Working Together
This work is about supporting you to grow your leadership capacities sustainably, to enable you to deal with and influence the context you’re in with increasing ease, presence and vitality. It's also about enabling you to attend to your internal needs and aspirations as they reveal themselves throughout this process.
We begin with what matters to you
There is no standard programme to follow and no version of you that you are expected to become.
We start with your situation: what is happening, what is difficult, what you want to understand, what's important to you - and where you’d like to experience a shift.
Sometimes the work we do together is very practical – developing key skills and new perspectives. The progress may be rapid.
Sometimes you may find you want to open the door to somewhere deeper, towards understanding things like emotions, sensation, stuckness, defensiveness and inner/outer conflict. Challenging emotions might arise as we continue to inquire – grief, sorrow, anger, despair.
I will listen carefully, walk alongside you, ask questions, reflect what I am noticing and, when it seems useful, challenge your thinking. I might suggest a simple experiment, or invite you to notice patterns in the way you’re responding or imagine something you wish for actually happening.
I will not be trying to get you to arrive anywhere particular or change anything about you in line with my own preferences. You remain the person making the choices about which direction we go in to support your own unfoldment.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How often do we meet?
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How long does coaching last?
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What if I don't know what I need?
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Is this coaching or counselling?
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How is confidentiality maintained?
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Online or face to face?
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How do I know this is right for me?
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How much does it cost?
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How do we begin?
Usually once every two weeks, with some flexibility where required
I ask people to contract for at least 6 sessions at a time, although you are free to leave with a month's notice without penalty.
That's fine - we can work from where you are and together we will develop a 'coaching agreement' which defines your wishes for outcomes
This is definitely coaching although there are some small overlaps with counselling. If the work you want to do moves into counselling territory, or any other territory that is beyond my skillset, then I will help you to find the right support for that.
I'm a member of the Association for Coaching and I follow their ethical standards regarding confidentiality regarding the content of the coaching work, and your personal information. In this I'm compliant with European and UK GDPR in my practice. See here for a copy of the AfC code of ethics.
If a Sponsor e.g. your employer, is paying for your coaching, we will set up a three-way agreement to ensure that the work we do together is well-boundaried, while the Sponsor gets sufficient oversight of how it's going.
The majority of my coaching work is online, using Zoom. However if you live in the Totnes area or are willing to travel here for sessions, face to face is possible too.
I offer an initial, free Zoom chat where you can get a feel for whether or not you want to take the plunge and contract for 6 sessions. You can stop anytime during the contracted sessions, as long as you give 1 calendar month's notice.
If you are paying for yourself and not being refunded by your Sponsor, fees are aligned to your personal circumstances. If your Sponsor/Employer is playing, fees are aligned to organisational sector.
Get in touch via our Contact page. Then we can set up a free of charge 30 minute Zoom chat for you to find out if this is for you.