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Barbara H. Neal, M. Ed.

The Coaching Agreement

The Coaching Agreement

Welcome to my professional Coaching practice. This document and any attachments constitute a contract between us (The "Agreement". You should read it carefully and raise any questions and/or concerns prior to signing.

  • Services: The services provided by Barbara H. Neal, M.Ed., include Coaching or TeleCoaching on topics decided jointly with you, the client. The purpose of coaching is to develop and implement startegies to help you reach personally identified goals of enhanced performance and personal satisfaction. Coaching may address a wide variety of goals including specific personal projects, life balance, job performance and satisfaction, or general conditions in the clients's life, business, or profession.

  • Payment Procedure: Coaching fees are described in the "Coaching Fee Plan". Please choose the plan that best fits your needs and you schedule, sign the plan, and return. The fee is paid in advance of each series of coaching calls. The first coaching session will begin after this agreement is signed and submitted to the Coach and the first payment is received by credit/debit card(Vias/MC) or check. Services must be paid for in advance or they cannot be provided. Services requested by the Client, in addition to coaching calls , will be billed at a prorated hourly rate(agreed in advance) and will be paid within 30 days of service. Any changes to this procedure must be mutually agreed upon in writing.

  • Feedback: If, at any time, you feel your needs are not being met or you are not getting what you desire out of the coaching or training group, please tell me, so we can discuss your needs and adjust your coaching program as needed. We will continue to work on the goals that you have defined unless you want to stop, which we will do whenever you ask.

  • Session Time: Coaching is scheduled at the mutual convenience of the Coach and Client. The day and time for the next call will be scheduled at the close of each coaching session.

  • Call Procedure: The Client will call the Coach at the pre-arranged time and telephone number as scheduled, and pays any telephone charges for the call. For group coaching calls and classes, the Coach will pay for the teleconference line, and the Clients will pay for the call into the conference line.

  • Cancellations: Please remember that you must give 24 hours prior notice if you need to cancel or change the time of an appointment; otherwise you will be charged for the session in full.The Coach will make reasonable efforts to reschedule sessions that are cancelled in a timely manner.

  • Termination: Either party may terminate the coaching relationship by providing the other party with a one week written notice transmitted by fax or email.

  • Confidentiality: As a licensed therapist, I protect the confidentiality of the communications wiht my clients, including my coaching clients. I will only release information about our work to others with your written permission, or if I am required to do so by court order. There are some situations in which I am legally obligated to breach your confidentially in order to protect others from harm, including (1) If I have information that indicates a child or elderly or disabled person is being abused, I must report that to the appropriate state agency and (2) if a client is an imminent risk to him/herself or makes threats of imminent violence against another person, I am required to to take protective actions. These situations rarely occur in coaching practices, but if such a situatio does occur, I will make every effort to discuss the matter with you before taking any action. Your signature below indicates that you have read the information in this documnet(Coaching Agreement") as well as any attached documents including the Coaching Fee Plan, and agree to abide by its terms during our professional Coaching relationship.

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  • Barbara Neal Life Coach 3100 Carlisle Street, Suite 124 Dallas, TX 75204 214.720.6060 214.720.6061 Fax barbara@barbaraneal.com wwww.barbaraneal.com