Coaching

What is coaching?

The aim is to help you make progress in a certain area of your life, at work or to overcome a problem you're struggling with. Here we’ll dive into the way coaching works, what makes it different from other approaches and your next steps if you’re feeling ready to start your coaching journey. 

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How coaching works

A key belief that underpins coaching is that we already have the answers we need within us. My role is to help you find these answers. This is done through a number of conversational techniques including questioning, active listening, observation and reflecting back.

When these techniques are used, you gain greater self-awareness and often an insight you hadn’t seen previously. Having a non-biased, non-judgmental person available to provide focused attention gives you space to understand how to move forward. 

I also use NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) techniques in my sessions.

To ensure progress is being made, coaching often focuses on goal-setting. You will typically be encouraged to create a list of action points following a session so you know what steps are needed to keep moving forward.  

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The benefits of coaching

Working with a coach offers a number of benefits. Regardless of your aims, dedicating time and space to personal/professional development helps to improve confidence and a sense of self-worth. 

If you’re feeling lost or unsure about something, coaching can provide clarity, direction and focus. If you’re struggling to make a change, coaching can help raise your self-awareness and both understand and change certain behaviours. 

If you’re finding it difficult to motivate yourself and make things happen in your life or work, coaching can offer accountability and help you define your purpose.