Most every coach has come across the uncoachable client and wondered if there is a specific psychology of coaching for working with these unwilling clients. Why would someone not willing to be coached, pay for coaching sessions? The mystery is bewildering, to say the least. From a coach's perspective, an uncoachable client is still a paying client, so there is one benefit. But, most coaches not only like to make money, they genuinely want to help their clients and feel as if they have … [Read more...]
What is a Positive Psychology Coach?
What is a positive psychology coach and why does it matter? It is the empirical study of how people and organizations prosper and flourish, what works well and functions properly, and how to positively and resiliently deal with problems and issues as they arise. Though the field is called positive psychology, it is sort of a misnomer in that it aligns itself with the practice of coaching more than it does with the field of psychology. A positive psychology coach shifts the focus away from … [Read more...]
Mental Health Coaching and Depression
It is common to think that people who are suffering from depression need the services of a psychiatrist, but mental health coaching might offer an alternate solution for individuals suffering through periods of depression. An important tool in recovering from depression is having a recovery partner, someone who acts like a sponsor in AA or similar programs. The perfect recovery partner is someone skilled in coaching and mental health – a mental health coach! What is Mental Health Coaching? A … [Read more...]
Positive Psychology Coaching – What it Can do for Your Clients
Positive psychology coaching is an emerging field that is opening up new avenues for coaches in all segments of the industry. A coach who incorporates aspects of positive psychology into their practice will be able to help anyone who wants to feel good about about themselves, flourish in varying situations, and protect against depression when adversity rears its ugly head. Positive psychology coaching works for life coaches, fitness coaches, executive coaches, athletic coaches, and every … [Read more...]
What is Emotional Coaching?
Emotional coaching is one of the keys to raising happy, adaptable, and well-adjusted children in an often sad, intractable, and irrational world. According to John Gottman, author of Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, his research shows that it is not enough to be an engaged and loving parent. Parents also need to be emotional coaches to their kids yo help them understand and effectively manage the wide range of emotions and feelings they will experience. The first step in emotional … [Read more...]
Psychological Career Counseling
Finding a niche in the coaching field is becoming increasingly important as more people enter the field; an interesting and potentially rewarding niche to consider is psychological career counseling. Individuals training to be life coaches, career coaches, and executive coaches are making the coaching profession one very crowded place. That is why the search for a niche within the coaching industry is important to your own career success. Thinking of a good niche - how about psychological career … [Read more...]
Is Personality Coaching a Part of Life Coaching?
Life coaching is about helping clients achieve their goals and dreams by asking questions and helping create a road map to these goals, but can it also be about personality coaching? As a life coach, are you also a personality coach? Do you delve into personality traits and attempt to analyze, dissect, and correct them? What is Personality Coaching? Coaching someone's personality is mostly about giving feedback and then offering suggestions to help a client, for lack of better words, … [Read more...]
Mental Health Coaching – 10 Steps to a Better Attitude
Mental health coaching is a niche of the coaching field that borders on therapy. Though a mental health coach is not a therapist and does not treat mental disorders, good coaches can help their clients see the world in a new way, turn pessimism into optimism, and think with a glass-half-full attitude instead of a glass half-empty attitude. Mental Health Coaching Works Though people with mental disorders or conditions need a trained therapist, there are many people who merely need to alter … [Read more...]
Making It BIG in Psychology Executive Coaching!
If you want to have a big impact and make the big bucks, psychology executive coaching may be your ticket. Executives command big salaries and big stock packages, and their performance has a big influence on the whole organization. They are the impact players, and you can be the impact coach. Here are two keys to success in this specialized field, plus a couple of caveats. Do You Know Your Stuff? Can Your Client Tell? Let’s start with the caveats. First if you want to be successful at … [Read more...]
The International Coaching Psychology Review: Reading For Coaches
The International Coaching Psychology Review is a publication issued by the Special Group in Coaching Psychology (SGCP). The SGCP was originally established to help psychologists share research and practical experiences related to the psychology of coaching. As the organization evolves, it is beginning to not only focus on psychologists but to also concentrate on coaches who utilize psychology in their coaching. The International Coaching Psychology Review is one of two publications issued by … [Read more...]
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