Build Resilience, Transform Your Life and Business
Our Mission
For Individuals
For Individuals
At Garpen Coaching & Training, we provide the tools, strategies, and support you need to overcome challenges, build resilience, and thrive—whether you’re an individual seeking balance or a business striving for success.
For Individuals
For Individuals
For Individuals
Our coaching helps you:
- Reduce Stress and Overwhelm: Gain tools to stay calm and focused, even in the face of life’s challenges.
- Create Healthy Habits That Last: Build a sustainable foundation for better sleep, nutrition, movement, and emotional well-being.
- Improve Clarity and Productivity: Eliminate mental clutter and focus on what truly m
Our coaching helps you:
- Reduce Stress and Overwhelm: Gain tools to stay calm and focused, even in the face of life’s challenges.
- Create Healthy Habits That Last: Build a sustainable foundation for better sleep, nutrition, movement, and emotional well-being.
- Improve Clarity and Productivity: Eliminate mental clutter and focus on what truly matters, so you can achieve your goals.
- Strengthen Relationships: Learn strategies to communicate effectively and nurture meaningful connections.
- Feel Better More Often: Experience greater energy, confidence, and a sense of control over your life.
For Teams
For Individuals
For Teams
Our training empowers teams to:
- Prevent Burnout: Identify and address early signs of stress to protect your team’s health and morale.
- Boost Engagement and Productivity: Help employees feel supported and energized, leading to better focus and results.
- Develop Strong Leaders: Equip leaders with the skills to inspire, guide, and support their
Our training empowers teams to:
- Prevent Burnout: Identify and address early signs of stress to protect your team’s health and morale.
- Boost Engagement and Productivity: Help employees feel supported and energized, leading to better focus and results.
- Develop Strong Leaders: Equip leaders with the skills to inspire, guide, and support their teams effectively.
- Enhance Team Dynamics: Foster collaboration, communication, and trust for a more cohesive workplace.
- Improve Employee Well-Being: Create a culture that values health, balance, and growth—reducing absenteeism and turnover.
Your Guide: Robert Erkstam, Occupational Therapist / Coach
A Lighthouse to Guide You
From Chronic Illness to Prevention
From Chronic Illness to Prevention
Navigating life’s challenges—whether personal or professional—can feel overwhelming at times. As your coach, my job is to be a lighthouse: a steady, guiding light to help you chart a clear course, avoid the hidden dangers, and stay on track toward your goals. But remember, you are the captain. You set the destination, and my role is to help illuminate the way.
From Chronic Illness to Prevention
From Chronic Illness to Prevention
From Chronic Illness to Prevention
With years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I’ve worked with individuals managing chronic illnesses later in life. I witnessed firsthand how stress, poor habits, and lack of support can spiral into physical and mental decline. That’s why I’ve shifted my focus to the preventive side, helping people like you and your teams build
With years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I’ve worked with individuals managing chronic illnesses later in life. I witnessed firsthand how stress, poor habits, and lack of support can spiral into physical and mental decline. That’s why I’ve shifted my focus to the preventive side, helping people like you and your teams build resilience and healthy habits before things spiral out of control.
Empowering Individuals and Teams
What I Offer You as a Coach & Trainer
What I Offer You as a Coach & Trainer
Whether working with individuals or leading dynamic group trainings, I bring a unique combination of empathy and expertise to every session. In both settings, I focus on delivering actionable tools, fostering engagement, and inspiring meaningful change that lasts.
What I Offer You as a Coach & Trainer
What I Offer You as a Coach & Trainer
What I Offer You as a Coach & Trainer
- A compassionate, nonjudgmental approach that meets you where you are
- Evidence-based strategies tailored to individual and team needs
- Engaging group workshops designed to strengthen performance, increase collaboration, reduce burnout, and promote mental fitness
What our partners are saying
"We had the opportunity to work with Robert when he was just starting professional coaching (maybe his first?). He is very well rounded, and uses his many prior years of personal coaching, his education on the mind and body, and his years as a small business owner to deliver an incredibly thorough leadership course. Stonwerk is a different company than it was before Garpen, in all the right ways."
Reed Homola, CEO
"Working with Robert is an incredible experience. I've built better habits around exercise, eating, and stress management. Now when my kids want to play, I'm excited to join in! "
John Vainikka, General Manager
“The Garpen leadership training has been a game changer for our organization. By encouraging mental and physical personal health it has helped our leaders be more in tune with how their mindset effects the people they lead. We have also learned how to motivate people to through accountability and communication to be the best performers they can be. Through this we have seen an uptick in performance and the moral across our whole organization.”
Jeff Halme, CEO
" Working with Robert has been a great experience. He’s an incredible coach who really focuses on performance without burnout, being able to get more out of your work without hitting a wall.
What stands out is how he teaches. The concepts themselves aren’t always new or groundbreaking, but the way he delivers them makes them actually stick. He creates an environment where you don’t feel judged or uncomfortable, which makes it a lot easier to be honest with yourself and think through how to become a higher performer."
Andy Bergmann, Coach
"After working with Robert as a team, one of our team members chose to continue with him one on one, and I’ve seen a noticeable difference in how they handle pressure, with his approach grounded in science, not just theory."
Payton Smith, CEO
Certifications
Working With Garpen i Is Simple
For Individuals
- Schedule a Free Consultation
Share your challenges and goals in a no-pressure conversation. We'll explore how coaching can help you feel better, improve energy and performance while avoiding burnout. - Create a Personalized Plan
Together, we’ll design a step-by-step strategy tailored to your unique needs, focusing on building resilience and healthy habits that stick. - Transform Your Life
With guidance and support, start seeing results as you reduce stress, gain clarity, and achieve lasting balance in your daily life.
For Businesses
- Assess Your Team’s Needs
Book a discovery session to discuss your team’s challenges, from burnout risks to leadership development and employee well-being. - Implement Customized Training
We’ll create tailored solutions—whether it’s workshops, leadership training, or employee wellness programs—designed to meet your goals. - Build a Thriving Workplace
Watch your team grow more engaged, productive, and resilient as they adopt tools to improve collaboration, health, and performance.