Individualized Mentoring/Coaching

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 I provide a session prep form that will help guide and focus our work on each session. We are in a sense creating a “contract” for what you personally want to discuss and work on in the session. I sometimes provide homework. I am available via email for check-ins or questions during the timeframe of your package. Meetings can occur weekly or biweekly. My focus is on helping you develop what you identify as concrete, attainable goals for your creative practice while efficiently using the time to maximize your benefits.

Here is some of what you can expect:

1.  Decide via email a time to meet via Zoom to discuss our mentoring relationship. I help guide you but do not determine all aspects of the mentoring process. The idea is to empower you to self-determine your future and decide your own agenda, goals, and outcomes.

2.  Begin to discuss, identify, and shape your needs consistent with your expressed values

3.  Complete an in-depth questionnaire that will give me a fuller picture of you, your goals, values, and your learning style. This will help you decide how you want to move forward with your creative goals.

4.  Then, we meet over Zoom. I use counseling techniques and generally follow ethical practices as defined by the American Counseling Association. However, my work is neither counseling nor therapy as defined by this credentialing organization. 

5.  You determine the pace and direction of the work.

6.  When indicated, I provide assessments that will help identify your strengths, artistic blocks, self-sabotage behaviors, and physical, cognitive, and emotional factors that interfere with your success. 

7.  We develop strategies for helping you generate original ideas, and ideas to help your creative practice.

8.  Complete the instructor and course evaluations.

Mentoring Activities Commonly Explored in Group and Workshop formats:

Assistance with Professional Practices

◦  Portfolio development

◦  Bio/Artist Statement!

◦  Web presence

◦  Spiritual business

◦  Records and inventory

◦  Networking & communications

◦  Approaching galleries and maintaining relationships

◦  Publishing creative work

◦  Planning and goal setting

◦  Preparing and mounting an exhibition

◦  Critique and feedback on creative work

◦  Application assistance, if relevant

◦  Marketing plan

◦  Business Plan

Support with Psych/Social/Biological aspects

◦  Listen, support, advise, and guide

◦  Encourage development and growth

◦  Overcoming blocks

◦  Strengthens knowledge and access to resources

◦  Developing self-discipline

◦  Offers alternative perspective

◦  Creative Exploration

◦  Source of accountability

◦  Locating a collaborative community specific to your interests

◦  Confidence building

◦  Making the most of your pain