Life Coaching Explained
Life coaching is a professional service aimed at helping individuals identify and achieve personal or professional goals. Life coaches work with clients to assess their current situation clarify their aspirations and develop actionable plans to move themselves forward. Unlike therapists who often focus on past experiences and emotional healing, life coaches primarily focus on the present and future, emphasising goal setting, accountability and personal development realised through empowerment, self-efficacy, actions and change.
Some of the key aspects of life coaching include
- Goal setting: Life coaches help clients identify and articulate their goals whether they are related to their careers, health, relationships, personal growth or any other aspect of life.
- Action planning: Once goals are established life coaches assist clients in creating strategic plans to achieve them. This may involve breaking down goals into smaller, measurable tasks, identifying potential hurdles and developing strategies to overcome them.
- Accountability: Life coaches provide accountability and support to help clients stay focused and motivated. They may track progress, offer feedback, and challenge clients to take the necessary steps towards their goals.
- Personal development: Life coaching often involves exploring personal values, strengths, beliefs and areas for growth.
- Communication and relationship building: Life coaches work on improving communication skills, assertiveness and interpersonal relationships. This may involve addressing conflict resolution, setting boundaries and enhancing social skills.
- Work / Life balance: Life coaches help clients achieve balance and harmony between various aspects of life such as work, family, health and leisure. They can assist in setting priorities, managing time effectively and reducing stress.
Coaching can therefore be used very successfully as part of a broader treatment plan to help resolve a range of problems including weight loss, fears and phobias, anxiety, depression and stress as well as pain management, performance nerves, insomnia, trauma and PTSD.
I use Life Coaching, Hypnotherapy and Neuro Linguistic Programming which are all powerful disciplines that work well together to deliver great results.
If talking through challenges is hard then I also offer transformational therapeutic art coaching which provides a space to explore challenges through mark making and image creation.
Drawing engages the right hemisphere of the brain, which is responsible for creativity and intuition, helping clients to see their situation from a fresh perspective.
It also makes abstract problems more tangible and visible, creating a clear picture of obstacles, emotions, and potential solutions. Additionally, using symbols, shapes, colours, words or metaphors can make it easier to process complex emotions and reveal hidden connections between thoughts and behaviours.
For many, the act of drawing itself is therapeutic—it slows down the thought process, reducing anxiety and allowing for deeper self-reflection. Plus, visual images stay with us longer than words, making it easier for clients to remember insights and take meaningful action.
So, when words fall short, a simple sketch can unlock breakthroughs in powerful and unexpected ways!
If this is of interest to you, let’s chat about it together.
No two people are the same, so all my treatment programmes are bespoke, designed to meet the requirements and goals of each individual.
I usually integrate all three disciplines, which I believe makes me a more effective coach enabling me to greatly enhance your therapeutic programme and accelerate your results.
I want to make appointments as easy as possible for you so offer sessions in person in clinic or online over Zoom.
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