My Unique Approach to Coaching

I work with an emergent design approach to the coaching process. This means that there is no fixed methodology, process or framework to how I engage with a client. Each client is distinct and unique and so are our conversations. My approach to coaching requires a willingness on the client's part to reflect on their life and inner states. Conversations in any coaching session are typically based on what a client has discovered based on some sort of self reflection 'homework' that has been assigned.

The process begins with an initial conversation, either face to face or via telephone, between me and the person desiring coaching so that we can explore the outcomes the client desires. This conversation also gives us an opportunity to get to know one another and to decide if we believe that there is synergy between us for positive results to be achieved. Coaching is a highly intimate process: it is not unusual for a client to share information with a coach that they've never shared with another person. Therefore, it is an imperative first step for the client to feel that they can trust their coach implicitly.

I typically begin a coaching series with longer sessions, typically 2 hrs. This allows for exploration of issues and concerns, conversations about what the trajectory of the coaching experience is likely to look like, and presentation of educational material which invites the client to think differently about issues and situations. Sometimes issues that seem intractable or insurmountable when a client enters coaching can be resolved with one or two sessions. Other times problems or issues that seem minor turn out to be far more important than their symptoms indicate and require considerably more work. 1-hr sessions become common as we proceed through a coaching series.

I do not require any long term contracts to be signed and find that for most situations a maximum of 8 hrs of coaching is sufficient. Coaching sessions are scheduled as we proceed to accommodate both the client's schedule and mine. I strongly recommend that coaching sessions do not occur in a client's home or office for privacy reasons as well as the number of anchors for the client that are associated with those locations.

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