Christina Martin became certified in 2012 as a Co-Active Life Coach with the first school that was accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF), The Coaches Institute in San Rafael, California. In addition, other areas of study include decades of Buddhism, Pleasure Research with Regena Thomashauer, refining her intuition with renowned Emotional Intuitive, Barbra Rasor and her time with Alison Armstrong in the Relationship Coaching realm to name a few. Christina brings deep compassionate listening, fresh new perspectives and is a master at uncovering blind spots. Anyone with a desire to change is a great candidate for coaching, but she especially loves working with women of all ages. How is Coaching Different from Therapy? Coaching is extremely different from therapy. Let’s use the analogy of a lake, for those who are not good swimmers or those that feel like they are drowning, therapy would be appropriate. For those that are strong swimmers, that want to dive deeper and explore underwater caverns or even learn to parasail, coaching is likely more appropriate. The coaching process is about inquiry, discovery, goal setting and reaching. It is not psychotherapy.