Risa August
Co-active coach for people in life shifts and LGBTQ dating
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | LGBTQ+ and Women |
| Also coaches | Dating coach and Spiritual coach |
| Credentials | Conscious Girlfriend certified coach; Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) certified through The Priority Academy, July 2020; Gestalt practitioner |
| Practice | Risa August Coaching |
Risa August is a coach who works one on one with people going through a shift in life. She also coaches lesbian and queer women on dating. She uses a co-active approach and is a Gestalt practitioner. She wrote The Road Unpaved, a book about a bike trip from border to border with a brain tumor. She also gives talks and shares her story of living with a pituitary disease.
What Risa helps with
Risa works with people who feel restless and pulled toward something new. She helps them turn inward and get clear on the life they want to choose.
- Feeling restless and pulled toward change
- Cutting through outside noise and expectations
- Moving through a major life shift
- Sorting through thoughts and emotions
- Dating as a lesbian or queer woman
- Challenging beliefs that hold you back
Who Risa works with
Risa coaches people who are in the middle of a shift and ready to embrace it. Her clients often feel a deep restlessness and a pull toward something more. She also works with lesbian and queer women on dating.
How Risa works
Risa uses a co-active approach with experiential techniques. She believes the answers are within the client, so sessions focus on getting curious and exploring. Sessions run 90 minutes and are one on one. Her training in Gestalt and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy shapes how she works with thoughts, feelings and patterns.
Background and qualifications
Risa is an author, speaker and Gestalt practitioner. She also works as a creativity coordinator. After a diagnosis of a pituitary disease, she began speaking about her experience. She wrote The Road Unpaved, about riding a bike from border to border with a brain tumor. She earned her Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy certification through The Priority Academy in July 2020. She is also a Conscious Girlfriend certified coach and is listed in Marquis Who's Who in America.
Risa August pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one coaching in 90 minute sessions
- Speaking engagements
- Creative coaching
- Voice and story work
Risa August reviews
The CoachVouch take
Risa is a coach, author and speaker who trained in Gestalt and shares her own story of living with a brain tumor.
Best for people facing a life shift who want a co-active, inward-focused approach, including lesbian and queer women who want dating support.
Common questions
How much does Risa August charge?
Coaching with Risa runs $90 to $175 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Risa August help with?
Risa August helps with feeling restless and pulled toward change, cutting through outside noise and expectations, moving through a major life shift and sorting through thoughts and emotions.
Is Risa August certified?
Risa August lists: Conscious Girlfriend certified coach; Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) certified through The Priority Academy, July 2020; Gestalt practitioner.
Does Risa August coach lesbian and queer women on dating?
Yes. She is a Conscious Girlfriend certified coach and works with lesbian and queer women on dating.
How long are Risa August's coaching sessions?
One on one sessions run 90 minutes. She uses a co-active approach.
How do I contact Risa August?
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