Have you ever thought...
This isn’t how I thought my life would turn out.
I’ve survived, but I’m not really living.
Everyone else seems to have moved on.
I’m over 50 and wondering what’s next for me.
I know I’m capable of more, but I feel stuck.
Your loss... does not have to define the rest of it
Why I Do This Work
At age 40, I lost my 16-year-old son. It was the most devastating experience of my life. For years, I struggled to understand how I could move forward. Yet over time, I discovered something powerful: growth is possible even after profound loss.
Three years later, I chose to build a new future. While working full-time as a hairstylist—a career I held for 38 years—I returned to college, earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Counseling, and eventually became a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Today, at 60 years old, I continue to strength train despite arthritis and live by the belief that our strongest chapter can still be ahead of us. I created this coaching practice to help others discover the same possibility.
Trauma Can Change You. Growth Can Transform You.
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Greater personal strength
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Deeper meaning and purpose
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New possibilities
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Stronger relationships
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A renewed appreciation for life
Start Forward
1 hr
120 US dollars
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90 US dollars
Ended
1,500 US dollars
Starting Forward
- Lived experience
- Professional training
- Strength-based coaching
- Accountability and encouragement
- A belief that growth is possible at any age
Contact
Shelly Coufal
scoufal@risingpast.org
Professional Disclaimer & Disclosure
1. No Professional LPC Relationship
The owner of this website is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the State of Texas. However, all services offered through this specific website are strictly limited to life and personal growth coaching.
According to the rules of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC), you are hereby notified that no professional counseling services are being provided on this website, and the services offered do not fall under the authority of the owner’s Texas LPC license.
2. Coaching vs. Clinical Therapy
The coaching services offered here are not a substitute for counseling, psychotherapy, mental health care, or substance abuse treatment.
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Coaching focuses on future goals, action steps, and personal growth.
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Therapy focuses on mental health healing, processing past trauma, and treating medical diagnoses.
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If you are experiencing severe mental health distress or require clinical diagnosis and treatment, you should seek out a licensed healthcare professional or mental health therapist.
3. Strict Dual Relationship Rules (Texas Code)
To follow Texas Administrative Code § 681.38, this practice strictly avoids dual relationships and conflicts of interest.
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Current clinical counseling clients of this owner's therapy practice are strictly forbidden from purchasing coaching services.
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Former counseling clients cannot become coaching clients for at least two (2) years after their therapy officially ends.
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Likewise, coaching clients cannot transition into clinical counseling clients.
If a coaching client requires clinical therapy, or if a conflict of interest arises, a referral to an outside, trusted peer professional will be provided.