I have created a way of coaching that will give you meaningful results from just one or two sessions. 70% of people only need one consultation.

 

My approach is to bring clarity to your situation, what you want, what's holding you back and what you can do about it. From this your direction and what you need to do will become obvious.

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Some coaches provide motivation. My clients don't need help with motivation. I believe that we are all motivated for the things we want, but sometimes we can be unclear about what we want or how to get it. I bring clarity to what you want and how to get it so you won't need help to stay motivated. 

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My coaching is rapid, and it's also highly effective - see my testimonials for some of the profound changes people have experienced from just one session.

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I developed my this way of coaching from my career and life experiences. I hold a practitioner diploma from Academy of Executive Coaching, which is accredited by all the coaching professional bodies: EMCC, AC and ICF. I have had two further years of systemic coaching training with the Centre for Systemic Constellations and the Whole Partnership and I now specialise in mapping out complex personal, family and organisational issues.

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My core belief

Underpinning my method is a belief is that you are normally capable of making changes to your life. The reason you need help is because something is blocking you. My method brings clarity to what's in your way and what you can do about it. This clarity gives you inner motivation to make changes without hand holding.

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Problem-focused coaching

The core of my coaching method is problem-focused. I use solutions focused techniques but only after we've overcome your blockage. If you develop plans and solutions without knowing what's holding you back, you risk your well intentioned plans being undermined.

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My method explores your issue from different perspectives to see your holistic context. My aim is to find the key issues amongst the complexity of your life. As one client put it "I was like a bag of tangled wires and Stephen was like a magnet separating them out". In particular I look for inconsistencies or resistance as these are often pointers towards a blockage.

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Vocalising limiting beliefs

Once we've found the blockage I'll usually get you to vocalise the limiting belief that's holding you back. This clarity provides motivation to discard the old self-limiting belief and replace it with something more helpful for your current life.

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A healing experience​

At its best, coaching is a healing experience, helping you to overcome patterns and beliefs that were essential in earlier life but which are now no longer helpful. I'll also help you identify the resources that can strengthen you.

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Setting reasonable goals

Once we've overcome your limiting beliefs we develop a set of actions. I look for signs of lack of commitment, not to overcome the resistance but instead to work with it. By taking into account the constraints of your personality and circumstances, these actions can become habits.

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Why one session works

A two-hour session is enough time to explore your issue, uncover and overcome your blocks and set reasonable goals. This will leave you self motivated to make changes without hand holding. This gives much better motivation than me energising you or holding you accountable to me for fulfilling your actions.