If you're a therapist, psychologist, social worker, or any kind of helping professional wondering whether you could build a coaching business alongside (or instead of) your clinical work, this conversation is for you. Dr. Cheryl has done exactly that, and she's sharing how she did it, what changed, and what she wishes she'd known sooner.

Dr. Cheryl is one of our clients inside the Business Building Boutique, and her story is the kind every helping professional needs to hear. She started building her coaching practice back in the nineties (yes, with a flyer and a library card), grew it alongside a 30-year teaching career, and is now stepping fully into her business with confidence, clarity, and a thriving group program for women in the helping professions.

In this episode, we'll walk through:

• How Dr. Cheryl built a coaching business while working full-time as faculty
• Why therapists and helping professionals make incredible coaches (and the ethics that matter)
• The difference between therapy and coaching, and how to keep them separate
• How personal branding turned strangers into clients who said "I just knew I'd like you"
• Why she calls coaching her "porch conversation" and how it shapes her brand
• The systems and frameworks that finally made her business feel organized
• What Dr. Cheryl teaches inside her Shifting Into Peace program for helping professionals

If you're a therapist, counselor, or helping professional thinking about coaching, this episode will give you permission, language, and a roadmap. Dr. Cheryl is proof that you can honor the clinical work you've done and build something new that gives you more flexibility, more income, and more joy.

Ready to figure out what your coaching business could look like? Book a free Business Blueprint Call with me here:https://www.debbieshadid.com/schedule

Connect with Dr. Cheryl Williams-Jackson:
Dr. Cheryl is the Founder of WJ DevelopMental Consultants and Dr. Cheryl Coaching. She helps women who carry too much rebuild calm, confidence, and balance through simple, sustainable shifts that restore peace and clarity, so they can enjoy their profession without burnout, be fully present at home, and set healthy boundaries without guilt.

Website: https://drcherylcoaching.co/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcherylcoaching/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drcherylcoaching

Connect with me, Debbie Shadid:
Website: https://www.debbieshadid.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debbieshadid/

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