​Coaching is a form of learning, where a Coach supports a Coachee to create learning and  self-development in a way that benefits them. The word ‘coaching’ literally means to transport someone
from one place to another, so you could say, life-coaching is really about supporting someone on their life journey.

Coaching is a constructive conversation or series of conversations that relate to the learning and progress of the client. As a Coach, I use the tools and techniques that I have learned through 20 years of teaching, training, mentoring, coaching, counselling, advice and guidance and NLP to aid clients in the journey towards reaching their goals. This wide range of experience allows me to tailor the coaching to the specific needs of clients, selecting the most relevant tools for the individual.​

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What Coaching is not

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 Coaching is not: 

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• Structured training

• A way of someone else solving your problems for you

• Therapy, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy

• Counselling

Coaching is based on the principle that an individual is ultimately responsible for their own life and the results that they’re getting. If we acknowledge that we are responsible for something, it follows that
we have power and influence over it.

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What a coach won't do is instruct you to do something specific or go and do it for you. If they did they would be taking responsibility - and so power - away from you. For example, if you’re not getting the results at work that you want, a coach may encourage you to:

 

• Understand that situation more clearly

• Develop new ideas or approaches for such situations

• Take constructive action that gets you the results you want

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