I have worked with couples on their relationship to money for over twenty years. It’s transformative work for them.

Money coaching for couples works best when a couple is generally happily married, but may not feel completely on the same page about money—and would like to.  And usually, one or both people feel like they are in a “money fog”. They long to feel clear, be on the same page about money, and feel good about what they do with the families resources- but they just don’t know how to go about all this…. One of them may be contemplating a career transition, perhaps they are worried about insufficient savings, nagging debt, or they simply want to feel freer about money and spend less time worrying about it.

Money coaching will show you exactly where you spend your money, teach you how to better manage your cash flow, and most importantly, teach you how to plan where you WANT to spend your money so your finances are in balance. Along the way, you will assess your entire lifestyle, with the aim of bringing it into balance and deciding on any changes you want to make as a couple. And throughout it all, you will learn to talk about money and jointly decide how you want to spend (and earn), so there is never any stress or spoken and unspoken conflict or resentment around money. You will be become the team that you dreamed you could be and your friends will envy.

Over the years, I have refined the couples I consider working with–

• They must live in the greater Seattle area so they can do in-person sessions twice a month. (I work remotely with many individual people- but I prefer not to work with couples over the phone, at least initially.)
• They must have joint finances- meaning they do not maintain separate accounts. If this is the case, individual money coaching can make sense. Alternately, I’ve worked with many couples over the years who wanted to explore how to become more joint around money and I helped them make this transition. (Note: I also work with married individuals without their partners. This can work well if they are in charge of the finances and want to work on their own relationship to money.)
• Both people must want to enter into money coaching. I want to avoid situations where one person is “dragging” the other person in.
• I do not work with high conflict couples or couples who are exploring separation. This is generally a better case for couple’s counseling and marriage therapy.
• They must be willing to work together on their homework each week- the key question is if the couple has time to work on their relationship to money.
• Note: Mikelann will speak with each person individually in trying to determine if the three of us are a fit.

If you think you may be a fit for money coaching, please contact Mikelann to set up a time to speak.

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