Not therapy
Cross-Cultural Communication Coaching
Coaching is not therapy. It is not clinical treatment, not a diagnosis, and not mental health care. Practice that reduces nerves about speaking up is still skills work. It does not treat social anxiety. If you need therapy, medication, detox, or emergency help, coaching is the wrong service.
You can start with coaching or with therapy, depending on what you need. We decide which one fits in the free consultation. Coaching is skills practice. Therapy is clinical care, including CBT- and ACT-informed work for social anxiety.
This service is for people living outside the United States who want practical help with English communication. Sessions are in English. We go slowly. You can ask me to repeat a word or write it down.
We practice confidence-building with native English speakers: how you enter a conversation, say what you need, and hold a boundary without disappearing. We use real talks from work and from social life.
Coaching can lower the nerves that show up when you speak up. That is skills practice. It is not treatment for social anxiety. If anxiety is clinical — it shrinks your life, brings panic, or needs a treatment plan — therapy is the right service. I work with social anxiety in therapy using ideas from CBT and ACT, inside an individualized plan.
You can start with coaching or with therapy. We decide which one fits in the free consultation.
What we can practice
- Confidence-building with native English speakers
- Assertiveness training
- Expressing needs and boundaries clearly
- Conversations at work and in social life
- Skills for reducing anxiety around speaking up — practice, not treatment
- Tone, culture, and what people may mean, not only the words
How coaching goes
A free 15-minute conversation
We see if coaching fits. We talk about your country, your time zone, and where you want English to feel easier. This conversation is not therapy and not a clinical assessment.
Practice on real situations
We work on conversations you actually have: work, study, a partner, friends, or daily life. We go slowly. You can ask me to repeat a word or explain it in simpler English.
Practical goals, not a treatment plan
We set a few simple practice goals. They are not a diagnosis and not a clinical treatment plan. If you need therapy instead, we can talk about that separately.
Who this is not for
- People who need therapy, a diagnosis, or a mental health assessment
- Emergencies. Call local emergency services.
- Detox, medication, or medical care
- A promise of a specific English exam score
Fee
Session length: About 60 minutes.
$100per hour
Billed in US dollars. Coaching is not therapy.
The free 15-minute conversation is not a charge. Clients are billed in US dollars.
Start with a free 15-minute conversation.
We will see if coaching fits, or if therapy is what you actually need. Nothing clinical is collected on the public form.
Currently accepting a limited number of new clients.