Coaching Services Agreement

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Domain
Coach Practice
Type
Worksheet
Phase
Discovery
Details
15 min Between sessions
Topics
Accountability Communication

Resources for coaches building and growing their practice.

When to Use This Tool
A coach is formalizing a new client relationship and needs a signed agreement that sets expectations and protects both parties
A coach wants a professional services agreement that covers confidentiality, cancellation policy, and scope of coaching
A client who benefits from seeing the coaching structure in writing so they can hold themselves and their coach accountable
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Please review this agreement before we begin. If anything is unclear, bring your...

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Coaching Scenarios Plus
1 First-time coach sending an agreement to their first paying client
Context

A recently certified coach has her first paying client - a former colleague who agreed to work with her. She wants to send an agreement but is worried about making the relationship feel transactional or overly formal.

How to Introduce

Address the discomfort directly before opening the tool. 'A signed agreement doesn't make this transactional - it makes ...

2 Established coach who has operated without a formal agreement and wants to implement one 🔒
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3 coaching scenarios with introduction language, observation guides, debrief maps, and red flags
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See what this tool requires and produces in a coaching engagement
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