Personal Growth and Enrichment

Greetings! I am Susan McClellan, an independent transformational coach and life enrichment mentor & shamanic teacher and practitioner. Wherever it is we start on the path of personal growth and enrichment we find that we have  a creative potential waiting to be embraced, honored and shared. Could any of these describe you? • You are looking for deeper meaning and fulfillment. • You are seeking strength and courage to face the mundane, the unexpected and the mysterious. • You are in a situation of transition, illness or life crisis. • You want to re-invent yourself. • You are an individual or group that wants to move beyond the boundaries of the ordinary and create something new. If so, a personal coach or mentor may be exactly what you need – and perhaps you are looking for me.

A Personal Mentor & Guide
	You are probably competent in many areas of your life. But right now it might feel difficult to move beyond a certain point or to make changes that you want or need in your life. If so, you might benefit from having me as a coach or mentor to guide and encourage you.

What do I offer you?

As a coach: I provide the structure of partnership and accountability you need to make the changes that support your life’s dreams and goals. As a mentor: I guide you toward practices, disciplines and studies that aid your personal growth, health and well-being. I understand that within the difficulties, failures and the sense of dis-empowerment you might feel also resides the creative power you need. I have developed tools and experiences that are supportive and life-changing for individuals, families and groups. These tools include tapping the power of conscious awareness, exercising the imagination, and recognizing conflict as an opportunity instead of an obstacle. My wealth of experience and depth of knowledge and wisdom comes from walking my own journey into the many dimensions of life and soul. I work by these three main principles: I am a witness. I bear witness to your growth, to the inner and outer changes and shifts in your life’s patterns, and to the unfolding processes of your transition and transformation. I see and acknowledge all that you are and all that you are becoming. I am a midwife, not a guru . I do not profess to know the answers or even the specifics of the path along which this work might take both of us. I perceive myself merely as a midwife to birthing and unfolding of your process. You have everything you need already. Within you is everything you need to make the changes you want. I simply help you to identify and remove the blocks, patterns or outmoded strategies that keep you from making those changes. I help you draw on your inner reservoir of untapped creative powers and wisdom.

Working Together

HOW WE WORK TOGETHER I offer my services as one-on-one sessions or meetings, either in person or by phone. Typically we will meet once each week for 60 minutes – giving us ample time to work together, and ample time in between for you to process what we have discussed. My work with each person or group is, of course, unique. But I have some basic approaches that I will adapt to your particular needs: For individuals: I offer these three approaches to our sessions, according to your preferences: (1) We work with whatever is going on for you at that moment -- whatever situation or dynamic is calling your attention. (2) We take a more structured approach that uses a program or format – that we have designed together – to serve as a guide on your exploration of the present, initiating a path to the future, and reflecting on the past. (3) A combination of (1) and (2), which provides some structure whilst allowing the flexibility to respond to changing needs and situatons. My fee is $90/hour. I recommend a minimum of 6 sessions, with the first and last sessions payable in advance. For non-corporate groups (approx. 8-12 people): I use approach (3) shown above, expanded to incorporate the needs of both group dynamics and the individuals within the group. For group mentoring I charge a fixed fee that we agree upon in advance.

Credentials

Credentials Susan McClellan is a graduate of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto. CA. To her coaching and mentoring work she brings a rich and diverse background of study, professional and life experiences. She is a teacher of shamanism and transpersonal studies and adjunct faculty member at Burlington College in Vermont, and co-founder of The Seventh Academy in Wilmington, Delaware. She facilitates several study groups based in the Delaware tri-state area and in Vermont, and has organized conferences and retreats on such topics as Alternative Medicine and Celtic and Tibetan studies. Additionally, Susan has more than 15 years’ experience working for a Fortune 500 company and five years working with small businesses. Susan is continually deepening and enriching her understanding of spiritual disciplines and practices. She studies with internationally known and groundbreaking teachers in the fields of transpersonal psychology, spirituality and Jungian analysis. Let the beauty we love be what we do, there are a thousand ways to kiss the ground. –Rumi