The Same Team Model

Our Coaching Approach

Care. Insight. Skills. Growth.
A relationship-first approach to treatment-supported growth and lasting change.

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Relationship First

Care & Connection

Before insight. Before skills. Before action.

Research across decades shows the therapeutic alliance is one of the strongest predictors of positive outcomes — often stronger than the treatment itself. People change when they feel seen, understood, supported, and believed in.

Seen
Understood
Supported
Believed in

Curiosity First

Patients are the experts on their own experience. Our role is not to tell people what is wrong with them. Our role is to help them become more curious about themselves.

What did you notice?

What felt different?

What helped, even slightly?

What are you learning?

What feels most important right now?

Curiosity is the through-line that keeps coaching ethical, patient-centered, and within scope.

“The quality of the therapeutic alliance (rapport, trust, collaboration, and connection) predicts outcomes across virtually all psychotherapy modalities.”

— APA, Psychotherapy Research Reviews

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The Big Insight

Treatment Opens the Window.

Practice Creates Change.

Many patients arrive believing that treatment is the answer — that the sessions themselves will create lasting change. Our role is to help them discover a deeper truth: treatment creates opportunity. What determines long-term outcomes is what happens next.

Ketamine, TMS, and Spravato all share a common impact: they increase neuroplasticity in the days following treatment, creating a window where the brain is more open to change.

Growth comes through reflection, experimentation, skill-building, and repeated practice — especially during this neuroplastic window.

Treatment opens the window
Increased Neuroplasticity
Experimentation
Learning
Lasting Change

The session opens the door. The actions taken afterward determine where it leads.

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The Integration Flywheel

Three skills. One cycle. Growth compounds over time.

🌿PrepCalm the nervous system. Create the conditions for learning.
IntentionAsk a meaningful question. The goal is curiosity, not control.
🌱IntegrationAct on what you learn. Capture insights and notice patterns.
🔄The Cycle
PrepIntentionIntegrationNew Insight

Actions create learning. Learning creates new questions.
New questions create deeper sessions. Growth compounds over time.

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How Coaches Show Up

Four postures. One through-line. An effective Same Team coach moves fluidly between these roles, always grounded in curiosity.

📚Educator

Shares brief, practical education that supports action. Not lectures.

💪Encourager

Reinforces effort, celebrates progress, and builds confidence.

👁️Witness

Listens without fixing. Reflects experience so it can land and integrate.

🧭Coach

Clarifies goals, explores options, and supports next steps.

🔍
Curiosity

The through-line that keeps all postures patient-centered and within scope. We guide. We do not direct. We explore. We do not prescribe.

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What Coaches Actually Do

All interventions fall into one or more of these categories:

🔑
Treatment Engagement

Helping patients remain engaged and aligned with their goals. Exploring motivation, addressing barriers, and reinforcing adherence.

🏃
Behavioral Activation & Healthy Habits

Turning insight into action. Sleep, exercise, stress management, relationships, purpose, and accountability.

🎯
Emotional Awareness & Labeling

Helping patients identify emotions, thoughts, body sensations, and internal experiences.

⚖️
Emotional Regulation

Building capacity to stay present with difficult emotions. Grounding, mindfulness, and distress tolerance.

🪞
Self-Awareness

Noticing patterns, beliefs, behaviors, and triggers. Reframing, perspective-taking, and values exploration.

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Session Structure: GROW

A simple framework for every session. Focused. Practical. Action-oriented.

GGoalWhat feels most important right now?
RRealityWhat is actually happening?
OOptionsWhat could you try?
WWillWhat will you do before we meet again?

GROW helps coaches avoid drifting into therapy and keeps sessions focused on behavior change.

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Measurable Progress Over Time

We track meaningful outcomes so you can see real progress and what's working. The goal is not just insight — it's measurable improvement in symptoms, functioning, and quality of life.

Clinical Outcomes

PHQ-9Depression
GAD-7Anxiety
WHO-5Well-being

Same Team 6 Habits

🌙Sleep
🥗Diet
😮‍💨Stress
🏃Exercise
🤝Relationships
🧭Purpose

We're on the Same Team.