Helping clients change

How Do You Help Clients Change?

Coaches are deploying multiple skills and competencies when they help clients to evaluate their lives and determine how they want to make changes. And then, in the broader sense, clients are changing all of the time—changing who they want to be, how they want to live, and going through external transitions such as career pivots, becoming a parent, or reaching midlife.

What does it look like to build a coaching practice that reflects your life stage, values, and voice?

In this episode of The Craft of Coaching, I talk with Liz Applegate, a CLCC program graduate, about how she’s created a coaching business that feels true to who she is—midlife, thriving, and deeply committed to helping others navigate change. 

We explore how Liz found clarity on her niche, built confidence as a coach, and embraced imperfect action along the way. Her story is a testament to what’s possible when you lead with authenticity and trust your unique path into coaching.

Helping clients change is at the root of coaching work--and at no time is this more tender than right when someone is navigating an important life transition. That's exactly why I wanted to interview life coach Liz Applegate, who's made helping clients change during times of transition central to her work.