Hosted by Association for Coaching.
Coaches increasingly work with clients who bring personal challenges into the coaching space. Clients are increasingly bringing experiences such as stress, anxiety, grief, burnout, trauma, and other mental health concerns into coaching conversations, often blurring the boundaries between personal and professional issues.
How do we know when coaching remains the right intervention? How do we recognise when a client may need therapeutic support? And how can we respond with confidence while remaining ethical, present, and within the boundaries of our role?
In this thought-provoking webinar, Anne Calleja and Ursula Clidière explore the complex relationship between mental health and coaching. Drawing on their expertise in psychotherapy, executive coaching, coaching supervision, and organisational psychology, they will share practical guiding principles, ethical decision-making models, and real-life case studies to help coaches navigate these challenging situations with greater confidence.
Whether you’re an experienced coach or earlier in your coaching journey, this session will help you make informed decisions, deepen your reflective practice, and support clients safely, ethically, and with greater confidence when personal issues emerge during coaching.
• What we mean by mental health within the context of coaching
• How to recognize when a client may benefit from therapeutic support rather than coaching
• Practical approaches for responding when issues arise that are beyond your professional competence
• Ethical decision-making approaches for navigating complex coaching situations
• How greater self-awareness and reflective practice can strengthen your confidence as a coach.
This webinar is designed for new and experienced coaches, including executive, leadership, personal, career, and health coaches, as well as coach supervisors, internal coaches, and HR and organizational development professionals who want to build greater confidence in responding to mental health within coaching practice.