AUBURN, Calif. — Those feeling grounded by fear, a lack of communication skills, negative self-talk, poor boundaries and other emotional obstacles can send their problems packing with Soaring Sessions™, an innovative new approach to experiential coaching from psychotherapist and licensed aviator Michaela Renee Johnson.
“To be clear, this is not therapy or flight instruction,” Johnson said. “It’s experiential coaching. We take the issues identified on the ground, and we work through them in the air. One of the best ways to move through fears and challenges is by facing them head on. In the air, with the cockpit and the horizon in front of you, these things present themselves quickly.”
Scheduled as one, half-day-long appointment, each Soaring Session has three parts: Ground Discovery/Pre Flight, Flight Time and Debrief. During Ground Discovery, Johnson works with clients to identify attachment style, poor boundaries, negative self-talk (I can’t do anything right), fixed mindset and relationship setbacks; the client then witnesses how those play out in the air (I can’t do anything right) with certified flight instructor Andy Bibber, CFII, ATP. Clients do not have to fly the plane, but in the Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser that Soaring Sessions uses, clients have the front seat to themselves, giving them the experience of being alone at the controls, although they are not.
“You will be with a 30,000-hour warbird pilot who will guide you through the experience,” Johnson added. “Flying is synonymous with life. These are coaching sessions that focus on big life issues while incorporating the incredible world of flight as way to put ‘pie in the sky’ concepts into action.”
About Michaela Renee Johnson
Michaela Renee Johnson is a psychotherapist in private practice, bestselling author, motivational speaker and nationally acclaimed happiness expert whose top iTunes podcast, Be You Find Happy, inspires listeners to be authentic and live courageously. She has degrees in journalism and psychology, and is currently pursuing a doctorate in couples sex therapy.
Her latest book, Growth Mindset Workbook for Adults, centers on the concept that fuels her every endeavor, including her groundbreaking new enterprise, Flying Yacht Company, which has been endorsed by Kevin Harrington of Shark Tank for his new series, American Entrepreneur. A licensed tailwheel (multiengine and seaplane) pilot herself who recently won first place in the Palms to Pines air race, Johnson lives an adventurous life in Northern California with her family, where she takes her Animal Assisted Therapy dog, Walter, to care centers. She also enjoys sustainable living, hiking, gardening, creating pottery and reading.
For more information, visit, or connect with her on Instagram at @freedomflygirl and on Facebook
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