General terms of an online coaching agreement
Overview:
As your coach, I want to help you grow, change, develop, and achieve your life goals. While I will challenge you to live out your values and reach your potential, our relationship starts with your agenda, your values, and your initiative. You are responsible for your life, and you’ll make the choices about what actions to take and what we work on together. I’ m excited about partnering with you in this journey.
Growth Goals:
As your coach, I’ll provide support, accountability, perspective, and resources for your change goals. We’ll create a growth plan including regular homework and action steps, which you are committed to carry out. Since much of our interaction will centre around these assignments, I may choose to cancel or reschedule our appointment if you haven’t followed through.
Remuneration:
This agreement between the coach and the client will consist of _____ sessions of _____ minutes per month. The monthly fee for the ___ sessions is _____ , paid in advance and due on the first of the month. Please make payments to ____Mentink Training & Consultancy , bank account IBAN no. NL65ABNA0421416181 BIC: ABNANL2A of ABNAMRO bank in the Netherlands_____ .Address: P.O. box 114, 3100 AC Schiedam, The Netherlands.
We are committed to working together for ____ months, and can go from month to month after the initial __ months.
Day/Time:
Day and time of our sessions will be mutually selected. We agree to be diligent and to be punctual for our meetings so that we will make the most of our time together. We will try not to cancel or reschedule out of respect for each other’s schedules, but if we do have to reschedule, we’ll give each other as much notice as possible (48 hours minimum). If you are late for a Skype appointment, I’ll try calling you after five minutes or so. Any changes must be made via Skype and confirmed by e-mailThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">__info@mentinktc___ at least 24 hours in advance. If you completely miss a scheduled appointment with no notice, that will be counted as one of your sessions. If you miss an appointment, it is your responsibility to contact me and reschedule rather than my calling you.
Call Procedure:
Our appointments will be by Skype unless we agree otherwise. Please find a quiet place with enough light where you won’t be distracted, so let’s avoid talking in the car, in public places, etc. You’ll skype me on ________, my unique skype name, on the day and time scheduled as agreed.
Services:
The services to be provided by the coach to the client are coaching or tele-coaching as designed jointly with the client. Coaching, which is not any type of therapy, or psychological counselling, may address specific personal issues that the client brings up. Other coaching services include values clarification, education, brainstorming, identifying plans of action, examining modes of operating in life, asking clarifying questions, and making empowering requests.
Termination:
This agreement is for ______ months as defined above and may be extended on a month-to month basis following the initial ______ months with the mutual agreement of both parties. Should the client or the coach determine that insufficient progress or cooperation exists after the initial _____ months, either party may cancel this agreement without recourse.
It usually works best for both of us to bring some kind of closure to the relationship, so if you would like to end things, let’s talk about it. If there is a misunderstanding, let’s try to work it out. If we can’t resolve the issue or if it’s just time to move on, we will leave with best wishes for each other as we go.
Confidentiality:
The coach recognizes that certain information of a confidential manner may be relayed during either regular or coach-on-call sessions. The coach will not, at any time either directly or indirectly, use this information for the coach’s benefit nor disclose said information to anyone else without specific approval of the client (excluding disclosure of illegal or unethical activities). Throughout the working relationship, the coach and client will engage in direct and personal conversations. The client can count on the coach to be honest and straightforward in asking questions and making requests. The client understands that the power of the coaching relationship can only be granted by the client. Therefore, the client agrees to do just that enable the coaching relationship be powerful.
The client has been made aware that coaching results cannot be guaranteed and agrees that he/she is entering into coaching with the understanding that the client is responsible for their own results. The client agrees to hold the coach free of all liability and responsibility for any actions or results from adverse situations created as a result of specific advice given by the coach.