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Terri Jones

Certified Life Coach & Client Service Specialist, LPC, CLC

About Me

“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.” J. Pierpont Morgan

QUESTIONS:

Are you confused about the road ahead?
Are you at a crossroads in your life?

Are you bored and unsatisfied?

Are you looking for more?

Are you ready to reach out for your dreams?

Are you ready to set goals and achieve them?

Are you ready to take charge of your life?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions then you may benefit from having a Life Coach.   We are offering a free twenty minute session to determine if this is a fit for you, sign up today!

What is a Life Coach?

I am a certified Life Coach here at the Banyan Tree.  Life Coaches have become increasingly popular in the last few years.  If you are frustrated with an aspect of your life, not sure how to stop making the same choices you keep making or just want to have more happiness, peace of mind and passion -- life coaching may be just what you need.

Life coaches can help you in areas like relationships, careers, parenting or personal growth. They promise to motivate, offer support when clients need a boost in confidence and help them figure out which direction to take. I coach from the core belief that everyone is created by God for significance and purpose.  I also believe that living a life of purpose is at the very heart of every person. When you have purpose, you are empowered to live life to the fullest.

A big part of the process is figuring out where you are in life and where you want to be. Quite often people need someone to help them take the dreams and goals they have in their heads -- the visions of what they want to do next with their lives  and hold them accountable to do the work to make those things a reality. I would love to partner with you to make this happen in your life.  I am passionate about seeing people fulfill their own passions and reaching their greatest potential. 


My Experience

I am a wife, mother, grandmother and now a published children's book author!  I became a coach later in my life; I was a teacher in my first career. I taught kindergarten and loved every minute of it.  I hope I always keep the wide-eyed wonder of a child!  I also worked as a Vice Principal over a pre-kindergarten and kindergarten program working alongside parents and teachers to help the children see success as they began the road in education. In those two settings I discovered that the aspect that I loved the most was helping people find their potential and encouraging them to pursue their dreams!  That is what lead me to Life Coaching, as a coach I will partner with you to help move you forward in a specific goal or desire. 

I am passionate about coaching “Empty Nesters” or as I like to refer to them “Empty Nexters!”  What is your next step, what have YOU been dreaming about doing for years and just have not had the time? Do you even know how to “dream” for yourself? These are some of the exciting questions we can help you answer as you journey to find your “next” in this new transition of life.  

Did you know that a national report shows that Athens, Georgia is in the top 20 of best cities to live in for this time of life?  Many empty nesters find that once their children leave the house, they just don't know what to do with their time on a day-to-day basis because their lives were so devoted to their children. This is certainly a reasonable fear empty nesters have, but the answer to this question is easy " do things you weren't able to do before!

I also realize that life is ever changing; the only constant sometimes is change! Transitions and life changes can be very challenging and sometimes leave a person paralyzed, confused, and not sure what steps to take next. I am also available to help walk you through those times as well.  Transition examples may include:

Loss (grief of any kind)
New job
Relocation
New Marriage
New baby
New life stage

Group and individual coaching are available.  Sometimes it is more helpful and fun to have a group setting to help each other achieve a certain goal. A few examples of this might be time management, job searching and life transitions. 

Life is journey and the decisions we make ought to lead us into joy and satisfaction.  Start making choices today that will lead you down this path.