Visual Coaching is a method to facilitate effective thinking and decision making in individuals, partners and families within the context of coaching, therapy and other process work. Christina Merkley pioneered the SHIFT-IT Visual Coach program, which employs 17 visual maps and Merkley’s signature techniques. Sue Keely is a Milwaukee-based, certified SHIFT-IT visual coach who will hold a SHIFT-IT Weekend Intensive from April 19 through 21, near the Wisconsin Dells; registration is limited to eight participants.

“A year from now, people will be living their lives, either by default or by design,” says Keely. “Getting clarity about what they want their future to be and taking steps to design that future is what this transformative weekend is all about.”

Using gentle coaching, guided meditations, focused activities and colorful, graphic charts that she creates, Keely takes her participants through a seven-step proven process to take stock of their lives, get unstuck and believe in their ability to create the lives they want. When the weekend is completed, participants have visual records and action plans for the future of their designs.

Cost: $595. Location: Keely’s Lake Redstone Retreat, 20 miles west of the Wisconsin Dells. For more information, call 414430-1024, email [email protected] or visit SueKeely.com.