Therapy supports better emotional self-regulation, a calmer more centred person. It also helps us know ourselves at an ever deeper level. These two outcomes lead to a sense of liberation and strength in the face of life’s challenges.
Achieve goals and life vision.
Story
Empowering beliefs and story about the hero’s journey you are about to undertake.
State
The right emotional and energetic state to get you started.
Strategy
Balance internal and external growth.
Psy-Coaching is a dynamic combination of psychotherapy and coaching reflecting the fact that some clients may need a blend of both of these approaches. They may need to spend some time gaining a fuller understanding of their past in addition to setting goals for the future.
An example of psy-coaching is the work that is done with a client who is building a vision for their future but recognises there is an issue in their past which is holding them back – an emotional brake that needs to be released so they can take confident steps forward.
Psy-coaching balances the internal growth of getting to know oneself at an ever deeper level with the external growth of building a life full of success and meaning.
One 50-minute session
Discounted block of ten 50-minute sessions with no expiry date
Psychotherapy looks at issues which are deeper, complex, often unconscious, often historic, and sheds light on them, providing a safe space to process them and move forward. It focuses on understanding and healing. An example of psychotherapy is the work that is done to uncover and understand a childhood trauma, how it has affected adult life and how you can move forward past it.
Coaching is less about resolving suffering and more about looking forward and focusing on creating change or achieving specific goals. An example of coaching is the work that is done to help a client who is “stuck” in life in some way – creating a clear vision of the future that excites and pulls them forward, formulating specific, measurable and realistic steps to get there and overcoming the obstacles along the way. Coaching might focus on something as big as a client’s grand life vision or something smaller and more specific like losing weight.
Psy-Coaching is a dynamic combination of psychotherapy and coaching reflecting the fact that some clients may need a blend of both of these approaches. They may need to spend some time gaining a fuller understanding of their past in addition to setting goals for the future. An example of psy-coaching is the work that is done with a client who is building a vision for their future but recognises there is an issue in their past which is holding them back – an emotional brake that needs to be released so they can take confident steps forward.
Psychotherapy is slower, more exploratory and focused on the past whereas coaching is more energetic, action-focused and future-oriented. Psy-coaching has a variable pace, moving back-and-forth between the two approaches as needed.
As a rule of thumb, if you are suffering in some way this probably means a psychotherapy approach is appropriate, whereas if you are generally feeling ok and you want to achieve some goals this probably means a coaching approach is appropriate. This statement is, of course, over-simplistic.
In practice we may move back-and-forth between these approaches as needed. For example, some clients get a good handle on their historical traumas using psychotherapy work and then decide it’s time to set goals and start moving forward in their lives with the help of coaching. Some other goal-focused clients might start with coaching but might unexpectedly uncover a trauma which needs to be dealt with using more of a psychotherapeutic approach. We should not get too hung up about drawing neat boundaries between approaches. Indeed, sometimes it is a blend of approaches which is needed. What is most important is that there is a compassionate human being using their common sense and commitment to work with you on your challenges. I am in your corner.
First and foremost the work is confidential. I will do everything I can to make the environment as safe as possible. Some of the issues may be difficult to talk about or may take time to comfortably reveal themselves. I will therefore respect your pace. There is no requirement from you to talk about things you don’t want to talk about and you can, of course, pause or end the sessions at any time.
I will use all my energy, knowledge and experience to work with you on your challenges. I very much believe in supporting you to connect to your own wisdom rather than directing you with mine. I also believe in involving you in the process and openly discussing what we are trying to do and the various options open to you.
It will come as no surprise that there will be moments in these sessions that are challenging but I am sure we will have moments of lightness and humour too. As well as dealing with the negative we should make sure to celebrate the positive in life!
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