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About Us
About Dr. Sarah Reiff-Hekking
Sarah is a Personal and Professional Coach After receiving her Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology, she spent 8 years doing both research and clinical
practice at University of Massachusetts Medical School in the
areas of health psychology and behavioral medicine with a focus
on health behavior change, stress management, obesity,
hypertension, and smoking cessation.
In addition to seeing psychotherapy
clients in the Behavioral Medicine Clinic, during this time she
helped develop the hospital’s Behavioral Weight Loss Program,
directed the Quit Smoking Program, and was an NIH funded
researcher. In addition to being a coach, she is a wife and
mother who enjoys cycling, hiking, playing on the beach, and
spending time with her family and friends.
Education: Sarah received a BA in
Psychology from DePauw University in 1987, her Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology in 1997 from the State University of NY at Stony
Brook, completed her internship at West Haven VA Medical Center
(a Yale affiliated hospital) and did her post-doctoral training
in Preventive and Behavioral Medicine at University of
Massachusetts Medical School. She has received life coach
training through MentorCoach and continues to take courses
related to coaching, various health topics, and clinical
psychology.
Timothy Chase,
M.Ed.
Organizational Development Consultant
Tim
collaborates with Executive Leadership to understand and
influence patterns in their organizational systems, create clear
options for action, and ultimately implement change that
positively impacts the organization’s bottom-line. He has 15
years of Human Resource Management experience including the
following roles: Senior Organizational Development Analyst,
Performance Management Specialist and Employee Relations
Manager.
Tim received a Master’s Degree in
Instructional Design from the University of Massachusetts in
Boston and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business
Administration from Fitchburg State University. Tim is
accredited with the HayGroup in the use of the Emotional and
Social Competency Inventory (360 Feedback) and is a Certified
Associate in the field of Human System Dynamics, an emerging
coaching field that helps make sense of the patterns that emerge
when people work together.
About True Focus Coaching
Sarah founded True Focus Coaching, a
Life and Wellness Coaching firm, in 2005 to bring her passion
for helping people live happy and healthy lives to those outside
of the hospital community, in a format that is easily accessible
and client driven. True Focus provides personal, professional,
and health and wellness coaching to individuals and groups.
Coaching is available via private sessions conducted in person
or via telephone/email as well as in group/busines settings.
In addition, True Focus offers public classes designed to help
individuals get started on focusing on their life and goals.
Testimonials
Read what our clients are
saying!
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