Ontological Coaching:

Ontological coaching, similar to Naturopathic & Chinese medicine, is not prescriptive. Ontological coaching is an embodied approach to supporting people in finding the essence of their Being, and learning to live life from this place. This work is about me as the coach creating a space and an energy in which I can help remove the blocks to my client being able to locate themselves and find strength and clarity within. I love it because it is so honoring of our true nature and our highest selves. Woven into this, I also bring my experience and knowledge of mindfulness, character structure, energetic/ emotional body patterning, and energy practices to help us attend to and clarify our systems.

Why would I choose coaching?

Coaching is different than counselling. We don’t dig into your childhood and mine trauma. If you don’t need or are not looking for that, many people say “I am fine, I don’t need a coach”. But truly, most of us do! Coaching is not where I give you advice or tell you what you should do. This is not about me cheering you on through a prescriptive list of actionable items so that you can “improve your life!”. In ontological coaching, the work is about you. It is about you fully embodying your most glorious life.

Most of us spend our lives going from one thing to the next while the bigger questions get little attention. In the words of David Byrne:

“And you may ask yourself, “Well, how did I get here?”

Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down

Letting the days go by, water flowing underground

Into the blue again, after the money’s gone

Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground…

Same as it ever was, same as it ever was…”

Life doesn’t have to the the same as it ever was, and neither do you. Life can feel different; YOU can feel different. We can work together on life path, relationship challenges, career questions, and any other aspects of life where you may need support to find your way back to center. Please be in touch to see what is possible.

If you have concerns about your healthcare journey, we may be better suited to taking a healthcare consulting track together. Please see below for more information.

HealthCare Consulting:

When your health goes awry, where do you turn to make sense of what is happening?

You very likely have 2, 3 or 5 different doctors caring for you, but they are not likely communicating. You are afloat in a foreign system, trying to understand how all of the pieces fit together. Furthermore, you are likely wondering whether anyone is looking at you as a whole person, rather than just the particular set of symptoms that relate to that specialist’s field of interest. Do you understand the language? Do you know what your options are for treatment? Where is your humanity?

Are you lost in the process of your own healthcare journey? Need someone to help connect the dots?

Are you unsure of how to make sense of everything your various doctors and specialists are telling you? And will all of these appointments, medications and procedures actually help you to heal? Are you adhering to your special diet, taking your herbs and medications, doing all the right exercises and still not making any progress?

How is your heart? How is your soul during this healthcare journey or crisis? Do you need someone to hold a sacred space for you while you recreate your health and your own self-identity?

Dr. Achuff is a healthcare advocate, coach and consultant, or more appropriately, she is a “care coordinator for the soul.” She works with patients who feel like their humanity is getting lost in their efforts to understand and manage their disease, their fertility struggles, or even just the process of going through deep personal transformation. Dr. Jeannie Achuff, ND is a coach/ physician/healer/energy worker and is at your service.

Dr. Achuff has intensively studied yoga, naturopathic medicine, mind-body-spirit medicine, energy medicine, masculine-feminine dynamics, and many other modalities in her years of academic and personal exploration. She understands what it means to be on a spiritual path, whether you are a part of a religious community or are exploring your spirituality in a more individual way. Healthcare crises are, for many people, a doorway into a deeper, more spiritual exploration.

Available Everywhere

This is a service offered, regardless of your geography. Whether you are local and needing care but don’t want an in-person visit, or you are long distance and needing either care or coaching and consulting, this service is for you. You do not have to be local to Victoria.