What is Coaching?

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Coaching is suitable for anyone who is looking to move forward, make changes or head in a new direction in life. It is a collaborative and solution focussed process, which enables you to unlock your true potential. Sometimes old or learnt patterns of relating to ourselves, others, or our current situation can often keep us safe and protect us from our fear of change. 

 

Coaching offers a safe, confidential space to tackle this.  From challenging your current thinking and core beliefs to overcoming assumptions, patterns blocks and barriers, it can be a transformative process.  It can enhance self awareness and support you to develop a more positive mindset so that you take action and create a more authentic life.

 

​How is it different from Counselling?

 

Both are led by you but the main difference is that coaching is more focussed on the present and future. A coach will take account of things that have happened in the past, particularly if you are exploring things that might be holding you back but the work will generally have a forward focus. 

 

What is a session like?

 

Coaching is about expanding your comfort zone by building on your strengths. You will set your goals or intentions. My role is to listen, provide motivation and support to achieve them and help you to navigate challenges. I won't tell you what to do or offer advice but I will support you to be able to find your own solutions.

 

Sessions can be both explorative and structured, depending on your goals. We may work in a more focussed way on something specific but also consider how this relates to the bigger picture. We will work in the 'here and now' of your life but we might consider how past experiences have been influential.  Sometimes the seeds of our blocks but also our potential are sown earlier in life.  Having a greater awareness of both can help us make more progress and 'unlock' ourselves in the present day. 

 

Using practical and creative tools can be a really helpful way of bringing insights and solutions to moving forward. Working on activities or building in reflective time in between sessions can also enhance the progress of the work.

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Why work with me?​

 

My special area of interest is working with key life transitions. Whether you are thinking of changing jobs, starting or leaving study, moving/re-locating, going through changes in peri-menopause/menopause, setting up a business, starting a new relationship, re-visiting a childhood dream or anything in between, coaching can help you to find confidence and clarity.

 

​Whilst coaching is not a 'quick fix' I have seen people make significant shifts and changes in their approach to life. My experience and training in therapy also means that we can blend in approaches that create deeper, more sustainable change.

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You can read more about this approach here: https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-therapy/types-of-therapy/coaching/

 

 

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'Jayne is an intuitive and insightful coach whose empathic and proactive skills have led me to question, challenge and change the behavioural patterns that affect many of my decisions. Since working together I have become more mindful and aware of the constraints of my own thinking. I would 100% recommend her (Dyanne Bristol)

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