Grow + Thrive Coaching offers 2 services for coaching:

  1. LIFE COACHING - Do you feel stuck and you are not excited about where you are? Is there a lack of growth and/or thriving in your life? Do you know where you want to be, but need help getting there? Do you have obstacles keeping you from getting where you want to be?

  2. PREMARITAL PREPARATION & MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT - Dating and considering engagement? Engaged and looking for a tool to help you prepare for marriage? Married and want to grow and thrive in your marriage?

DETAILS BELOW

Premarital preparation & Marriage Enrichment

At Grow + Thrive, we center Premarital Preparation & Marriage Enrichment Coaching around the Prepare-Enrich Relationship Assessment & Feedback Sessions.

With a solid research foundation & wide applicability of the assessment, Prepare-Enrich has become the #1 Premarital & Marriage Assessment over the past 35 years. The Assessment adapts and reacts to the changing reality of relationships through continued research and development of assessment versions and resources. The reliability of the assessment and feedback guided by the team at Grow + Thrive Coaching helps couples strengthen and enrich their relationships.

We are confident this assessment is one of the best tools we could use to BUILD UP couples to THRIVE in their strengths & GROW their growth areas.

The SIx Goals of Prepare-Enrich assessment:

  • Explore strength & growth areas

  • Strengthen communication skills

  • Identify & manage major stressors

  • Resolve conflicts using the 10 Step Model

  • Develop a more balanced relationship using the Couple & Family Maps

  • Understand personality differences & maximize teamwork

The components of Prepare-enrich assessment:

Online Couple Assessment

• Identifies strength & growth areas

• Primes the couple for relevant & revealing discussion

Feedback & Teaching Relationship Skills

• Communication & Conflict Resolution

• Closeness & Flexibility

• Personality Compatibility

• Stress Management

The Flow of Premarital & marital coaching:

  1. Couples take the online assessment individually.

  2. The couple makes the first appointment with Grow + Thrive Coaching to review the results of the assessment.

  3. The couple continues appointments to complete 6-8 Feedback Session as we focus on each area of the assessment.

  4. Couples are encouraged to be transparent and honest during the assessment and the feedback sessions.

  5. Couples are encouraged to complete the workbook exercises outside of the feedback session to grow in growth areas and learn skills to thrive in all areas that have been scientifically proved to increase thriving in relationships.

Life coaching

Dr. Gary Collins, in his book Christian Coaching, defines coaching as, “… the practice of guiding and enabling individuals or groups to move from where they are to where God wants them to be.” This is our goal at Grow + Thrive Coaching. We partner with clients to build up their ability to grow and thrive in order to get them from where they are to where they want to be.

Our approach

Positive Psychology — whereas traditional psychology focuses on WHAT’S WRONG with individuals, such as trauma, diseases and disorders— focuses on WHAT’S RIGHT with individuals. It is the scientific, evidence-based study of human FLOURISHING, and the main focus is WELL-BEING.

Coaching Psychology uses Positive Psychology and applies evidence based tools from the study of human thriving or flourishing to help clients enhance their lives in areas of their Body (Physical Health), Soul (Mind, Will & Emotions), Relationships and Spiritual Life and/or Life Purpose.

Self Determination Theory Edward Deci & Richard Ryan presented this theory that clients are internally motivated the best when their environment promotes and meets 3 primary psychological needs. Therefore, Grow + Thrive Coaching aims to create a partnership between coach and clients where over time, we build up clients in these three areas:

  1. AUTONOMY - Their ability to make decisions & take action to control the future of growth in their lives.

  2. COMPETENCE - Their ability to have confidence & effectiveness to grow & thrive.

  3. RELATEDNESS - Their ability to relate to others in a way that provides encouragement & relationships that push them to grow & thrive.

Grow + Thrive incorporates these foundational theories in our coaching methods in order to promote well being and flourishing by taking the following journey with clients:

  1. AWARENESS - Who am I now? Where Am I now?

  2. STORY - How did I get here?

  3. MISSION/VISION - Who do I want to be? Where do I want to be?

  4. STRATEGY/GOALS - How do I get there?

  5. OBSTACLE - What gets in my way?