Susie Sarkisian Coaching

Susie Sarkisian Coaching Certified Life Coach. Navigating Aging in Families We lost him in 2006, and after that I realized I was drawn towards a different population- seniors. Coaching.

It Started With My Dad
After years of social work with teens, runaways, and foster care my career took a left turn when my dad was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia. In so many ways, his unfortunate decline into dementia changed my life forever. On December 3, 2009- exactly three years to the day after my father died- I passed my final exam and became a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, thr

ough Coaches Training Institute (CTI). The world of Coaching had knocked on my door and introduced itself to me one day, and we’ve been together since. It was (and is) a fit. There were two undeniable directions pulling me forward-Seniors and Coaching. For the last 15 years, I've worked in Senior Living, most recently as The Director of Family Services for The Kensington Assisted Living in White Plains, New York since 2011. The experiences I’ve been through working with several hundred families and family units can’t be taught in a classroom setting and have seasoned me for the next chapter. Now, I help families and individuals in all kinds of situations- not just Assisted Living- through coaching. Adult children worried about parents. Spouses who are caregiving at home. Concerned (and maybe disagreeing) siblings. I love listening to the stories and learning about everyone involved. I love coaching someone and seeing what happens when they feel supported and empowered. I love exploring options and planning next steps with my clients. It’s exactly what I’m supposed to do.

10/17/2025

Compassion Fatigue.

Anyone heard of it?

Some coach-to-coach fan club stuff going on here. An amazing writer (and coach, I'm sure) gassed me up in her newsletter...
10/03/2025

Some coach-to-coach fan club stuff going on here. An amazing writer (and coach, I'm sure) gassed me up in her newsletter recently. Pam Daghlian, CPCC, PCC, thanks for showing what a client testimonial can look like!

Have a read. Pam's way with words will feel like a treat. I say you subscribe to her newsletter. She's funny, artsy, and is way more hip than I'll ever be.

https://tinyurl.com/2rjx6cm3

Help me out here. I can't say the words "Adult Children" without making a weird face.
10/01/2025

Help me out here. I can't say the words "Adult Children" without making a weird face.

Words matter. This is how my friend approached getting cleaning help in the home. And, because of her carefully chosen ...
09/29/2025

Words matter.

This is how my friend approached getting cleaning help in the home. And, because of her carefully chosen words, her mother didn't *hear* this as a critique of her housekeeping skills (an area of pride for her).

Why talk about it now?Because you don't wait until it's raining to fix the roof.
09/25/2025

Why talk about it now?

Because you don't wait until it's raining to fix the roof.

Struggling with this?Talk to me.
09/17/2025

Struggling with this?
Talk to me.

My client's mother keeps saying that she hates having caregivers in her home. Adding insult to injury, the caregivers a...
09/10/2025

My client's mother keeps saying that she hates having caregivers in her home. Adding insult to injury, the caregivers are helping the mother's husband with things she can no longer do. She's not being so nice to the caregivers, and my client is so angry with her mom.

Instead of letting frustration get the best of her, she's going to validate her mother's situation, and validate her feelings.
"Mom,, it's not easy to see Dad like this. It's not easy to let someone else help him."

Instead of pushing back, try validation. Try seeing things from their point of view.

You'll be surprised.

If you're a doer, like me, it's easy to miss how important sitting still is.This client's husband nailed it. And she l...
09/08/2025

If you're a doer, like me, it's easy to miss how important sitting still is.

This client's husband nailed it. And she listened.

Coaching can shine a light on things you're missing. Coaching can bring new perspectives. Coaching works.Struggling wit...
09/05/2025

Coaching can shine a light on things you're missing. Coaching can bring new perspectives.

Coaching works.

Struggling with The Aging Parent Thing? I've got you.

https://www.susiesarkisian.com/freesession

The good news is, we get to decide how we feel about aging. My client, who's not so able bodied, but is able-minded, sai...
09/03/2025

The good news is, we get to decide how we feel about aging.

My client, who's not so able bodied, but is able-minded, said this the other day, and it stuck with me.

Love it.

How to start *The Conversation*? How to listen during *The Conversation*?How not to blow it?I'm happy to be a part of ...
08/28/2025

How to start *The Conversation*?
How to listen during *The Conversation*?
How not to blow it?

I'm happy to be a part of The Cottage at Litchfield Hills Speaker Series on September 9 at 2pm. If you or someone you know is struggling with the elephant in the room when it comes to aging family members, I hope you'll come out for an informative session in a delightful community.

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243 Steele Road #634
West Hartford, CT
06117

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