I’m currently not offering any new coaching sessions.
Coaching is so much more than just a goal-achieving strategy!
Coaching is here to offer space, where you can share and talk freely about your life, plans and dreams. It helps you to find new ways and solutions, resist distractions, recognise opportunities and embrace the entire process. It is not just about achieving goals, but about genuinely enjoying the journey to them.
The aim of coaching is not just to move forward, but also to explore the depth. It can help to get to know yourself better and build solid foundations from which you can grow taller and stronger.
My training as a creativity coach as well as experience in person-centred support has always been about seeing the human being in front of me, listening and finding what would be the most helpful at that particular moment. I do not believe in prescribed formulas, one-size-fits-all coaching strategies or "guaranteed five points to success." Embracing the uniqueness of each individual within the context of their lives is the only way that can create sustainable and satisfying results.
Creativity coaching focuses primarily on the so-called creative side of existence. This may mean many different things to many people. As I understand it, it is about inspiration and an urge to bring that inspiration to life. It can be through a painting, a service, a book or a new business. Whatever your preferred medium is.
Individual coaching sessions
The coaching experience is person-centred and person-led, which means that rather than offering solutions, you will be encouraged to find a unique approach that works for your situation. You are the expert on your life and coaching serves as a process that allows you to discover, formulate and follow through with your own expertise.
This is a lot to ask and can happen on a very different time scale. Generally, the recommended time to spend with your coach is at least 6 months, but some people just need to bounce off their ideas in one session, and some people prefer longer time support, where they get to know themselves more deeply and can develop their practice in a more complex way.
Who is coaching for?
Coaching can be good fun, but it can also feel like hard work at times. Therefore it is important to know from the start that if you are to see the benefits of coaching, you will need to do the work. This can mean many things beginning with your time commitment, willingness to share your thoughts, consider different solutions and apply them in your life. It can be as simple as committing to work on your art or something more difficult such as challenging your own limitations and exploring new opportunities.
It is up to you how you decide to use your coaching time, however, coaching is not a supplement to therapy or counselling and it is not my place to offer any advice on mental health issues or difficult life situations. In such a case I’d recommend a different type of help alongside coaching.
Coaching is not…
…a quick fix - If you are looking for a quick fix, let me save you some time and money by saying that it doesn’t really exist
…mentoring - A mentor is an expert in a field that offers advice to less experienced people who are following a similar path. I might know a thing or two, and I might share my experience if it is beneficial, but I’m not here to tell you what to do in what situations.
…psychotherapy - coaching is not a supplement for therapy and if such is required, it is highly advisable to find a professional who can provide adequate help