At Yoke Wellness in Pasadena, Dr. Herzog provides life coaching with his training and experience as a licensed Clinical Psychologist. Life coaching is similar to psychotherapy in that both are healing relationships that involve talking and gaining insight as the means for change. In coaching, the focus is more on the achievement of the goals than on understanding why the goals were unachievable in the past. It is much more solution-focused. An expectable coaching outcome would be to have a positive impact both on your professional and private life. Coaching can be useful for anyone who seeks to improve personal and/or professional performance. Coaching can be especially helpful if you feel as though your decision-making abilities often seem “stuck” for some reason. Coaching can improve a your self-confidence and willingness to act and take risks and offer you the opportunity to find a level of life satisfaction that has not previously been experienced. I work with clients to identify initial goals for achieving personal and professional growth as well as the barriers to them. Together, we confront these barriers and untangled conditioned ways of responding to life situations and work to cultivate more adaptive beliefs and behaviors. Methods may include lifestyle management and organization, communication and assertiveness techniques, behavioral strategies, stress and crisis management skills, and the development and implementation of personal mantras. With these in place and a heightened self-awareness, you have the tools to be more successful in your personal and professional life.