Our coaching package structure
Getting started doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Here’s what to expect:
Session 1:
Initial Assessment & Exploration
We begin with a comprehensive intake session, including history, current concerns, and initial assessment tools. You’ll leave with personalized homework to support insight and goal setting.
Between Sessions:
Personalized Reflection & Clarification
You’ll complete guided exercises at home, focused on values, symptoms, and personal goals, to help us better tailor the next session to your unique needs.
SESSION 2:
FOLLOW-UP & TREATMENT PLANNING
We review your homework, continue assessment as needed, and begin collaborative treatment planning based on what matters most to you.
SESSION 3:
Integrative FEEDBACK & RECOMMENDATIONS
You’ll receive integrative feedback and a customized support plan, including therapy options, resources (books, tools, referrals), and next steps.
Our coaching package structure
Getting started doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Here’s what to expect:
Session 1:
Initial Assessment & Exploration
We begin with a comprehensive intake session, including history, current concerns, and initial assessment tools. You’ll leave with personalized homework to support insight and goal setting.
Between Sessions:
Personalized Reflection & Clarification
You’ll complete guided exercises at home, focused on values, symptoms, and personal goals, to help us better tailor the next session to your unique needs.
SESSION 2:
FOLLOW-UP & TREATMENT PLANNING
We review your homework, continue assessment as needed, and begin collaborative treatment planning based on what matters most to you.
SESSION 3:
Integrative FEEDBACK & RECOMMENDATIONS
You’ll receive integrative feedback and a customized support plan, including therapy options, resources (books, tools, referrals), and next steps.
FAQs about coaching services
How is psychotherapy different from coaching?
Coaching is a distinct service from therapy. While both are offered by psychologists at Aviva with expertise in human behavior and social-emotional health, therapy is a medical intervention designed to diagnose, treat and alleviate mental health symptoms, while coaching is a supportive, time-limited service aimed at developing a specific skillset to improve effectiveness in various areas of life (such as leadership, parenting, communication etc). Both offer interactive and often transformative processes in the context of a supportive, non judgmental professional relationship.
Does insurance cover coaching services?
Health insurance companies only reimburse for medical and mental health services that meet specific clinical criteria including a diagnosis. All therapy services must meet medical necessity criteria for a diagnosed mental health condition. Coaching services are designed for personal development and are therefore not covered by insurance. We do not diagnose coaching clients.
Why choose a psychologist for coaching services?
Psychologists bring a uniquely comprehensive and scientifically grounded approach to coaching. Psychologists have expertise in human behavior and evidence-based behavioral change strategies, offer sophisticated understanding of interpersonal dynamics and communication, provide affirming and non-judgmental helping relationships, and have rigorous professional standards of privacy and confidentiality. Our training uniquely encompasses both intrapersonal and interpersonal strategies, knowledge of individual, group, and system dynamics, and strategies to both overcome obstacles and foster personal growth and achievement. We are well trained to take you beyond surviving to thriving, beyond self doubt to confidence, and beyond relational hardship to relational effectiveness.
