Envision Your Dreams! How I Work

On this page you will read about the kind of results clients have reported and I will also give you a sense of my guiding philosophy and approach in working with clients and how my coaching approach may be different from other coaching groups.

As a coach, trained as a clinical psychologist, my approach in working with you would be to spend time exploring your thoughts, goals and aspirations in order to create a plan, specific to what you want to achieve. This is an important step as I want to ensure we are both moving in the same direction with regard to your aspirations. I envision that we are boarding a canoe together and need to be working in fluid motion in order to navigate the waters and potential obstacles that may surface ahead. I will help guide and assist you in moving forward and closer to the realization of your goals.

“Kim has been such an amazing companion and support on my journey to finding my ‘real life.’ She is a great resource and had answers to all of my questions and fears. I am so much happier and full of energy as I am now on MY path and not someone else’s. Thank you, Kim!”

–P. Rodriguez, San Antonio, TX

Each of us has the ability and desire to live our best life—to experience satisfaction and fulfillment in our professional careers and personal lives. Envision Your Dreams Coaching strives to help the client increase his or her awareness of current habits and behaviors that may be holding him or her back from living their dreams.Envision Your Dreams Coaching believes that people who have a clear sense of life purpose, live with intention and follow their passion are rewarded with a joyful life, fueled by inspiration. Envision Your Dreams Coaching encourages and empowers the clients to make conscious choices to propel them forward toward living their life at their highest ability!

As you probably are aware, there are a lot of coaches out there! So what makes me different from the others? First of all, I have been a practicing licensed psychologist for the past 10 years and professional life coach for the past two years. My clinical education, training and experience enhance my role as a professional life coach. As a coach with a psychology background, I have highly refined listening skills, an ability to assist my clients in articulating their intentions and goals which allows them to quickly identify their plans of action.

I incorporate my understanding of human development and life stages into my coaching approach. Additionally, I believe that the client must gain conscious awareness of their habits, motivations and intentions. I assess and educate my clients regarding their readiness to change using Prochaska’s Stages of Change model. I encourage my clients to expand their awareness and to step outside of their comfort zone through reading materials, trying new things, or approaching situations from a new perspective. I will listen to your concerns and provide feedback and observations from my perspective. I will celebrate your successes and encourage your continued growth and progress. If you need a “booster session” mid-week, whether it is to share an experience or help you to get back on track, I will be available to you. I provide my clients with unlimited email contact throughout the week. I work hard to ensure my clients’ satisfaction. After all, you have chosen me to help you craft a more fulfilling life experience!

Although I am a psychologist, I will not provide psychotherapy to my coaching clients. If at any time during a coaching relationship, it appears a client would benefit from psychological services, I will do my best to provide appropriate referrals. This approach ensures that my clients’ needs are truly being served in an ethically responsible manner. I bring a positive, professional energy to my coaching. I am respectful, empathic, and encouraging to all of my clients and I believe I can assist you in creating a more satisfying life.

“Dr. Smith-Martinez and I have developed a very close coaching relationship during our year of working together. I feel very comfortable speaking with her about any issue that I need coaching around—whether it has to do with health and fitness, food choices or personal and professional development. She always enables me to see the positive side of a situation, and also to be realistic about my goals. Any time I encounter a problem and I need to connect with her in-between sessions, I can send her an e-mail, and she always answers me right away. I feel we have an extremely good connection wherein we respect one another, and I truly feel Dr. Smith-Martinez gives me the best coaching advice possible. I feel she is genuine, sincere, sensitive, and caring in our relationship, and always maintains a professional demeanor. I feel very fortunate to have her as my coach!”

–L. DiMuro, Las Vegas, NV

Now that you have a better idea about results you can expect in working with me, the philosophy of Envision Your Dreams Coaching with regard to working with clients, next go to the About Coaching page to learn more about how coaching works.