Life coaching is the process of helping people identify and achieve personal goals through developing skills and attitudes that lead to self-empowerment.
My mission is to provide a safe and supportive environment where you can freely express your authentic self, learn how to establish realistic goals and work to successfully attain them.
Together we can work to help you identify and replace the behavioral patterns which might be preventing You from achieving Your goals.
I believe we all have the strength and resilience to grow and change regardless of our situation, life stage, background or culture. My role as your coach is to help you navigate and walk through the life challenges , overcome obstacles and celebrate your achievements on your journey.
Fran Shahabi
Certified Life Coach
Fereshteh (Fran) Shahabi is a certified Life Coach based in New York, whose expertise is helping individuals, couples and families establish and attain goals in many areas of their life.
After obtaining her Master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Minnesota she developed her coaching skills in New York City, while working in preventive services for a non-for-profit agency with the goal of keeping children within the family system. Also, Fereshteh has valuable experience in helping foster-care children to reunite with their biological families. Her extensive experience includes individual, couple, family and group counseling.
In addition to her skills in human behavior, Fereshteh brings to her coaching work substantial experience and knowledge in the field of finance. She finds that this unique combination of skills can be very helpful to clients because behavioral patterns and financial matters often interact and impact each other.
She is married and currently lives on Long Island. Fereshteh is fluent in Farsi and English and coaches clients in both languages.
Services
I see life-coaching as a one-to-one collaborative process which could assist you in making the changes you desire in your life. No goals are too big or too small. Starting the process is an important stepping stone to your future goals and achievements.
Outlined below are some specific areas of coaching for you to consider:
Personal Life Coaching
Through life coaching we can together impact key areas of your personal life.
Examples include:
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Changing your career
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Making more friends
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Expanding your network
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Improving communication skills
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Reducing conflict
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Establishing boundaries with others
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Enhancing your organizational skills
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Improving your work-life balance
Relationship Coaching
What aspect or areas of your relationships would benefit from improvement or conflict reduction?
Examples include:
• Friendships and new relationships
• Couple and family relationships,
• Separations and new beginnings
Financial Coaching
Are there areas of your financial and economic life that are holding you back and can be enhanced?
Examples include:
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Improving your attitude towards money and financial matters
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Setting achievable financial goals that fit with your lifestyle
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Organizing your economic and work life
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Evaluating your spending behavior versus income and investments
My Approach
As a first generation immigrant who has lived most of her life in the USA and having overcome many challenges including finding a sense of belonging, meeting the expectation of my family and being caught between two worlds has prepared me to be more accepting and understanding of others than ever before. Additionally, working with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds and cultures over many years has given me the opportunity to develop more insight in understanding human behavior and how to refocus on goals.
My passion has always been on empowering others in different areas of life. One of the greatest lessons I have learned is that the key to a happy life is to avoid comparing our progress and success to others. No matter where we are physically, mentally, financially or professionally regardless of our life stage, there is always the possibility of a next chapter. I think, what we chose to do with that is up to us.
The discontinuity that the pandemic has brought to our life has created a tremendous amount of confusion and pain from illness, loss of loved ones to lost jobs or income while impacting many other aspects of our ongoing existence. Also, it has brought a deeper meaning to the word “separation”. Now more than ever many of us need to receive support and understanding from each other to move forward, and to think about resetting our goals and making plans for accomplishing them.
My job is to help you in that process, together we can identify your needs and goals and assist you in navigating obstacles and celebrating success.