Professional Coaches
Finding professionals with the knowledge and understanding necessary to support homeschooling families through their coaching businesses can present a challenge. We are working hard at The Homeschool Counseling Network to help bridge this gap.
By creating a list of homeschool family-friendly providers, we aim to help ease the burden of seeking support services by doing some legwork for you.
It is our sincerest wish to offer families comfort, encouragement, and support by connecting homeschooling families with providers who are equipped to help meet their life-coaching needs.
Counseling Versus Coaching
While both services are in the vein of helping others, it is important to note distinctions between the two professions.
Licensed mental health professionals, such as psychologists, psychiatrists, professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, are trained clinicians who can treat mental health disorders. These mental health professionals complete advanced degrees, have additional training and supervision, and are credentialed in the states in which they practice.
As part of this licensure and credentialing process, professionals must also adhere to a strict code of ethics and operate within his or her trained scope of practice, as well as complete additional training known as continuing education units to maintain said licenses. Licensure criteria for each discipline may vary from state to state but operating without a license is not only unethical but also illegal.
Professional coaches, conversely, cannot treat mental health disorders, are not required to submit to any formal qualifications or academic training, and are not governed by a professional board.
However, do not discount the important role a life coach can play in helping you achieve your goals. Firstly, while it is not required to practice, many professional life coaches receive some form of training in professional coaching. Secondly, many licensed mental health professionals employ the use of coaching techniques in their professional practices as a means of helping a stabilized client accomplish a goal. Thirdly, many professional coaches have degrees and work experience in other professional backgrounds, such as nursing, health, business, law, nutrition, or education.
It is for this reason that The Homeschool Counseling Network provides a separate resource list for Professional Coaches.
For a description of the different types of credentials providers may have, please visit our Counseling 101 page included as part of HCN’s FREE Resource Library.
This page is just like us – always learning, always growing.
We will continue to update this Professional Coaching Resource Page as new providers become available. Please know this list is by no means exhaustive. We recommend all parents and families perform due diligence when seeking services from any provider.
| Professional Name | Certifications/Credentials | State/Country | Specialties | Virtual Sessions | Website | Populations Served |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patti Reed | Conversational Intelligence Certifcation | TX | Coaching, Workshops & Retreats, Public Speaking | Yes | Patti Reed - Making Connections One Conversation At A Time | Adults, Couples, Families |
| Susie Lubbers | Ontario, Canada | Christian Life Coaching - serving homeschool moms and their families | Yes | Near Still Waters | Families | |
| Denise Thomas | B.S. (Computer Science), International Best-selling Author, Ted-Ex Speaker | Multiple | Ted-Ex Speaker, Coach to Parents of College-Bound Teens | Yes | Get Ahead of the Class | High School. Families, Parents, Teens |
| Homeschool Manager | Homeschool Organization, Planning, Scheduling, Record Keeping and Consulting | Multiple | Homeschool Consulting | Yes | Homeschool Manager | Multiple Grades, Homeschooling Families |
| Cindy Vincent, B.A. | B.A. in Education Sciences - Education Technology | FL, Multiple | Specialist in Unschooling | Yes | Instrewments | Multiple Grades, Homeschooling Families, Parents |
| Laura Greer | IBCC Board Certified Christian Life Coach | NC, Multiple | Motherhood, homeschooling, health and wellness, chronic illness, empty nesting, spiritual formation | Yes | Intentional Growth and Wellness | Adults |
| Misty Dempsey | Professional Coach | TX, Multiple | Yes | Misty Dempsey | Adolescents, Adults, Children, Families, Groups, Online Course | |
| Michelle McCoy | Board Certified Holistic & Functional Health Coach, Certified Facial Analysis Practitioner | NC | Fatigue, low energy, food intolerances, gut health, brain fog issues, weight loss, disordered sleep, women's health, inflammation, stress, toxins | Yes | Treasured Wellness | Adolescents, Adults, Children, Couples, Families, Groups, Online Course |
| Jessyka Coulter | Study Skills Tutor, Execuitve Functioning Skills Coach | Online | Study skills | Yes | Ace Cookie Tutoring | Adolescents, Adults, Groups, Online Course |
| Kristy Northey, LPC | Professional Coaching for Parents of Neurodivergent Children | AZ, Virtual | Parenting | Yes | North Star Counseling | Adolescents, Adults, Children, Families, Online Course |
| Jacob Bowler | Certified Mental Health Coach | TX | mental health and coping mechanisms | Yes | Story Ministry | Adolescents, adults, children, couples, families, groups, online course |
This website is not a professional counseling website and nothing here should be construed as professional counseling advice. Although Kimberly Bennett, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor, she is not your counselor, and no counselor-client relationship is established unless she has signed an agreement with you. All information provided through this website is for informational and educational purposes only.
