Your Coach/Consultant

My name is Tom Schear living here in a small town in north central Iowa.  For years while working at various mental health and substance abuse counseling agencies I was never satisfied with what I was doing or what the client was getting.  Paperwork and bureaucracy always seemed to create more problems than it solved.  The Internet has enabled me to provide counseling/coaching services to anyone anywhere in the world.  The counseling relationship is anonymous as well as confidential.  Jargon-free consultation which deemphasized diagnosis enhances the relationship, keeping it on a positive note moving forward while living in the here and now rather than always looking back.

My education (MA in counseling and Ph.D. in social services) and experience as a counselor, supervisor, director and college instructor have all been helpful with my professional credentials (LMHC, LMFT and CADC) enabling me to work at some interesting jobs over years.  It was my training with Coach University that really helped breath new life into my passion for helping people become the most they can be.  As a counselor, life coach and small business coach has provided satisfaction for me and enabled me help those I serve whether it is to stabilize recovery from addiction, find and follow your life’s passion, remove the roadblocks in your life or to figure out how to both operate your business and have a life.

Let’s meet and chat online or talk by phone to see how well we can work together.  I will help you move forward as far as I can take you and as far as you are willing to go.  The important thing is that we’ll do it together with you moving, changing and improving your life while I help with a nudge here, an observation there helping you become more and getting more out of this life.

If you want additional information about my background, training, experience, etc. check out my resume or please feel free to contact me and I'll answer any questions you may have..