Online Counselor

My name is Tom Schear living here in a small town in north central Iowa. For years while working at various mental health and substance abuse counseling agencies I was never totally satisfied with what I was doing or what the client was getting. Paperwork and bureaucracy always seem to create more problems than it solved. The Internet opened a whole new world of possibilities for me as it eliminated or greatly reduced the problems I saw enabling me to truly focus on the person being served.

It has enabled me to provide counseling/coaching services to anyone anywhere in the world. The counseling relationship is not only confidential but as anonymous as the client wishes it to be. Jargon-free consultation which deemphasized diagnosis enhances the relationship, keeping it on a positive note moving forward while living in the here and now rather than always looking back.

My education (MA in counseling and Ph.D. in social services) and experience as a front-line counselor, supervisor, program director and college instructor have all been helpful with my professional credentials (Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Marriage & Family Counselor and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor) have enabled me to work at some interesting jobs usually resulting in fulfilling experiences over years. But it was my experience and training with Coach University that really help breath new life into my passion for helping people become the most they can be. And the clients I have served since as a counselor, life coach and small business coach that has followed since 2000 has provided satisfaction for me and enabled me to truly help those I serve whether it is to help the stabilize recovery from addiction, find and follow their life's passion, remove the roadblocks in their lives or to figure out how to both operate their business and have a life.

Let's meet and chat online or talk by phone to see how well we can work together. I will be able to help you move forward as far as I can take you and as far as you are willing to go. The important thing is that we'll do it together with you moving, changing and improving your life while I help with a nudge here, an observation there helping you become more and getting more out of this life.

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