Including Inner Healing and guided encounter sessions.
You agree to this when you enrol. This page is here so you can read it in full beforehand, and re-read it whenever you like.
By applying or enrolling, I (and, where applicable, my spouse) acknowledge and agree to the following:
I understand this engagement is coaching, not therapy. Chariti Kupiec (and, where applicable, Casey Kupiec) is not acting as a licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed professional counselor, psychologist, or other licensed clinical provider in this coaching relationship, regardless of any other credential held. This coaching is not a substitute for couples therapy, individual therapy, or crisis intervention.
If our relationship involves domestic violence, abuse, active addiction requiring clinical treatment, or safety concerns of any kind, I understand coaching is not an appropriate substitute for licensed intervention, and I agree to seek that care. If I disclose an active safety concern during a session, I understand my coach may pause the coaching relationship and refer me to licensed resources.
If either of us is in crisis, we understand to call or text 988 or go to the nearest emergency room.
Marriage and individual coaching through Joy Restored may involve discussing sensitive relational history, past wounds, conflict patterns, intimacy, grief, and forgiveness. I/we voluntarily assume all risks of this participation, including the possibility that sessions may be uncomfortable, that unresolved issues may surface, or that discussing certain topics may be difficult for one or both spouses. I/we understand either of us may pause or decline any exercise at any time.
If this is couples/marriage coaching, both spouses acknowledge:
I/we understand Joy Restored does not promise or guarantee that this coaching will save, improve, or repair the relationship, resolve any specific issue, or produce any particular result. Outcomes depend on factors including our own engagement, honesty, and circumstances outside the coach’s control.
Your coach will keep what you share in session private and will not disclose it to third parties except: (a) with your written permission, (b) as required by law, or (c) where there is a genuine safety concern involving risk of harm to yourself or another person, in which case your coach may take reasonable steps to protect safety, including contacting emergency services.
A. Formation A & B Journey. This is a monthly payment plan, not a discounted package: I may cancel at any time. Payments already made for sessions already delivered are non-refundable. Canceling stops future billing only; it does not refund sessions already received. I may cancel or reschedule with at least 24 hours’ notice at no charge; canceling with less than 24 hours’ notice, or not showing up, forfeits that session’s fee.
A-2. General/As-Needed Coaching. The same 24-hour cancellation/no-show policy in A applies.
B. Inner Healing Session. Sessions typically run 2–4 hours (averaging around 3), at the coach’s discretion based on where the work naturally lands. If a session’s work is not complete within 4 hours, the session will stop and a follow-up session will be scheduled — billed as a new, separate flat session. This reflects that the work has proven to need deeper, unhurried time, not that the original session was incomplete or owed to me for free.
C. Becoming: A Marriage Journey and other future monthly plans follow the same structure as (A): cancel anytime, no refund for months/sessions already delivered, canceling stops future billing only.
If this engagement is, or includes, an Inner Healing session or any other guided encounter exercise (an exercise that intentionally invites me to revisit or reflect on a past memory or wound, often through prayer or guided visualization, and may include inviting God/Jesus into that memory in prayer):
I understand that guided exercises which intentionally revisit or reflect on past wounds, grief, or trauma carry a meaningfully higher likelihood of surfacing strong emotion, distress, or unexpected memories than general coaching conversation. I understand this is an anticipated and normal part of this kind of work for many participants, but that it can also occasionally be intense.
I confirm that:
Emergency Protocol: I understand that if I express thoughts of harming myself or another person, or appear to be in a state requiring emergency intervention, my coach may pause the session and encourage me to contact 988 or emergency services, and is not equipped to provide that intervention directly.
To the fullest extent permitted by Texas law, I/we release The Sage Syndicate d/b/a SageFire Collective d/b/a Joy Restored, CK Seed & Stone LLC, and their owners, elders, employees, coaches, and contractors from any and all claims arising out of this voluntary coaching engagement — including any Inner Healing / guided encounter exercise described in Sections 7–8.
This Agreement supplements, and does not replace, Joy Restored’s full Terms of Use.
By typing my name on the application and ticking the box, I confirm I have read, understood, and voluntarily agree to this Coaching Agreement & Waiver. Where a spouse is participating, both names are recorded.