Every client starts with the Stronghold Assessment. Everything after that is built around what your data actually shows — not a one-size approach applied from a distance.
The Stronghold Assessment is a 125-question instrument built specifically for coaching. It measures 76 composite scores across identity, relational patterns, emotional patterns, trauma indicators, and wellbeing. It also includes five validated mental health screening tools.
When you finish, I have a complete picture of where you are before our first conversation. That means the first session is about real work — not warm-up.
The assessment is free for all new clients. You complete it online at your own pace before your Clarity Session.
Learn more about how the Stronghold Assessment works →
How you see yourself, how you relate to others, and where those patterns formed.
Anger, passivity, shutdown, avoidance — how you respond when things get hard.
What was installed in you before you had a choice about it.
A snapshot of how stress, sleep, mood, and pressure are showing up in your life right now. Used to inform coaching pacing and to identify when a licensed clinician should be part of your support team. Not a diagnostic tool.
Marriage-specific layer. Nine signed agreements and relational alignment data. Couples only.
The assessment takes 45 to 60 minutes. You can complete it in one sitting or break it into sections — your progress saves automatically. Your results are scored automatically and reviewed by Dr. Hines before your Clarity Session. Nothing in your results is shared without your consent.
There is no fixed program length. No predetermined phases. No "everyone starts in Module One." Your Stronghold data is the curriculum. Dr. Hines builds your engagement from it — week by week, in the order that matches your situation, for as long as the work calls for.
About 45 to 60 minutes. Six domains. By the end, Dr. Hines has the most complete picture of your situation anyone has ever assembled — and you have a record of it that does not vanish when the conversation ends.
A 50-minute session with Dr. Hines. He has already read your report. The session is spent walking you through your Clarity Plan:
You accept the Plan, or you don't. If you do, you start coaching. If you don't, you walk away with the most honest map of yourself anyone has handed you.
Weekly virtual sessions. The number, the focus, and the cadence are whatever your Plan called for. Some men need six weeks. Some need six months. Some couples need ten sessions of trust repair before any other work makes sense. Some need three months of communication work first.
You also get a private portal and direct messaging with Dr. Hines between sessions. The work continues outside the room.
30 minutes. No cost. Tell me what's going on. I'll tell you what I see.
125 questions. Takes 45-60 minutes. Free for all new clients. You'll get your results the same day.
Before we talk again, I read your 76 composite scores. The first real conversation starts from there.
Session 1 is assessment feedback and Phase 1 of your coaching plan. No warm-up. No worksheets. We start.
Both are no cost. Both tell you something real. Either one moves you forward.
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