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By: Heart Builder Ministries

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WELCOME!

We are excited you decided to team up with Heart Builder Marriage Coaching (HBMC) to support your forward movement in your relationship. Colossians 2:10 states, “So you have everything when you are filled with Christ.” (TLB) The word “everything” sums it all up! This means when we are “filled with Christ” our Creator puts in us EVERYTHING we need to keep moving forward in our relationships. With the Holy Spirit as our guide, we will work together to unlock and unleash the essential skills and strengths for your desired growth.

To reap the fullest benefits of our relationship, complete transparency between us is a must from the beginning. As Ephesians 4:15 states, “But speaking the truth in love [in all things—both our speech and our lives expressing His truth], let us grow up in all things into Him…” (Amplified) Your coach will be stretching you and speaking truth to you as they feel the urging of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, if your coach is ever sharing anything that is not ringing true for you or does not rest well with you, immediately bring it to your coach’s attention to avoid misunderstandings. The relationship between HBMC and you is first and foremost built with transparency and honesty. Allowing truth to open doors of freedom for you to EXPLODE to the next level of your relationship is the top priority. We encourage and welcome your questions to clarify any matter of concern you have.

What is Marriage Coaching?

HBMC will be presented with the Word of God, the Father, and Jesus Christ as a foundational theme. HBMC believes that we all are created in the image of God, the Creator. Therefore, we have our own unique creativity to develop in our lives. The coaching relationship allows us the framework to unlock hidden creativity and strengths to propel His creation to their fullest potential. Jeremiah 29:11 states, “For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” (Amplified) “The Power of YET” moves us closer to that “hope.” We may not be where we want to be “YET,” but we can walk in hope and move forward!

HBMC invites you to think of coaching as a process. We like to say, “Coaching is not a sprint, but a marathon.” Although change can indeed be created in a short time frame, we are here to aid you with refining and maintaining your change. We can evaluate together what next step meets your needs best after your last session.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Coaching is a “partnership.” Therefore, each participant, Coach and Client/Coachee, have specific responsibilities. Please read the responsibilities of each below and ask any questions for clarification BEFORE signing your agreement.

As your coach, Heart Builder Marriage Coaching is expected to:

• Commit to an open, honest, collaborative coaching relationship. 

• Be a partner in bringing out the best in your relationship (your special God-given skills and talents). 

• Provide encouragement, support, accountability, and a safe environment to explore and grow.

• Maintain complete confidentiality within legal limits (as stated in the Privacy Policy below).

• Expand your view of what is possible and help you to discover new insights. 

• Give you input, straight feedback, and operate as a sounding board.

• Be a resource for you to use in accomplishing your goals. 

• Openly discuss the option to seek appropriate helping professionals should such a need arise during our time together. 

• Abide by the CCNI Code of Ethics. 

As a Client/Coachee, your role is to:

• Be honest with yourself and with your coach.

• Commit yourself to pursuing goals that are meaningful and significant to you.

• Experiment with new approaches. 

• Be open to hearing feedback from your Coach and letting them know how they can best help you.

• Take ownership of your progress and accomplishments. 

• Discuss and receive agreement of any helping professional in which you are currently under their care to proceed with a coaching relationship.

NOTE: Please understand Heart Builder Marriage Coaching only functions in the role of Coach. Therefore, your Coach will not operate as a consultant, mentor, psychotherapist, counselor, or physician.

TESTIMONIES AND PICTURES

Referrals and testimonials are imperative to the long-term impact of Heart Builder Ministries. Positive reviews from happy, satisfied couples, as well as referrals, are the backbone of small nonprofits like ours. If you choose to write a testimonial or provide a Google Review, we reserve the right to display it on our website or social media.

We also love sharing wedding photos from our couples or video screenshots from our coaching sessions. We will always ask permission before taking a photo. If you choose to share a wedding photo with us or allow us to take a screenshot, we reserve the right to share it for marketing purposes, including but not limited to website, social media, educational presentations, and online workshops of Heart Builder Ministries.

COACHING SESSIONS

Sessions will vary in frequency according to each couple. They will be 60 minutes long, either by phone, Google Meet, or whatever is agreed upon with Coach and Client/Coachee.

Procedure:

• HBMC will be on the Google Meet call at the specified time of your session unless other arrangements have been made. If disconnection occurs, HBMC will try to reconnect within 10 minutes. If reconnection is not successful, email or call to reschedule the session. 

• If you wish to communicate with HBMC about a challenge, in between scheduled sessions, or share a success or have an inquiry, your coach will make every attempt to respond to your communication within 24 hours, with an email or short phone call at your discretion. HBMC is happy to provide this extra level of service at no additional charge.

• Email HBMC any time at contact@heartbuilder.org.

Session Changes:

If you need to reschedule a session, please give HBMC 24 hours' notice by text and/or email. If you have an emergency or illness, you can reschedule with less than 24 hours notice. If you do not come to a scheduled session, for any reason, and provide no notice, we will not make up that missed time (the latest notice can be five minutes past the scheduled session start time). If HBMC needs to reschedule, we will give you at least 24 hours' notice as well, barring an emergency or illness.

Session Fees:

The HBMC fee is payable online to “Heart Builder Ministries” with the payment button below. Session dates will be scheduled once the contract is signed and payment is made. Once sessions have been paid for, they cannot be refunded.

Please choose your couple’s coaching package then make a payment based on the fees listed below. Please note: The number of sessions you select will be scheduled in ONE MONTH.

Individual

1 – 60-minute session in one month

$150

Basic

2 – 60-minute sessions in one month

$250

Standard

3 – 60-minute sessions in one month (most popular)

$300

Super

4 – 60-minute sessions in one month

$360

PRIVACY POLICY

Unless a release is given by you, the Client/Coachee, in writing, for a specific mutually agreed upon purpose, HBMC will make every effort to maintain utmost confidentiality about the Coaching content and Coaching-Client/Coachee relationship.

If at any point during our time together the Client/Coachee shares, they have been or are involved in any illegal activity or the Client/Coachee is presenting as a danger to themself and/or others, HBMC is ethically required to immediately notify the proper authorities.

CCNI requires coaching hours to be tracked for credentialing and education certification purposes. Only in these instances, your name and contact information may be shared for the sole purpose of validating the hours coached, for certification or renewal of certification, or disclosure for audits by those or any other relevant certifying organizations.

All coaching-related stored business notes are protected using secure (encrypted) devices only, with enabled automatic encryption of data protection and/or two-step verification of information

Note that HBMC is the owner of the Coaching record including any of our emails or notes unless otherwise specified by law.

Posting direct information about your HBMC or verbatim information from Coaching sessions anywhere online, on social media, or any other forum is prohibited

Any requests for “friendship,” business contacts, direct or @replies, blog responses, or requests for a blog response within social media sites will be ignored to preserve the integrity of the Coaching relationship and to protect confidentiality.

Online meetings (ex: Google Meet) are preferred as they hold the advantage of ease, focused listening, efficient time management, and confidentiality. Recording by you as Client/Coachee or HBMC is prohibited without prior consent in writing.

We agree to honor our scheduled session times.

By signing below, we indicate that we have read, understand, and agree with the Heart Builder Marriage Coaching Agreement and Privacy Policy, and have made a payment for our coaching sessions.