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Coaching - What is it?
If you're looking to create meaningful change in your life then coaching could be for you. Coaching is a solution-focused, collaborative process that can help give you clarity and a deeper understanding of your strengths, motivations and values. Coaching uses a wide range of communication skills to help you shift your perspective and move from where you are now towards where you want to be.
Is there something you have talked about doing for years, but for some reason you don't seem to be any closer to achieving it? Coaching can help to uncover any unconscious 'blockers' that might be stopping you from reaching your goals.
Unlike Counselling (which tends to focus on the past), the focus of a coaching session is on the present moment and the collaborative application of practical solutions to help you visualise and identify your goals for the future. Coaching provides a safe, non-judgemental and confidential space for you to explore your thoughts and feelings, and facilitates a process that will allow you to come up with your own solutions. Through a combination of deep listening and powerful questioning, coaching can empower you to uncover your own answers to the questions you have.
What to Expect
Before committing to work together, we will schedule a 30 minute 'discovery session' to give you an opportunity to discuss what you're hoping to achieve from coaching as well as ask any questions you might have. During this time I will go into more details around my style of coaching and the commitment and mindset required in order to ensure our coaching is successful. This initial conversation also empowers you to make an informed decision regarding our 'fit'. Not every coach is right for every person and this session allows you to 'try before you buy' with no strings attached.
A full coaching session is normally an hour in length, but sometimes it might be necessary to allocate 90 minutes. There may be a requirement to complete pre-work or exercises in between sessions, but this will be fairly minimal. All sessions are confidential and more information about this is included within the coaching agreement which will need to be signed by both coach and client before the coaching starts.
Career Coaching
As a qualified and licensed Firework Career Coach I am passionate about supporting clients find work they love and as such, Koru specialises in helping you transform your career. The average adult spends over one third of their time (or 90,000 hours over a lifetime) at work - it's important for our wellbeing that our daily work resonates with who we are as individuals. Find out more about the Koru Career Coaching Programme.