Introduction to the Psychology of Coaching

Developing Psychological Literacy
2 day workshop

Here the focus is on broad psychological principles to develop an emotional and psychological dimension to coaching practice. We will explore the contributions of psychology to being a coach, as opposed to doing coaching and how as coaches we can grow our self awareness.

Overview of the development of psychotherapy
Key principles of the 3 mainstream schools of psychotherapy
Differences between coaching and therapy/counselling
Boundary management
The nature of change – working with resistance
Working with emotional material
Working with personal history -understanding the impact of childhood experience on adult development
Psychological mindedness – what is it, how to develop it
‘Being’ a coach – coach qualities, creating the conditions for change – contributions of person centred psychology