Life, Career, and Performance Coaching for Physicians
Physician executive coach,
Dr. Gail Gazelle
If you are seeking true professional and life fulfillment, you have come to the right place! I am passionate about helping fellow physicians identify, affirm, and build on your inner strengths to overcome any obstacles life puts in your path.
As a physician, I understand the unique demands physicians face.
What is Physician Coaching?
Physician coaching is all about YOU – your goals, your challenges, your quality of life… + your innermost dreams, hopes, and life passions.
Physician coaching is:
- A powerful alternative to counseling for issues that get in the way of your achieving the life satisfaction you seek and deserve.
- A dynamic method for creating positive change in yourself, your relationships, and your career.
- 100% confidential.
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2) It feels like there will never be enough time to do the things that truly matter to me.
3) It often feels like the sense of purpose I had when I entered medical school has been beaten out of me.
4) If I am not perfectly skilled in my field, I may be considered a failure.
5) The never-ending demands on my time and the stresses of work interfere with my personal relationships.
6) I find myself weary from all the tragedy I see on a regular basis.
7) I have dreams that I wonder if I will ever be able to fulfill.
8) I’d like to better understand the challenges that get in the way of my personal and professional achievement and move past them.
9) I would benefit from working with my own champion, sounding board, and accountability partner to help me take clear and compelling action towards my goals.
10) I want to start living my best life now – not in twenty years!
Dx:
0-3: could benefit from coaching
4-6: could strongly benefit from coaching
7-10: let’s stop counting…
Rx:
If you scored 4 or higher, you could greatly benefit from working with a physician coach. Please consider engaging my services or those of another physician coach. If the “fit” is right with me, we will work together as a team to identify, affirm, and build on your inner strengths to help you live a more fulfilled life NOW.
Working with a physician coach, you will find yourself leading a much more satisfying work and personal life!
My Coaching Credentials
Having worked in the following capacities in my 25-year career – director of the pain and palliative care programs at a major Boston HMO, hospitalist on the complex surgical services at a major Harvard teaching hospital, hospice medical director, emergency room extender, primary care internist, regional medical director of a large national hospice chain, academician, and small business founder of one of the first physician-run patient advocacy practices in the U.S. – I understand what almost all doctors, nurses, and healthcare executives grapple with on a daily basis.
In addition to my medical training, I have completed rigorous coach training at the Coaches Training Institute, one of the foremost coaching programs in the country. I am a founding member of the Institute for Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate.
Clarity
One of my strengths is bringing clarity. It is said that Michaelangelo, when asked how he sculpted the masterpiece David, answered, “I simply chipped away all that was not David!” That’s part of what we’ll do together – remove the obstacles and blocks in your way so you are crystal clear on who you are and what you can achieve.
Commitment
Whether by phone or in person, during our sessions together, I am 100%+ present with you. You are the most important person on earth to me. I have a laser focus on discovering what works for you and I take great joy in seeing you succeed in your desired goals and endeavors.
All of my coaching starts with the belief that you are internally capable, resourceful, and knowledgeable about what matters in your life. I believe that you have the answers inside of you; my coaching helps you find your inner truth and use it to move toward the meaningful and satisfying life you deserve. The clients I choose to coach are committed, motivated to change, and willing to push through their own barriers.
For physician coaching to be successful, you will need to commit to six months. Old habits die hard! A useful analogy is when you start working out after a period of inactivity. Your muscles require time to adjust and strengthen for you to achieve the maximal cardiovascular level and tone you desire. This is even more true for habits and patterns of living.
Confidentiality
As a physician, I am acutely aware of client confidentiality and hold it in the highest regard. You can rest assured that nothing about our work together will ever be shared with anyone.
Investment
If you’re ready to move toward greater fulfillment and success, click here to schedule your complimentary 30 minute sample session so we can both decide if the “fit” is there. Coaching works just as well over the phone as in person.
Given my schedule, I am only available to coach a small number of clients at any time. I am also available to work with larger groups of physicians and am happy to discuss arrangements for work in a practice, hospital, or corporate setting.
I offer two options, based on your availability and how rapidly you want to see changes in your life:
1. If you are ready to move ahead and can fit in the time to do so, I strongly recommend intensive coaching. You will find that we can cover quite a bit of ground and you will rapidly see results.
Fee: $699/month for three one-hour sessions. If you choose to pay for three months in advance, you will receive a 10% discount.
2. If you are looking for life change but just can’t fit in as much time as you would like, this package will probably work best for you. It will take slightly longer to get where you want to go, but may make the most sense for you. You will definitely still experience growth and change!
Fee: $499/month for two one-hour sessions. If you choose to pay for three months in advance, you will receive a 10% discount.
Whichever path you choose, I begin all coaching with a structured 2 hour session devoted to gaining a better understanding of who you are as a unique individual. The fee for this session is $300.
Note:
Professional, performance, and life coaching has a well-recognized presence in the business world. Coaching is moving into the healthcare arena and more is being learned about the key value of this unique approach for helping patients AND healthcare providers effect change in their lives. The creation of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate is emblematic of recognition of the value of coaching for the medical profession.